Creativity
Meet the artists, makers, and thinkers from around the world who bring London’s creative culture to life.
Rivington Grill closed in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. Simon Wadham and Andrew Parkinson cooked there
The Rivington Grill shut in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. What their chefs, and Merchants Tavern's Neil Borthwick, told Made in Shoreditch in the archive.
Innovation
Discover the startups, tech pioneers, and future-shaping innovations redefining London’s creative and entrepreneurial scene.
20 Years of ESHK Hair: How Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu Built a Global Salon Brand
Founded in 2005, ESHK Hair began as a bold experiment in East London’s creative heart. Co-founders Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu wanted to carve out a space that celebrated individuality,…
Shoreditch News
Explore what makes Shoreditch the creative heart of Europe — art galleries, startups, indie fashion, buzzing bars and much more.
Howl At The Moon in Hoxton can let 30 people drink outside until 10pm after Hackney councillors agreed a compromise with residents who say drinkers push pedestrians into the road
Hackney's licensing sub-committee agreed a compromise for Howl At The Moon on Hoxton Street: up to 30 drinkers outside from 8pm to 10pm in plastic cups, then 20 smokers, and quarterly resident…
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In 1897 Shoreditch began burning its rubbish to light its streets, and the power station that did it on Coronet Street is now the National Centre for Circus Arts
Lord Kelvin opened Shoreditch's refuse destructor and electricity station on Coronet Street on 28 June 1897. It burned the parish's rubbish to make power. Circus artists now train there.
Shakespeare’s company took apart their Shoreditch playhouse over Christmas 1598 while the landlord was away, and its timbers went into building the Globe
On 28 December 1598 the Burbage brothers and a carpenter took down The Theatre in Shoreditch while their landlord spent Christmas in Essex. The timber went into the Globe.
York Hall in Bethnal Green, the boxing venue whose ring has hosted Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, will stay closed until January at the earliest after Legionella was found in its water
York Hall in Bethnal Green has been shut since 15 July after Legionella was found in its water. Tower Hamlets now plans a January 2027 reopening, if three water tests come back clear.
The Mind the Gap voice at Embankment tube station belongs to an actor who died in 2007, and TfL brought it back in 2013 because his widow asked
On the Northern line at Embankment, Mind the Gap is still said by the actor Oswald Laurence. When the recording was dropped in 2012, his widow asked TfL to bring it back, and it did.
A London bus jumped the gap when Tower Bridge began to open under it on 30 December 1952, and the driver was given £10 and a day off
On 30 December 1952 Albert Gunter was driving a No. 78 bus over Tower Bridge when the road began to rise. He accelerated and jumped the gap. His reward was £10 and a day off.
Shops near Old Street station: where to buy clothes, records and bikes on foot from the junction, and which shops have moved away
Shops within walking distance of Old Street station, checked October 2026: Carhartt WIP, shop.allenreji, tokyobike and Love Vinyl, plus Goodhood, SCP and Artwords, which have moved.
Alex Proud is opening Maison Cabaret, a dinner, burlesque and dancing night in the railway arches at 83 Rivington Street in Shoreditch, from 20 November
Maison Cabaret, a dinner and cabaret night from Alex Proud, opens at 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, in November 2026. Dinner, burlesque, circus and live vocals, then dancing to midnight, from £59.
