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Nur Uddin is a Deaf educator currently working at Lister Community School in Newham. Uddin has been working in Deaf education, especially in mainstream schools, for the past two decades....
As part of the Newham Heritage Month, West Ham Park’s Hidden Histories project interviewed locals on their memories about the park which celebrates 150 years this year.
Act Up! Newham, an inclusive theatre company based in Newham, have spent the last months interviewing a wide range of people to research the history of how Newham became known...
As part of Newham Heritage Month 2024, local residents Danielle Kendry and Shabira Cassidy embarked on a research project to uncover and celebrate the history and stories of Central Park...
Kulwinder Singh Gill, a Punjabi Sikh, immigrated to the UK in 1981 to help his uncle run their family business, Bharat Food Store, located on the corner of Green Street...
Designing a nature reserve centre and new educational building in a space associated with a historic church was a visionary task. Arthur Watson, Project Officer, London Borough of Newham, recalls...
Artist Rhiannon Armstrong has always wondered about the treasure chest of toys and polaroid camera left in the flat when she first moved in 8 years ago. This year they...
The Great Gate project has uncovered photography that shows the recent history of the Abbey Precinct from Channelsea River up to Stratford Fruit and Veg Market and across to the...
Dig into the past of Stratford Langthorne Abbey where monks once worked the land and memories are unearthed. In this project, Friends of Abbey Gardens and Historic England collaborate to...
Act Up! Newham, an inclusive theatre company based in Newham, have spent the last months interviewing a wide range of people to research the history of how Newham became known...
The Black Lion pub in Plaistow has a long and illustrious past; the building has been here for 600 years, and was rebuilt in 1742. The history of the pub can...
Sarla Meisuria is a Deaf educator, advocate, and mentor living in Newham. She spoke with Priscilla Igwe from The New Black Film Collective about her early education and experiences with...
Footprints of LGBTQIA+ Humans in Stratford is a pilot project created by Cameye Arts for Newham Heritage Month 2024. This project aims to peel back the layers and present the...
Marilyn Fontaine’s project, part of Newham Heritage Month, delves into the impact of Stratford Centre skaters on roller skating worldwide. During the pandemic, roller skating surged in popularity, with the...
As part of an investigation into the history of Katherine Road, we shared that heritage with some of the pupils from Year 4 at Sandringham School, which was itself founded...
The beauty of Katherine Road is that it’s constantly changing and adapting to suit the needs of the people who live and work there. But what’s also exciting is that...
Katherine Road is one of the oldest roads in the area, visible on maps going back to the 1700s. Here, we discover how it transformed from country lane into a...
Nestled in bustling Newham, West Ham Park boasts 77 acres of greenery, managed by the City of London Corporation for public use since 1874, that’s 150 years this year. We...
To many passers-by and newer residents of Forest Gate, the Trebor Works building is simply a unique set of apartments on Katherine Road. However, at one point, this unassuming structure...
For the last 4 years I have been involved with Newham Heritage Month, photographing and documenting the events that take place around the borough. My days would be spent cycling...
By the time the sewers have made their way across London to Abbey Mills they are 40 feet below ground. The system uses gravity to move the waste water down...
When you find yourself walking or cycling on the Greenway, you are in fact making a journey along a giant sewer. This record looks at the history of the Northern...
Find out more about the Greenway Pollinator Trail, featuring over 6km of wildflower verges designed to improve the natural environment and biodiversity along the Greenway and beyond. The Greenway is...
Find out more about the Greenway Orchard, a project led and run by a small team of dedicated volunteers. Established in 2016 they are based on the Greenway by Newham...
Fight for Peace is a youth organisation based in North Woolwich, Newham. The charity provides free boxing and martial arts as well as a range of other services (including mentoring...
For the month of June during NHM:2024 Place and Spaces and the London Festival of Architecture the residents of Newham’s historic Boys’ Club, a Grade-II listed building and former University...
A collection of photos, quotes, and interview clips from visits to Newham Libraries in February and April 2024 — capturing what the spaces mean to both library users and staff.
Before 1850, there were roughly 30 public libraries in England. In Newham and beyond, a series of new laws and two significant benefactors led to the birth of the library...
Workshops with families in Plaistow, East Ham, Forest Gate and Custom House — using Discover’s interactive Story Building methodology to build and collect memories and feelings around libraries.
![[CROPPED]Stratford Library, West Ham library staff, c1900 — Chief Librarian Alfred Cotgreave in centre front. Via Newham Photos](https://www.newhamheritagemonth.org/wp-content/uploads/CROPPED-NewhamPhotos-_-StratfordLibrary-WestHamLibraryStaff-c1900-560x280.jpg)
Alfred Cotgreave (1846-1911) was Newham’s first Chief Librarian, and an inventor of an early library cataloguing system among other fittings and devices.
Project producer Sasha Bonner joined Applecart’s Artistic director for a day’s research in Newham’s archives.
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