Brick Lane

Question 1

Where is BL located?

Answer 1

London

Question 1

What was BL home to?

Answer 1

British curry industry

Question 2

Who were associated with BL?

Answer 2

Kray Twins and Jack the ripper

Question 3

What did BL suffer of?

Answer 3

High crime rates

Question 4

What was the street originally called?

Answer 4

White chapel lane

Question 5

Why was BL renamed from white chapel?

Answer 5

Because of the brick and tile manufacturing in the area in 15th century.

Question 6

What did the mosque and synagogues target?

Answer 6

Jewish community

Question 7

What are 3 qualitative data sources of Brick Lane?

Answer 7

The Killers
Brick Lane film and book
Art

Question 8

What is a quantitative sources of Brick Lane?

Answer 8

2011 and 2021 Census

Question 9

What did the 2011 census show?

Answer 9

41% Bangladeshi
27% White
5% Black

Question 10

What did the 2021 census show?

Answer 10

39% Bangladeshi
31% White
4% Black

Question 11

What did the census show in terms of deprivation?

Answer 11

Tower Hamlets - most deprived

Question 12

When did the Huguenots Christians come to BL?

Answer 12

18th century

Question 13

When did the Irish migrants come to BL?

Answer 13

19th century

Question 14

When did the Jewish migrants come to BL?

Answer 14

19th century

Question 15

When did the Bengalis come to BL?

Answer 15

20th century

Question 16

When did the rich young people come to BL?

Answer 16

21st century

Question 17

What effects did the Huguenots have on BL?

Answer 17

Large houses with large windows to give light for textile-making

Question 18

What effects did the Jewish migrants have on BL?

Answer 18

Shops e.g Beigel and synagogue on Sandys row

Question 19

What effect did the Bengalis have on BL?

Answer 19

Mosque and Bengali restaurants and shops

Question 20

What effect did the young people have on BL?

Answer 20

Cafes replacing Bengali restaurants