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Brick Lane and Spitalfields Flashcards

1
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Where is Brick Lane?

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Tower Hamlets, East London

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What community is Brick Lane the heart of?

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The city’s Bangladeshi-Sylheti community

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3
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Where does Brick Lane run from?

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Swanfield Street to Whitechapel High Street

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4
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What was the street originally named?

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Whitechapel Lane

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Why did the name of Brick Lane change?

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The local earth was used in the brick and tile industry

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What was it a popular location for in the 17th century?

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Breweries

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An influx of what population was seen in the 17th century?

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French Huguenots

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What did the French Huguenots make the area well known for?

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Its weaving and tailoring

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What did the area become known for in the 19th and 20th century?

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Its Jewish and Irish population

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Why is Brick Lane also known as Banglatown?

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It is a popular place for immigrants from Bangladesh

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11
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What is the weekly Bangladeshi newspaper called?

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The Sylheter Dak

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12
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Where is the Sylheter Dak office located?

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In Spitalfields

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13
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What is Spitalfields known as?

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The best place to go for a curry in London

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14
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What places of worship does the area have?

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A Huguenot church, a Methodist chapel, a Jewish synagogue and a mosque

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15
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What has the area developed in recent times?

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A vibrant art and fashion scene

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16
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What has the Old Truman Brewery been transformed from?

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It has been transformed from vacant, derelict buildings into office, retail, leisure and event spaces
Architecture is similar but use has changed

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17
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What percentage of the population were male in 2011?

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53.9%

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18
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What percentage of the population was female in 2011?

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46.1%

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19
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What was the population density of the area?

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145 people per hectare

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20
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What is the borough average population density?

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129 people per hectare

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21
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How many residents were aged 16-64?

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Just over 10,000

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22
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Was the number of residents 15 and younger above or below the borough average?

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Below

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23
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How much does a 1/2 bedroom house cost?

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£500,000

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24
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What deciles is Brick Lane in (IMD)?

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1st, 2nd and 4th most deprived deciles

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25
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Has the IMD of the area changed and how?

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It has improved since 2010 when the majority of the area was in the most deprived decile

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26
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Why might of the IMD of the area have changed?

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Gentrification

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27
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What is there a big difference in in Tower Hamlets?

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The amount of deprivation

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28
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Where do the least deprived areas in Tower Hamlets tend to be?

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In the southwest

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29
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What was Spitalfields and Banglatown ranked as in 2010?

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The most deprived Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in all of London

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30
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How many crimes were reported in this neighbourhood in April 2018?

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399

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31
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How many crimes were committed on or around Brick Lane in April 2018?

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52

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32
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What are the two most common types of crime in this area?

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Anti social behaviour

Violence and sexual offences

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33
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How many schools and colleges are within a 3 mile radius?

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336

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34
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What score does Tower Hamlets have for Under 20s in poverty in 2012 and how does this compare in London and England?

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39 which is about double of the national average and is worse than both London and England

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35
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What score does Tower Hamlets have for the number of 16-18 year olds that were not in education, training or employment in 2014 and how does this compare to England?

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This is better than the rest of England with a score of 3.4

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36
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What are the life expectancies of men and women in Tower Hamlets?

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54 for males

52.4 for females

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37
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What is the life expectancy for the UK?

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81.6

38
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What type of art does Brick Lane have a reputation for?

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Street art

39
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What does the Ravish London website suggest that the area constitutes?

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“The Mecca of London street art; a de facto open air gallery, a square mile of street art to compare with the financial square mile”

40
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What has the Hackney Post produced?

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An interactive map of street art in neighbouring Shoreditch

41
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What has aided the huge increase of art galleries in the area?

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Gentrification and tourism have helped financially

42
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What was unveiled in 2011?

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A map of Spitalfields life

43
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Who produced the map?

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Local artist and cartographer Adam Dant

44
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What does the map of Spitalfields life detail?

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Key locations within the area today as well as the historic background of a variety of places

45
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Who does the map include?

