The Peasants' Revolt, led by Watt Tyler. The men, from Essex and Kent, congregated at Stepney Green, where they met the young Richard II. Watt met his end at a second 'meeting' at Smithfield.

I don't like to boast about size but it was 10cm long!

Perhaps we could introduce it to the Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar that was munching on one of my fuchsias yesterday!! A touch of beauty and the beast there though!

I'm loving the West Ham castle perched on top! ⚒️

That talk was absolutely fascinating - thank you both - and thank you @nationalarchives.gov.uk

It was, yes, like everywhere round London docks - and the Royal Docks further east. Lots of my friends' dads suddenly became unemployed.

Poplar is still alive and well - the biggest threat to existence these days is creeping gentrification 🤬

The stadium looked embarrassingly empty - but then what do you expect scheduling a match at 3pm on a normal working Monday?

Indeed - I love me a gasometer, but it seems like our Bromley by Bow ones are going the same way as the ones at Coal Drops Yard.
And the approach to the tunnel seems so bare on that right hand side now.

And thanks for posting this fascinating piece of recent history - much appreciated!

It's a personal thing but the bit at the end when they came out of the Blackwall Tunnel - those gasometers and the road were so familiar to me as a kid going to visit grandparents in Orpington and Swanscombe every other Saturday. How the Greenwich peninsula has changed too....

Glad to have you here on @bsky.app . We all need to leave the black hole of the other place.
Welcome!