Clik here to view.
Cockney roots: remembering Stan Jones and his collection of royal memorabilia
Six months after his passing, Stan Jones’ family and friends remember him by decorating his East End home on Lichfield Road with the same royal memorabilia he has used for decades. Four doors down...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jean Fullerton: ‘The Queen of the East End’
The Queen of the East End turns from saga fiction to memoir, transporting readers to the gritty reality of Cockney London after the war. ‘There’s enough going on in the East End to keep any old sod...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Hammers’ Emerson Palmieri is putting his name to Cockney pie n’ mash
What goes together better than West Ham & Pie and Mash? Footballer Emerson Palmieri visits G Kelly on the Roman to try the classic Cockney fare fuelling football fans for generations. Emerson...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Modern Cockneys: the new generation of famous Cockney people true to the East...
Some say that Cockneys are a dying breed but a new generation of modern Cockneys is showing that the spirit of the real East Ender is simply evolving. The Cockney dialect has been broadcast on our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cockney roots: Leanne Black from G Kelly’s pie and mash shop
Though you won’t catch Leanne Black speaking in the Cockney rhyming slang of her childhood, her East End identity is defined by a fighting spirit which she’s passing on to the next generation. If...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What does the word Cockney actually mean?
Nowadays, we all have an idea of the meaning of the word Cockney, but we’ve discovered that the history of the famous moniker is far from linear. Whether you subscribe to the traditional definition...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cockney Roots: From Fern Street Settlement to the Freedom of the City of London
How Margaret Barnsdall-Stone went from working in an East End cake factory to mixing with Royalty, and the Cockney culture that helped her on her way Margaret Barnsdall-Stone, 65, was born into a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The hidden history of Cabbage: the obscure fashion industry practice that...
Cabbage – the clothing, not the vegetable – at one time drew crowds to Roman Road Market, making it a fashion destination and shaping the market we remember: what is the history of this obscure...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Cockney disappearing in the East End?
Cockney and King’s English will die with the next generation as young people are found to be using three new accents. Cockney, the East End’s archetypal working-class accent characterised by glottal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Something Smells a Bit Fishy! Jellied Eels: The Quintessential Cockney Cuisine
The way to the heart of the East End is through its stomach. Are jellied eels the forgotten food of the East End or a snack that’s destined to make a comeback? From Pie and Mash, Fish and Chips to...
View Article
