Andy Grant

Here, historian Andy Grant takes a look at the life of a Havering legend...

Historian Andy Grant takes a dive back to the 18th century, charting the origins of Dagenham Dock right back to a rotten Thames sluice gate.

Historian Andy Grant takes a dive back to the 18th century, charting the origins of Dagenham Dock right back to a rotten Thames sluice gate.

In the 1920s independent bus companies offered routes in Havering. Historian Andy Grant explores the history of Capitol, a bus company with a tragic past.

In this week’s column, historian Andy Grant recalls the life of watercolour landscape artist Louis Burleigh Brühl and explores how Havering influenced his paintings.

Now associated with traffic jams and air pollution, historian Andy Grant unveils just how Gallows Corner got its sinister name.

This week, historian Andy Grant looks back in history and discovers why Crowlands became the Romford railway station that was never completed.

This week, historian Andy Grant delves into the mystery of the identity of a daredevil trick cyclist who wowed audiences in the 19th century.

Historian Andy Grant looks back to the 17th century and earlier to examine how Romford suffered when there were outbreaks of the plague.

Historian Andy Grant takes a look at the enigmatic history of the old archway in Hornchurch and its connections to a "notorious" highwayman.