Tower Hamlets Flashcards
Immigration - Brick lane
French Huguenots were the first to migrate to the area - then a wave of Jewish immigrants fleeing from the Russian empire - finally a wave of Bangladeshi immigrants entered the area in the 1950s and 1970s - to seek out work in the industrial parts nearby.
Economic changes - Brick lane
Rent rates have gone up from £25,000 to £70,000 - local Bangladeshi community being pushed out - Serial Killer cafe was abandoned after conflict with the local Bangladeshi community - young professionals and ‘hipsters’ have migrated into the area.
Economic and social characteristics - Spitalfields and Banglatown
Most deprived LSOA in London (2010) - 39% of children are in poverty - double the national average.
Transport - Whitechapel
Elizabeth line - government paid for 30% of the line - 1 stop away from Canary Wharf - area is easily accessible by young professionals.
Infrastructure - Whitechapel
Deindustrialisation - 70s manufacturing experienced global shift - decrease in demand for services in recent years - curry, leather trade - closure of the Truman brewery - knowledge economy - closed due to profitability - TNCs relocated to LICs - global economic forces make primary and secondary sectors unable to compete.
Tech City - Whitechapel
Media hub - for early stage businesses in tech and biotech industries - located near Whitechapel hospital - largest single employer in the borough - encourages those employees to take part in the industry - ‘Whitechapel masterplan’ - to create economy based around biotech.
Quantitative data - census data - Spitalfields and Banglatown
In 1981 parts of Spitalfields had a 95% Jewish population - housing was slum properties and cheap lodgings.
2011 census data - 41% are Bangladeshi and 41.5% are Muslim.
2021 census data had a return rate of 97% - very reliable data.
Qualitative data - Charlie Booths maps - Spitalfields and Banglatown
An inquiry into the life and labour of people in London - undertaken in the late 19th century - Spitalfields very poor - many semi-criminal neighbourhoods.
Qualitative data - photos - Brick Lane
Brick Lane street market 1989 - shows change in environment - photos of ‘Bengali Youth movement against racism’ - after Atab Ali’s murder - neo-Nazi attacks.
Qualitative data - books - Brick Lane
Monica Ali’s ‘Brick Lane’ book - talks about change from local Bangladeshi village to the East End.
Qualitative data - music - Brick Lane
XR2 by M.I.A - tell us about culture of young people in the area - many have found comfortability within this place.
