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David Bailey's home of photography
gorty1999 Says: Swinging London would not have been the same without East HamIconic photographer David Bailey moved to Heigham Road, East Ham, when his family home in Leytonstone was destroyed by a bomb in World War II. He went on to photograph everyone from The Beatles to the Krays and...
Lenox Lewis' Primary School - Hartley Primary
gorty1999 Says: Lennox Lewis started his journey towards being World Heavyweight Boxing Champion at Hartley Primary School.
gorty1999 Says: East Ham was a local government district in the far south west of Essex from 1878 to 1965. It extended from Wanstead Flats in the north to the River Thames in the south and from Green Street in the west to Barking Creek in the east. It was part of the London postal district...
gorty1999 Says: A small stained glass window on the library's second floor features Newham's coat of Latin motto, translated as 'progress with the people.' A rising sun on the arms also represents the borough's strong socialist roots. The library had been built with funding from Andrew...
World Cup Statue - The Spirit of 1966
gorty1999 Says: There is a "Champions" statue in Barking Road, opposite The Boleyn pub, commemorating West Ham's three sons who helped win the 1966 World Cup: Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. Also included on the statue is Everton's Ray Wilson.
gorty1999 Says: Half price menu every night of the week....what more can I say King Prawn Masalla, with a healthy portion of Pilau rice with a Keema Naan. All washed down with a Kingfisher !
Miller's Well: The Cheapest Pub in the World
gorty1999 Says: Pretty much a bog-standard Wetherspoon, all things told. Located in what appears to have once been some kind of municipal building (and opposite the glorious redbrick late Victorian Town Hall), the exterior of the Miller's Well is entirely generic. Inside, there's rather an...
Central Pub: A local night out
gorty1999 Says: A large, slightly battered old building with very big windows, this takes its name from Central Park in East Ham, which is central to absolutely nowhere at all. Mostly painted a sort of russet red on the inside, it still has hints of grandeur about it, mostly through the...
The White Horse Pub: An East End Boozer
gorty1999 Says: There are two white horses running around East HamThe first is a life-size statue above a Chinese restaurant on Barking Road. East Ham locals say that the building used to be occupied by a vet, a profession that commonly used horses as emblems to advertise their practice....
gorty1999 Says: The District line covers 64 km (40 miles) and serves 60 stations, 42 of which are managed by the District line team. 66 trains are required to operate the full morning and evening peak period services on the main section of the line, with an additional ten operating the...
gorty1999 Says: The 104 goes from Stratford to Wanstead through East Ham. On your journey you can see most of the London Borough of Newham. On the journey you can see sights such as the Olympic City, Green Street (little India), West Ham United, The World Cup Memorial, The Greenway, The...
The Who Shop: Sci-Fi shopping experience
gorty1999 Says: The Doctor Who shop is rather small but it is jam-packed with a whole range of shiny things for the Who enthusiast. The odd anorak come in and grumble that the toy Daleks weren't big enough. I personally could have spent a small fortune in the there, and in fact I did! The...
East Ham Shopping Centre: East Ham Shopping Centre
gorty1999 Says: East Ham Market Hall is one of east London's best-kept secrets. Tucked away just off East Ham's High Street North, this well-established market offers every thing from fresh food to high street fashion at cut down prices. Ethnic fabrics, DVDs, plants and mobile phones are...
gorty1999 Says: When walking up East Ham High street remember that there are many shoppers all with their minds on other things. It is often possible to find that you get bumped on the busy small pavements. If you have a trolley/suitacase consider using a taxi
gorty1999 Says: As you leave the station there may be touts after your "one day travel card". Although there is some enforcement in these areas the touts are not put off. They are generally friendly and don't hassle you, but the do sell on the tickets (often for alcohol) Try to use an...
12th Century - St Mary Magdalene
gorty1999 Says: The parish church of East Ham dates back to the 12th century and retains more of its original Norman features than any other in London. The surrounding churchyard has been turned into a nature reserve, so that it is easy to see the exterior.In the 18th and 19th centuries the...
gorty1999 Says: The Woolwich Free Ferry runs seven days per week, except on Christmas Day and New Years Day. Crossing the River Thames between the town of Woolwich, and North Woolwich (now in the Borough of Newham), which is not far from London City Airport. It is the eastern joining point...
Flanders Fields - Bobby Moore learnt Football here
gorty1999 Says: Flanders Field is a professionally managed nine-acre sports ground in the heart of East London. It is used for team games, school sports sessions and events, community sports initiatives, life skills and citizenship training, team building and corporate sports events. One of...
gorty1999 Says: West Ham United F.C. is a football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London and play their home matches at The Boleyn Ground. They are currently in the English Premier League.The team enjoyed 10 consecutive top flight seasons from 1993 to 2003 prior to relegation to The...
Plan a East Ham vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and East Ham locals
Life in the "London 2012" borough of London - East Ham is now a thriving town, arguably on its uppers, with around 40,000 inhabitants, many from around the globe. One of the first recorded references to East Ham was when the area, which had...
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Life in the "London 2012" borough of London
East Ham is now a thriving town, arguably on its uppers, with around 40,000 inhabitants, many from around the globe. One of the first recorded references to East Ham was when the area, which had...
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