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Characters that have made the area special such as Tracey Emin and Fred, the chestnut seller

46
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Give an example of a poet who writes about the area

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Sally Flood

47
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Give an example of a guidebook that features the area

A

The Lonely Planet

48
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Give an example of a book about the area

A

Monica Ali’s novel Brick Lane

49
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Give an example of a film about the area

A

Brick Lane (2007)

50
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What is the name of a blog about the area?

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The Gentle Author

51
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What is the highest ethnic population in terms of percentage in Spitalfields and Banglatown?

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Bangladeshi 41%

52
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What is the most dominant religion in the ward?

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Islam

53
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What is the book and film Brick Lane about?

A

A 17 year old girl leaves Bangladesh as a result of an arranged marriage. She wants to break free and cheats on her husband.
Brick Lane offers her opportunity and independence

54
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Give 3 lines from Rachel Lichenstein’s book On Brick Lane

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“Always vocal people”
“Gangsters, artists, shopkeepers, street life”
“Vibrant, dynamic community”

55
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What are two lines from Sally Flood’s poems?

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“Small-time drug peddlers sell their dreams”

“Hopeful prostitutes”

56
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What is The Gentle Author?

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A local daily blog about the culture of Spitalfields

57
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When was Charles Booth’s Poverty Map made?

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1980

58
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What did Booth and his research do over several years?

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Knocked on doors all around London and put people into 7 categories

59
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Give two examples of Booth’s categories

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Well-to-do

Vicious, semi-criminal

60
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How were the houses on Booth’s map identified by category?

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They were coloured according to their category

61
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What does Booth’s poverty map show about the late 20th century?

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That the area had mixed fortunes at the time

62
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How did the poverty map contrast with neighbouring areas?

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In Whitechapel and the East End poverty was much more widespread

63
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When was Black Eagle brewery founded?

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1666

64
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Where was the Black Eagle brewery founded?

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In the Old Truman Brewery building

65
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When did the Old Truman Brewery become one of the largest breweries in London?

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By the 18th century

66
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When did the Old Truman Brewery start to struggle?

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Due to competition from imported lagers and other British breweries

67
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When did the Old Truman Brewery close?

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1989

68
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When was the Truman’s brand relaunched?

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In 2010

69
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Where was the Truman’s new brewery?

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Hackney Wick

70
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How big is the Old Truman Brewery site?

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11 acres

71
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How did people feel about the gentrification?

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They were not happy about it

72
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What did one person write to The Guardian about the impact of gentrification on the area?

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“It no longer has a fraction of the character”

73
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How has the market changed?

A

It no longer has stalls and sheds

It used to sell fruit and veg but now sells home ware and accessories

74
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Where is the ongoing gentrification?

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On Fournier Street

75
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What do the houses on Fournier Street demonstrate?

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The importance of silk and weaving to the lives of the French Huguenots

76
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What was the second floor of the houses on Fournier Street called?

A

Weaver’s garrets

77
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What were the weaver’s garrets?

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Huge attic windows with tiny frames attached to allow maximum height for the weaver to work by

78
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What does the NY Times say about Spitalfields?

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“Time misbehaves”

79
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When did Spitalfields fall into decline?

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After the 1820s

80
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What did Spitalfields gain a reputation for after the 1820s?

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A cheap area to live which proved a magnet to numerous waves of immigrants

81
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What had happened by 1876?

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The market fell into decline

82
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What did Robert Horner do?

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He bought a short lease on the market and started work on a new market building

83
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When was the new market building completed?

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1893

84
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How much did the new market building cost?

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£80,000

85
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What did the City of London do in 1920?

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It acquired direct control of the market and extended the original buildings 8 years later

86
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What happened to Spitalfields reputation after the City of London extended the market?

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It grew for the next 60 years

87
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When did the market move?

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In 1991

88
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Where was the new location of the market?

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Leyton, East london

89
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What was completed at the end of 2005?

A

The Spitalfileds regeneration programme

90
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How long was the Spitalfields regeneration programme?

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18 years

91
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How many new public spaces were there after the regeneration? What were they called?

A

Bishops Square and Crispin Space

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