Tag Archives: east london line

Exploring pubs … and a restaurant… in Wapping
Posted on 02. Jan, 2012 by Syd Soc.
Easily reached via the Overground, Wapping is the jewel in the crown of our new East London Line neighbours
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East London Line now carries 38m passengers per year
Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Reports predicts parts of line will be overcrowded by 2016
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Pubs you can visit on the Overground – Canonbury
Posted on 30. Oct, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Neil Pettigrew, CAMRA’s Pub Preservation Officer for south-east London investigates pubs in Canonbury
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Jubilee Line closures come to an end
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Completion of Jubilee Line improvements is good news for Sydenham rail passengers
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East London Line trips – Whitechapel pubs
Posted on 30. Jun, 2011 by Syd Soc.
In his third article on watering holes along the East London line, Neil Pettigrew looks at Whitechapel
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It’s not grim up north! Pubs in Shoreditch.
Posted on 19. Apr, 2011 by Syd Soc.
CAMRA executive member, Neil Pettigrew picks out some great watering holes.
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It’s not grim up north! Restaurants in Shoreditch.
Posted on 18. Apr, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Jonathan S Clarke reveals some of Shoreditch’s gastronomic delights.
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Evening Standard praises the “ginger line” – that’s the East London line to you and me.
Posted on 11. Mar, 2011 by Syd Soc.
The Evening Standard of March 10 gave a round up of delights along the East London line now that it’s been extended as far as Highbury & Inlington. Sydenham is hailed as a fully paid-up member of the cafe society. Sydenham Cafe Seekers Though mainly residential, Sydenham’s café scene is on the up. The recently […]
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ELL passenger numbers to quadruple in four years
Posted on 01. Mar, 2011 by Syd Soc.
The opening of the extension to the East London Line from Dalston Junction to Highbury & Islington on Monday 28 February heralds another step in passenger numbers using the line. Transport for London chart of passenger numbers is as follows: During the first full month of operation: 40,000 passengers used the line daily By September 2010: […]
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Visit the new Arcola Theatre in Dalston
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
The long-established Arcola Theatre in Dalston has now moved to a new home just down the road. They’re now next to the Reeves Colour Works (where JMW Turner and Constable used to buy their paints). That’s in Ashwin Street, 200m from the entrance to Dalston Junction station. http://www.arcolatheatre.com/
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Visit Columbia Road Flower Market
Posted on 29. Dec, 2010 by Syd Soc.
The new East London line puts us into contact with great places in London you’d rarely have visited a few months ago before the line opened. So if you’re looking for something to do on a spare Sunday morning, why not visit Columbia Road Flower market – close to Hoxton station on the East London line? […]