Brick Lane, Shoreditch Flashcards

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what does the IMD show about Brick Lane?

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it’s amongst the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods

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what is the healthcare like in Shoreditch?

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it’s amongst the 20% most deprived for healthcare

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which painting can be used when describing Brick Lane? what does it show?

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Dan Jones’ 1977 painting
- high risk of xenophobia
- police presence normalised
- colourful : diversity within the population

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how much had the Bangladeshi community increased by? (1931-2011)

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31%

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what piece of qualitative data (other than the painting) can be used? what does it suggest? (Shoreditch)

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pictures of Bengali street signs which show ghettoisation and high rates of immigration

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why are the Bangladeshi community now being forced out?

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gentrification which is causing cultural erosion as white middle class people move in

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which is the most overcrowded borough in London?

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Tower Hamlets

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how has the demography changed over time in Shoreditch?

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18th century: French Huguenots emigrated
19th century: Irish immigrant escaping famine and Jewish immigration escaping persecution
20th century: Bangladeshi community
21st century: White British Middle class

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what percentage of Brick Lane are white British?

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15%

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