Flawes’ modern take on timeless pop put them on the map from the very beginning, resulting in a famous fan in the shape of Billie Eilish, sessions with Finneas, repeated… Read More

All our books are on sale at half price until New Year and we are including a free copy of THE MAP OF THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS with every order. . CLICK HERE TO VISIT T… Read More

Tickets are available for my walking tour next week Click here to book your ticket for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS . St Botolph’s Without Aldgate, 1963 The facts of… Read More

In 2022, we plan to commence publishing books again and we already have several exciting new titles in the pipeline. You can help us on our way by supporting our JANUARY BOOK SALE. We only h… Read More

If you are seeking an excuse for a day trip to Southend, I can think of no better reason than to visit the current exhibition of paintings by East London Group Artists Harold & Walter St… Read More

Spring begins in the northern hemisphere this week. In celebration, we are having a SPRING SALE with all titles in the Spitalfields Life Bookshop at half price. Enter ‘SPRING’ at… Read More

Mare St, 1937 “I set to work at once on the flat roof of a furniture shop facing the corner of Dalston Lane (to the right of the picture) where my father and his father before him had… Read More

Last December, Sophie Dutton put out a call in these pages for anyone who knew the artist Madge Gill (1882–1961), as part of her research for curating the major exhibition MADGE GILL :… Read More

Prior to a major exhibition next summer, curator Sophie Dutton tells the story of East London-born artist, Madge Gill, and appeals for anyone with a connection to this enigmatic woman to get… Read More

I have illustrated lectures on the subject of  EAST END VERNACULAR, Artists who painted London’s East End streets in the 20th century coming up in Whitechapel on Thursday 17th Nov… Read More

When I first published David Buckman‘s introduction to his book From Bow To Biennale in these pages in 2012, The East London Group - one of the major artistic movements to co… Read More