Spitalfields Life

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This is your LAST CHANCE TO SAVE BRICK LANE! Sign the petition demanding HOMES not OFFICES on the Truman Brewery site before the council make their decision on Thursday 31st July: bit.ly/bricklanepetit…

Erygium, achillea and asters from Columbia Road Market this morning

‘Lost in Spitalfields 2023’. colour pencil on paper. 11”x15”. 2 of 4 works in mixed Summer Show at Townhouse in Spitalfields. For more information please visit townhousespitalfields.com ⁦@thegentleauthor⁩ ⁦@ahistoryinart⁩ ⁦@GuildhallArt⁩ ⁦@BowArts⁩

Separated by a decade or more, Tony Hall’s images from the pubs of the East End are gentler than (the sublime) Graham Smith’s work from Middlesborough, but still fascinating - spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/27/a-c… via @thegentleauthor / held @BishopsgateInst

Our 5-part investigative series on @WhitechapelLDN newspaper delves into fears that the Truman Brewery redevelopment will turbo-charge #gentrification of Brick Lane; who has the power to alter the fabric of the East End, and whether the community's interests are being protected.

Part 1/5 The Community Reaches Boiling Point We look into the series of events that led to the Battle for Brick Lane in summer 2022 #SaveBrickLane. whitechapellondon.co.uk/truman-brewery…

Part 2/5 The Committee Meeting: Council, Councillors and Property Developers Plans to develop the Truman Brewery will transform Brick Lane. We investigate the Council culture that led to the decision being permitted despite opposition from locals. whitechapellondon.co.uk/truman-brewery…

Part 3/5 How a Neighbourhood Plan Was Stymied How the Spitalfields Neighbourhood Plan and referenda, which sought to protect the local community's interests in the redevelopment of Brick Lane's Truman Brewery, were stymied. whitechapellondon.co.uk/spitalfields-n…

Part 4/5 From Eastend to Offshore: Who owns Truman Brewery? We look into The Truman Brewery's complex, offshore-based ownership structure and ask, who will benefit from the wealth it generates? whitechapellondon.co.uk/offshore-owner…

5/5 The Future: Altering the Fabric of the East End In the final article in our Truman Brewery series, we look at future plans for development in the Brick Lane area and their power to alter the fabric of the East End. whitechapellondon.co.uk/truman-estates…

Will The Truman Brewery Become Homes Or Offices? Next week, on 31st July, Tower Hamlets Council decides upon the future of the Truman Brewery and therefore on the future identity of Spitalfields itself. Guest article by @thegentleauthor whitechapellondon.co.uk/save-brick-lan…

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#SaveBrickLane pls sign our petition by Jul 31 bit.ly/bricklanepetit…

Next week on 31st July, Tower Hamlets Council decides upon the future of the Truman Brewery and therefore on the future identity of Spitalfields itself. spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/22/wil…

Here is the real story behind this photograph by Edith Tudor Hart: spitalfieldslife.com/2017/08/03/edi…

Please sign our petition to prevent the displacement of communities on Brick Lane. Community needs ignored. bit.ly/bricklanepetit…

Comparison of Developer’s Plan (NO) versus Community Plan (YES). Join us for a Community Action Day, 31 July, 5pm outside Whitechapel Town Hall

Pls sign our petition before 31 July to #SaveBrickLane from one single developer who wants to turn the area into a corporate gated office complex. Disregarding community-led plan for social housing and amenities for locals.

Why the Truman Brewery development plans are toxic #SaveBrickLane timeout.com/london/news/wh…