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Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives • Free public access to collections documenting the histories of London's East End • Related events & exhibitions

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Tower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Join us for a day of celebration of West African Culture and an exploring the fascinating life of a woman called Hope. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hopes-stor...

Event flyer for Hope's Story: Bondage, Freedom, Culture & West African Heritage at Tower Hamlets Library on 1 August.

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Tower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We're delighted to announce that we have completed the digitisation of our East London Advertiser collection! 📰 🎉 You can now use our fully searchable PDFs to look up any name, street, or business in the East End's most important local paper from 1913-2003.

A digital microfilm reader scanning a page of the East London Advertiser.

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Tower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We had a lovely donation of vintage books by local author W.W. Jacobs this week 📚 Jacobs was born in Mile End and grew up in Wapping. His most famous story 'The Monkey's Paw' is a horror classic which has inspired everyone from Stephen King to the Simpsons 🐵 🤚

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Tower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We hope all who celebrated had a happy Eid al-Adha! Our collections include wonderful flyers from past Eid events in Tower Hamlets. We’d love to grow this part of our archive, so if you have any flyers or photos from Eid events in the borough, we’d be delighted to hear from you!

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Tower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

New Event! London’s Lost Black Pubs & Taverns Thursday 18 June 6.00-7.30pm Join author S.I. Martin for an introduction to the forgotten world of London's Black pubs in the 1700s and 1800s. Book via orlo.uk/qTjVA

Poster for 'London's Lost Black Pubs & Taverns' event on Thursday 18 June, featuring author S.I. Martin.

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Tower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We've been busy adding new books to our Local History Library this week, on everything from the General Strike to grime 📚 ✊ 🎤 You can find the latest titles on all things East End in our Reading Room, but we also have books dating back to 1583 if you're feeling nostalgic.

A new books display featuring eight titles on various East End topics.

Part of a new books display showing four titles.

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