Fr Dorote – Georgian Orthodox priest
This is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and so I give Fr Dorote a ring. Fr Dorote is...
The “tower” of Tower Court
The housing estate behind St Thomas church is named after a former vicar. It’s true that Fr Dachtler was here...
Sebastian Cox, furniture maker and manifesto writer
In those fallow days between Christmas and New Year, as terrible news of fire and flood kept breaking into consciousness,...
Winter Light in St Thomas’ Church
The church itself is generally quite dark and the lighting we have is pretty dreadful with brutal overhead spots that...
Our Christmas Star
A few years ago I noticed that Stamford Hill had no civic sparkle. The Christmas lights stopped at Stoke Newington...
Jacob Dresner, Toyshop Owner on Oldhill Street
By day Jacob is selling toys to the local Jewish community as it prepares for Chanukah. By night he stays...