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Factory workers | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Staff party | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Damp packets | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Tea break | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Hesser girls | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
The Docks | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library

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Factory workers | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Staff party | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Damp packets | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Tea break | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Hesser girls | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
The Docks | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library

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Black & white phot of school children at a school fence
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Aerial photo of fighter planes over the Royal Docks
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The Islanders: Reminiscing on The Royal Docks

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2021
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The Islanders: Reminiscing on Growing Up in Silvertown & North Woolwich

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Old photo of children on a float/truck
2021
Mon 19th Jul 2021

The Islanders: Reminiscing on Ferry Festival

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Life in Silvertown
2021
Wed 8th Sep 2021

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Author Melanie McGrath on writing 'Silvertown: A Family Memoir', followed by a Q&A.

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Silvertown, early twentieth century.
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The Islanders: The 'Other' 1889 Strike

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Lyle Park
2021
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The Islanders: Search For Silvertown

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Black and white photo of three women talking around a chair
2021
Sat 18th Sep 2021

The Islanders: Open View

A celebration of The Islanders heritage project.

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A man giving a woman a piggyback in a flood.
2021
Mon 20th Sep 2021

The Islanders: Reminiscing on Floods in Silvertown & North Woolwich

Join long term residents of the area online as they share memories with photographs provided by Newham Archive. The memories and photos seen in the event…

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Tom Trump
2021
Thu 23rd Sep 2021

The Islanders: The North Woolwich Pleasure Gardens Talk + Q&A

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The Royal Docks
2021
Sat 25th Sep 2021

The Islanders: Royal Docks Walking Tour

A guided walking tour of the Royal Docks led by Mike Moran.

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The Royal Oak
2021
Wed 29th Sep 2021

The Islanders: North Woolwich Walking Tour with Paul Talling

Author of Derelict London and London's Lost Rivers leads a fascinating walk in North Woolwich.

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Children holding placard's at a protest
2021
Fri 20th Aug - Sat 2nd Oct 2021

The Islanders: Exhibition

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Backlit photo negatives

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