Whitechapel, 1986. by Max2310 Tags:LondonUnited Kingdom 7 comments Turner Street? so they probably demolished the old terrace, built a block of flats that none of the residents living there in 86 could possibly afford. Moved them off to Dagenham or Thamesmead These houses are now worth 5mill [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/NCKbWCHM5NOhZ_ICIm1up-yHKNsgnsHWexX2H8VvGWsrS1Bka3AuiAgdhNYaqaZR3dFr7dxy41XRP72DvhsVqJ8rlsdOujs](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/NCKbWCHM5NOhZ_ICIm1up-yHKNsgnsHWexX2H8VvGWsrS1Bka3AuiAgdhNYaqaZR3dFr7dxy41XRP72DvhsVqJ8rlsdOujs) boarded up a few years later I’d guess at least some of the houses were being squatted at the time this was painted. Lots of squatting housing action groups in the 70s and 80s. Same Lots of new council houses were built by 1986 in E1, even in this area. Maybe the sign was a few years old by the time the photo was taken. Comments are closed.
so they probably demolished the old terrace, built a block of flats that none of the residents living there in 86 could possibly afford. Moved them off to Dagenham or Thamesmead
[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/NCKbWCHM5NOhZ_ICIm1up-yHKNsgnsHWexX2H8VvGWsrS1Bka3AuiAgdhNYaqaZR3dFr7dxy41XRP72DvhsVqJ8rlsdOujs](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/NCKbWCHM5NOhZ_ICIm1up-yHKNsgnsHWexX2H8VvGWsrS1Bka3AuiAgdhNYaqaZR3dFr7dxy41XRP72DvhsVqJ8rlsdOujs) boarded up a few years later
I’d guess at least some of the houses were being squatted at the time this was painted. Lots of squatting housing action groups in the 70s and 80s.
Lots of new council houses were built by 1986 in E1, even in this area. Maybe the sign was a few years old by the time the photo was taken.
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Turner Street?
so they probably demolished the old terrace, built a block of flats that none of the residents living there in 86 could possibly afford. Moved them off to Dagenham or Thamesmead
These houses are now worth 5mill
[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/NCKbWCHM5NOhZ_ICIm1up-yHKNsgnsHWexX2H8VvGWsrS1Bka3AuiAgdhNYaqaZR3dFr7dxy41XRP72DvhsVqJ8rlsdOujs](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/NCKbWCHM5NOhZ_ICIm1up-yHKNsgnsHWexX2H8VvGWsrS1Bka3AuiAgdhNYaqaZR3dFr7dxy41XRP72DvhsVqJ8rlsdOujs)
boarded up a few years later
I’d guess at least some of the houses were being squatted at the time this was painted. Lots of squatting housing action groups in the 70s and 80s.
Same
Lots of new council houses were built by 1986 in E1, even in this area. Maybe the sign was a few years old by the time the photo was taken.
Comments are closed.