Stratford Case Study Flashcards
Location of Newham
East inner london, north of the thames.
Previously formed east and west ham of Essex county borough.
Location of Stratford
The north western corner of Newham, sharing a border with Hackney.
What was Stratford pre industrial locale?
•agricultural community
- potato growing due to marshy terrain.
•Slowly was became a retreat for London’s wealthiest citizens.
Stratford’s locale: early development
Area became richer = more investment into the area.
What was the first factory built in stratford called?
Bow street porcelain factory
Explain the victorian acceleration
The area became the main transport hub into the city
- railway built in 1840 = employed 2500 ppl
- royal docks opened in 1855 =key manufacturing centre.
10,000 ppl moved in from all over Europe.
When did the london docks open and close?
Opened in 1855
Closed in 1980s
What were some examples of industry in stratford?
Textiles
Food
Chemicals
Engineering
How many new home were built to support the population during the victorian industrialisation?
30,000
Describe the de-industrialisation
Targeted by bombs during 2nd www. =global depression & automation. = 40000 jobs lost Ppl moved away Sleep decline
How many ppl lost there jobs during stratford deindustrialization?
40,000
What was the name of the first regeneration project
LDDC
Londons dockland development corporation.
Effects of the lddc
£10 billion investment
25,000 new homes
Canary wharf
Airport.
=richest in london
But caused socio economic divide.
What did the olympics hope to achieve for stratford?
Create a legacy of sustainable community.
What were peoples perceptions of stratford in the past
During industrialisation = extreme poverty, cramped and unhygienic living.
Area greatly affected by the great stink.
Had many anti- immigration allegations against jewish immigrants -1980s
Waht was the aim for the 2013 Olympics regeneration?
They wanted to leave a sustainable legacy to improve residence quality of life.
Positive impacts of the games: job creation.
How many?
30,000 in construction
100,000 during the games
350 apprenticeships
Pos impacts of the games: new homes. How many?
2,818
Give examples of improvements to stratford due to the olympics.
New schools
Improved transport links
New skills in the community
What were some negative impacts of the games.
Clays lane housing estate demolished. Displacing 4650 ppl from low cost social housing.
Worry that the athletes village will not be affordable and the clays lane residence did get enough compensation.
House prices rose due to more desirable area.
People felt it was a form of social clensing.
What is social cleansing?
Removal of less desirable social class from an area.
How much of an increase in property value did Newham see after the new development?
20.8%
What are the perceptions of stratford today?
Diverse
Tourists
Split affluent areas and deprived areas
Stratford is losing its roots as the original populations moves away - white flight?
How has population fluctuated over the last 200yrs
Started with v low pop. Bur industrialisation = over 400,000 ppl during 1921
Deindustrialisation = pop halved
Regeneration has seen increase in pop in 2001
