Celebrating Canning Town as a historic centre of housing standards and innovation.
Oral histories: 9 (14 hours)
Resources: Exhibition, website.
Documenting the rich history of Tower Hamlets'
first estate in Bethnal Green.
Oral histories: 8 (12 hours).
Resources: Exhibition.
Partner: Affinity Sutton Tenants' Association.
This multimedia project based on the Aberfeldy Estate captured oral histories with older residents.
Oral histories: 14 (20 hours).
Resources: Film; Exhibition.
Partner: Hiatus 8.
The history of the Synagogue in Beehive Lane and the Jewish
community in Redbridge.
Oral histories: 13 (25 hours).
Resources: Exhibition; Podcast.
Clays Lane Oral History Project
Stratford's Housing Cooperative
Gathering oral histories eleven years on from the demolition of Stratford's Clays Lane housing cooperative.
Oral histories: 6 (10 hours)
Close Knit
Newham's Crafting Heritage
Stories from Newham's crafters, through the generations.
Oral histories: 10
Vox pops: 10
(8 hours)
The story of the Newham street through the opinions and life
stories of some of those who lived or worked there.
Oral histories: 14 (20 hours).
Resources: Booklet.
Partner: Green Street Partnership SRB.
Charting the redevelopment and resettlement of Stratford through food and diet.
Oral histories: 9 (6 hours).
Resources: Booklet; film; website
Partner: East End Community Foundation
Exploring the development and history of Plaistow through the memories of local residents.
Oral histories: 11 (18 hours).
Resources: Exhibition; App; Website.
Partner: Plaistow South Big Local.
Imagining the Past: Barking & Dagenham
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Local historians for the day, children explored the archive and interviewed local people from their community.
Oral histories: 14 (20 hours).
Resources: Booklet.
Partner: LBBD.
Making Our Home in Canning Town
From Rathbone Market to the Royal Docks, our project seeks to capture the area's rich history through oral histories.
Oral histories: 7 (10 hours)
Resources: Exhibition.
A project looking at the recent history of Redbridge as a London Borough and celebrating its 50 years.
Oral histories: 9 (15 hours).
Resources: Exhibition; Website.
People's memories of living in Redbridge over the past 70 years, from wartime rationing to transport and shopping.
Oral histories: 20 (30 hours).
Resources: Podcasts; Exhibition.
Remembering Marks Gate and North Chadwell Heath
The evolution of Marks Gate and North
Chadwell Heath since the 1950s
Project website here
Oral histories: 12 (12 hours).
Resources: Website, Podcast, Exhibition.
Partner: North Meets South.
Working with young people with autism, we developed a walking tour from Bow to the Olympic Park.
Oral histories: 11 (22 hours).
Resources: Film; Walking Tour; Ed. pack.
Partner: Phoenix Secondary School.
We worked with local residents to preserve the heritage of the communities that lived in Silvertown and the docks.
Oral histories: 19 (30 hours).
Resources: Booklet.
Partner: Silvertown Tenants Association.
The 1950's Teviot estate was affected by the closing of the docks, bringing major changes to the local economy.
Oral histories: 14 (20 hours).
Resources: Booklet.
Partner: Poplar HARCA.
Woodberry Down: The People's Story
The Woodberry down Estate in Hackney
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The local community to uncovers the history of the Woodberry down estate over the past 60 years.
Oral histories: 32 (50 hours).
Resources: Booklet; Exhibition; Shop.
Partner: WDCO.
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