Brick Lane case study Flashcards
What borough is brick lane in?
Tower hamlets
Brick Lane Market developed during the ___ century for farmers selling livestock and produce outside the City boundary and continues to this day on ____ selling general goods.
18th
Sundays
Why is Brick Lane / Tower Hamlets a good example for a
contrasting distant place?
- lots of migration, lots of diversity
-It is an area that has experienced and is continuing
to experience gentrification and regeneration
-An area with a shifting sense of place which is
increasingly associated with its art and fashion
-An area that is experiencing considerable
population growth
Large scale urban development didn’t begin in brick lane until the __ century
17th
What did the second world war bring to brick lane?
-settlers from the Sylhet district of Bangladesh.
-They started famous curry resturaunts
The murder of a Bengali youth in Brick Lane in
___ sparked a summer of anti-racism protests
in east London
-1978
-shows the sense of community brick lane had
In 1990 what did the borough of tower hamlets want to regenerate Banglatown as?
-To transform the area as a restaurant and cultural quarter.
-Brick Lane was redeveloped along with Whitechapel Art Gallery and he Rich Mix centre, as a cultural destination for young and affluent visitors from nearby offices and other parts of London.
What was the south end of Brick lane officially called in 1997?
Banglatown
By ___ there were ___ curry restaurants on Brick Lane, It became the biggest concentration of curry restaurants in Britain, known as ‘_______________’.
2003
43
the curry capital of Europe
What is an example of deindustrialisation in Brick lane?
- In 1995, the Old Truman Brewery site was sold for £4 million
-they are transforming it it into an arts hub with galleries and exhibition spaces, recording and design studios, and offices to rent.
What is an example of resistance to change in brick lane?
-Olympic games- they tried changing the roads to tarmac
-the roads were made of brick, changing them would change there tradition and character- no need to waste money on it
-Cereal Killer cafe- Imported American cereals range from £3 per bowl to £4.40. People protesting that there forcing out local businesses and there prices are not affordable
What do the together in tower hamlets programme do
They want to empower those who speak little or no English by boosting language skills.
Westfield East Bank Creative __________ is independent charity
established in ______
Futures Fund
2015
What do westfield east bank creative futures fund want to do.
-Its ambitious five-year programme that aims to invest £10 million into the local communities of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest
-will provide new jobs, learning, training and
educational programmes through the means of arts, culture,
innovation, public realm and creative placemaking.
A recent resident survey showed that only ______ of residents felt new housing being built was affordable.
35%
