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Brick Lane
Demographic
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100,000 of the residents are 16-64 years
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Changing Demographic
French Huguenots came to England to escape Catholic persecution in the 17thh Century, they brought their brewing and textiles skills to Brick Lane
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In the late 19th century- Jeew came over from Europe to escape persecution, they brought tailoring skills.
Post WW2, The Bangladeshis came over. They dominate Spitalfields, and this can be seen though some of the street signs are in Bangladeshi.
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Sources of experience
Qualitative Sources
London Fictions Book
It is a fictional account of the Bangladeshi community- it links Dhaka to East London. It writes about misogyny and the difficulties of adapting to a new area
Street Art
It revels lots of images and videos about Brick Lane, and places in and around this part of London, e.g. Hackney Plot.
Brick Lane Film
It is about Monica Ali. who was born in Bangladeshi, but not native to Brick Lane.
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Lived experience
Twitter, Facebook
They have provided lived experiences of a place, people increasingly talk about it online.
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Sally Flood
She was an embroidery machinist for most of her working life- sat on seat facing Brick Lane. Her memories are documented in website and she published a collection of poems.
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Brick Lane is in East London, is in Spitalfields in the Borough of Tower Hamlets
The Black Eagle Brewery was founded in 1666. By the 18th century it was the largest brewery, However, it faced struggle in the 20th century from competition from imports. It closed in 1989. It became an 11 acre site containing exhibition space, workshops, boutiques and cafes.
London has undergone gentrification, ut also anti-gentrification. It has led to the displacement of the original residents. The house prices, shops and service have had to change in order to suit the evolving area. Protests took place in Brixton, e.g. as low income families were displaced.