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Local Heritage Online

Explore Newham’s rich heritage online through our growing collection of videos, photographs, sounds and writing.

  • The History of Newham as a place for inclusion – The people who made it happen

  • The History of Newham as a place for inclusion – Disabled students’ reflections

  • Serving the fourth generation…..an interview with Kulwinder Singh Gill

  • The creation of the East Ham Nature Reserve centre

he Polaroid camera left in Rhiannon’s flat by previous residents, alongside photographs taken of some of the neighbours who have contributed to the project

  • McGrath Road legacies: combining living archives and historical research to explore the Hamfrith estate

  • The Black Lion

  • An Interview with Sarla Meisuria

  • “It’s a London Ting”: The Influence of Stratford Centre Skaters on the Global Roller Skating Scene

  • Katherine Road: the history around us
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Newham Heritage Month is organised by Newham Council and made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to deliver an annual heritage programme for Newham since 2020.

September 2025