CSMP02 - What's in a place? Brick Lane CS

Question 1

What is the definition of perception of place?

Answer 1

People look at a place differently based on their age, gender, socioeconomic status.

Question 2

What is an informal representation?

Answer 2

• a representation of a place which tends to be more subjective, offering geographical context of a place through sound and sight, such as art or music

Question 3

What is the Built environment of Brick Lane like?

Answer 3

• Previously called Whitechapel Lane, Brick Lane is a street in east London, England, in the Borough of Tower Hamlets.
• Streets are quite narrow because during the time Brick Lane was built (1550s) there was no need for wider streets because there were no automobiles
• The buildings are terraced
• The Buildings are on average 3 stories high

Question 4

How is Brick Lane being gentrified?

Answer 4

• Brick lane will have less independent stores as more multi-chain businesses move in
• It will become more of a tourist destination as a £21.4 million Premier Inn is being built on the site of an old Asian supermarket
• All of this makes the area more expensive to live in overall; shops nearby will start to cater for the tourists, and people’s rent goes up
• However, if you own a shop or a house, your house price will increase, and you will get more customers

Question 5

What are people’s reaction to the gentrification?

Answer 5

• Outrage from the locals and the Cereal Killer CAfe - became a target for anti-gentirfication projects.

Question 6

What is the Demographic and Culture of Brick Lane like?

Answer 6

• Rich ethnic and religious mix due to migration
• 41% of people are Bangladeshi
• 41.5% are Muslim
• A lower percentage of white British residents
• Notably high proportion of population in 20-40 year bracket.
• It is the curry capital of the UK with 23 curry houses (Used to be 60 in mid 2000s)

Question 7

What are the natural characteristics of Brick Lane?

Answer 7

• Very Little green space
• However, there is the Altab Ali park which was dedicated to Ali who was murdered in Brick Lane

Question 8

What are the political characteristics of Brick Lane?

Answer 8

• Labour holds the majority in Brick Lane

Question 9

What are the socio-economic characteristics of Brick Lane?

Answer 9

• 37% of people in Spitalfields & Banglatown are economically active & in full time employment
• In Spitalfields and Banglatown 19% of the people there are students and in London 12% of the people there are students