One of my ancestors lived in Curtain Road, in one of the tiny little houses that, last time I visited, was still there. It was either 22 or 24. He worked as a bone boiler + a particularly nasty occupation! However, I am always concerned that the little house's land footprint is too valuable to leave it standing, and that it will be swept away in a tide of steel and glass. Shoreditch does indeed seem to be changing beyond all recognition.
Thank you for this very balanced piece of reporting. It’s true that there is a need for more housing density in London, but it’s a shame to see these huge new towers dwarfing the neighbouring Georgian and Victorian buildings. It makes for a very disjointed streetscape, and the new towers often lack any reference to the specificity of place that makes London such a wonderful city.
One of my ancestors lived in Curtain Road, in one of the tiny little houses that, last time I visited, was still there. It was either 22 or 24. He worked as a bone boiler + a particularly nasty occupation! However, I am always concerned that the little house's land footprint is too valuable to leave it standing, and that it will be swept away in a tide of steel and glass. Shoreditch does indeed seem to be changing beyond all recognition.
You had the the politenees and discipline not to mention how ghastly and unwelcoming the new buildings are
Thank you for this very balanced piece of reporting. It’s true that there is a need for more housing density in London, but it’s a shame to see these huge new towers dwarfing the neighbouring Georgian and Victorian buildings. It makes for a very disjointed streetscape, and the new towers often lack any reference to the specificity of place that makes London such a wonderful city.