When Newham school teacher Victoria Loughran came across some old film negatives, she knew she had to save them. They belonged to her late Uncle Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi. History Social Club traces Tex’s life through the pictures he took. In the spiritual home of the East End walking tour:  Old Stepney and Whitechapel. Tex’s portraits and street photography show working class people looking like glamorous models.

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SE 3 | Same Streets Different Lives

History Social Club follows in the footsteps of photographer Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi, across the streets of East London. 

On our way, we meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve.

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Want to learn more about the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com. 

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The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations. 

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