Brick Lane and Spitalfields Flashcards
Where is Brick Lane?
Tower Hamlets, East London
What community is Brick Lane the heart of?
The city’s Bangladeshi-Sylheti community
Where does Brick Lane run from?
Swanfield Street to Whitechapel High Street
What was the street originally named?
Whitechapel Lane
Why did the name of Brick Lane change?
The local earth was used in the brick and tile industry
What was it a popular location for in the 17th century?
Breweries
An influx of what population was seen in the 17th century?
French Huguenots
What did the French Huguenots make the area well known for?
Its weaving and tailoring
What did the area become known for in the 19th and 20th century?
Its Jewish and Irish population
Why is Brick Lane also known as Banglatown?
It is a popular place for immigrants from Bangladesh
What is the weekly Bangladeshi newspaper called?
The Sylheter Dak
Where is the Sylheter Dak office located?
In Spitalfields
What is Spitalfields known as?
The best place to go for a curry in London
What places of worship does the area have?
A Huguenot church, a Methodist chapel, a Jewish synagogue and a mosque
What has the area developed in recent times?
A vibrant art and fashion scene
What has the Old Truman Brewery been transformed from?
It has been transformed from vacant, derelict buildings into office, retail, leisure and event spaces
Architecture is similar but use has changed
What percentage of the population were male in 2011?
53.9%
What percentage of the population was female in 2011?
46.1%
What was the population density of the area?
145 people per hectare
What is the borough average population density?
129 people per hectare
How many residents were aged 16-64?
Just over 10,000
Was the number of residents 15 and younger above or below the borough average?
Below
How much does a 1/2 bedroom house cost?
£500,000
What deciles is Brick Lane in (IMD)?
1st, 2nd and 4th most deprived deciles
Has the IMD of the area changed and how?
It has improved since 2010 when the majority of the area was in the most deprived decile
Why might of the IMD of the area have changed?
Gentrification
What is there a big difference in in Tower Hamlets?
The amount of deprivation
Where do the least deprived areas in Tower Hamlets tend to be?
In the southwest
What was Spitalfields and Banglatown ranked as in 2010?
The most deprived Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in all of London
How many crimes were reported in this neighbourhood in April 2018?
399
How many crimes were committed on or around Brick Lane in April 2018?
52
What are the two most common types of crime in this area?
Anti social behaviour
Violence and sexual offences
How many schools and colleges are within a 3 mile radius?
336
What score does Tower Hamlets have for Under 20s in poverty in 2012 and how does this compare in London and England?
39 which is about double of the national average and is worse than both London and England
What score does Tower Hamlets have for the number of 16-18 year olds that were not in education, training or employment in 2014 and how does this compare to England?
This is better than the rest of England with a score of 3.4
What are the life expectancies of men and women in Tower Hamlets?
54 for males
52.4 for females
What is the life expectancy for the UK?
81.6
What type of art does Brick Lane have a reputation for?
Street art
What does the Ravish London website suggest that the area constitutes?
“The Mecca of London street art; a de facto open air gallery, a square mile of street art to compare with the financial square mile”
What has the Hackney Post produced?
An interactive map of street art in neighbouring Shoreditch
What has aided the huge increase of art galleries in the area?
Gentrification and tourism have helped financially
What was unveiled in 2011?
A map of Spitalfields life
Who produced the map?
Local artist and cartographer Adam Dant
What does the map of Spitalfields life detail?
Key locations within the area today as well as the historic background of a variety of places
Who does the map include?
Characters that have made the area special such as Tracey Emin and Fred, the chestnut seller
Give an example of a poet who writes about the area
Sally Flood
Give an example of a guidebook that features the area
The Lonely Planet
Give an example of a book about the area
Monica Ali’s novel Brick Lane
Give an example of a film about the area
Brick Lane (2007)
What is the name of a blog about the area?
The Gentle Author
What is the highest ethnic population in terms of percentage in Spitalfields and Banglatown?
Bangladeshi 41%
What is the most dominant religion in the ward?
Islam
What is the book and film Brick Lane about?
A 17 year old girl leaves Bangladesh as a result of an arranged marriage. She wants to break free and cheats on her husband.
Brick Lane offers her opportunity and independence
Give 3 lines from Rachel Lichenstein’s book On Brick Lane
“Always vocal people”
“Gangsters, artists, shopkeepers, street life”
“Vibrant, dynamic community”
What are two lines from Sally Flood’s poems?
“Small-time drug peddlers sell their dreams”
“Hopeful prostitutes”
What is The Gentle Author?
A local daily blog about the culture of Spitalfields
When was Charles Booth’s Poverty Map made?
1980
What did Booth and his research do over several years?
Knocked on doors all around London and put people into 7 categories
Give two examples of Booth’s categories
Well-to-do
Vicious, semi-criminal
How were the houses on Booth’s map identified by category?
They were coloured according to their category
What does Booth’s poverty map show about the late 20th century?
That the area had mixed fortunes at the time
How did the poverty map contrast with neighbouring areas?
In Whitechapel and the East End poverty was much more widespread
When was Black Eagle brewery founded?
1666
Where was the Black Eagle brewery founded?
In the Old Truman Brewery building
When did the Old Truman Brewery become one of the largest breweries in London?
By the 18th century
When did the Old Truman Brewery start to struggle?
Due to competition from imported lagers and other British breweries
When did the Old Truman Brewery close?
1989
When was the Truman’s brand relaunched?
In 2010
Where was the Truman’s new brewery?
Hackney Wick
How big is the Old Truman Brewery site?
11 acres
How did people feel about the gentrification?
They were not happy about it
What did one person write to The Guardian about the impact of gentrification on the area?
“It no longer has a fraction of the character”
How has the market changed?
It no longer has stalls and sheds
It used to sell fruit and veg but now sells home ware and accessories
Where is the ongoing gentrification?
On Fournier Street
What do the houses on Fournier Street demonstrate?
The importance of silk and weaving to the lives of the French Huguenots
What was the second floor of the houses on Fournier Street called?
Weaver’s garrets
What were the weaver’s garrets?
Huge attic windows with tiny frames attached to allow maximum height for the weaver to work by
What does the NY Times say about Spitalfields?
“Time misbehaves”
When did Spitalfields fall into decline?
After the 1820s
What did Spitalfields gain a reputation for after the 1820s?
A cheap area to live which proved a magnet to numerous waves of immigrants
What had happened by 1876?
The market fell into decline
What did Robert Horner do?
He bought a short lease on the market and started work on a new market building
When was the new market building completed?
1893
How much did the new market building cost?
£80,000
What did the City of London do in 1920?
It acquired direct control of the market and extended the original buildings 8 years later
What happened to Spitalfields reputation after the City of London extended the market?
It grew for the next 60 years
When did the market move?
In 1991
Where was the new location of the market?
Leyton, East london
What was completed at the end of 2005?
The Spitalfileds regeneration programme
How long was the Spitalfields regeneration programme?
18 years
How many new public spaces were there after the regeneration? What were they called?
Bishops Square and Crispin Space
