Search full image library
Enter words, names or reference numbers. This opens Alamy results in a new tab.
Other languages and quick categories
Search HotpixUK images in Spanish, French, German, Italian, or English. Use the dropdown for shortcuts.
Search Tower~Hamlets in other languages
Search All in French
FR Tower~Hamlets,
Search All German
DE Tower~Hamlets,
Search All Italian
IT Tower~Hamlets,
Search All Spanish
ES Tower~Hamlets,
Back to all images preview
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Brick Lane mural,street art London,Brick Lane street art,London E1,East London mural,public art London,large wall mural,mural artwork,urban art,cultural mural,contemporary mural,Tower Hamlets,London cultural attraction,East London arts,Brick Lane destination,London street art tour,public mural London,heritage and identity,multicultural London,urban creativity,community storytelling,London visitor attraction,destination photography,arts and culture England,authentic London,East End landmark,city culture,social history London,mural tourism,cultural diversity London,outdoor art installation,documentary travel image,Banglatown,British Bangladeshi art,mural painter,boatman mural,riverscape mural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E2A1XW - Large-scale stock-photo/gotonysmith-Mural.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>mural on the corner of Hopetown Street beside Brick Lane in East London, painted by British Bangladeshi street artist Mohammed Ali. The artwork shows a boatman in a rural landscape, using bold figurative imagery to evoke memory, migration, homeland, and the continuing emotional ties between London's Bangladeshi community and Bangladesh itself. This is a strong editorial and documentary image of public art in Banglatown, useful for themes including street art, East End identity, immigrant heritage, cultural expression, urban regeneration, and contemporary mural painting in the UK capital.
The image works especially well because it places a vivid, human figure onto a large urban wall in one of London's most culturally layered districts. Brick Lane has long been associated with migration, political activism, food culture, street markets, creativity, and changing urban identity, and this mural fits squarely within that wider story. The painted boatman and watery landscape introduce a visual connection to rural Bangladesh, creating a deliberate contrast with the surrounding brick-built London streetscape. That gives the image extra value for searches around British Bangladeshi culture, public mural projects, identity and belonging, and community-led artistic expression in East London.
As a stock image, it is relevant for editorial, publishing, travel, arts journalism, education, and social history use. It suits searches linked to Brick Lane mural, Hopetown Street mural, Mohammed Ali artwork, London street art, Banglatown public art, Tower Hamlets culture, and multicultural London. The vertical format, strong colour blocks, and clear figurative style make it visually distinctive and commercially useful for articles or features about London neighbourhoods, creative placemaking, heritage celebration, and the role of mural art in representing communities within the modern city.
The Hopetown mural beside Brick Lane in East London, a large public artwork by Mohammed Ali celebrat
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Thames,exterior,and Tribunals Service,HMCTS,justice,legal,proceedings,court hearing,law and order,law & order,public building,government,building,civic,architecture,Tower Hamlets,east,London,E3 4DJ,E3,British justice system,magistrates hearing,summary offences,criminal prosecution,judicial services,public administration,access to justice,legal representation,court appearance,sentencing hearing,bail application,road traffic offences,taxpayer-funded services,institutional architecture,metropolitan government,urban civic building,legal aid
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKP0CP - Thames Magistrates' Court stands prominently on Bow Road in east London, photographed in warm daylight through leafy roadside trees. The broad civic building combines brown brick, pale stone cladding, long horizontal windows and a central entrance tower carrying the Royal Arms. Steps lead up from the pavement to the main doors, while a London bus shelter and pedestrians place the courthouse within the everyday streetscape of Bow and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The court is part of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service and deals with criminal cases and Single Justice Procedure matters. Magistrates' courts hear less serious criminal offences, conduct preliminary hearings for cases sent to the Crown Court, consider bail applications and deal with matters such as road traffic offences, public order, assault, theft and non-payment of fines. The building contains multiple courtrooms and supporting facilities for defendants, witnesses, legal representatives, court staff and members of the public.
Opened around 1990, the courthouse was designed by Philip Arrand, architect to the Metropolitan Police. Its substantial institutional architecture reflects the late twentieth-century expansion and modernisation of London's justice estate. The Bow Road location places it close to Bow Road Underground station, Bow Church DLR station, local bus services and the wider transport corridor between central London and Stratford.
The image is suitable for editorial coverage of magistrates' courts, criminal justice, court hearings, law and order, public services, legal proceedings, sentencing, policing, HMCTS, court administration, access to justice, government buildings and civic architecture. It also documents a recognisable east London courthouse serving communities across Tower Hamlets and neighbouring parts of the capital. The scene also supports coverage of legal aid, witness services, civic accountability and access to local justice in east London.
58 Bow Road, Bow, London, England, United Kingdom, E3 4DJ
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,E3,woke,support,England,UK,E3 4QS,flies,from,war,Muslim,Islam,Jihad,Tower Hamlets,protest,Israel,IDF,flags,sky,sunny,end,the,siege,bombing,kids,pro-Palestinian,pro,calling,for,an,apartheid,conflict,human rights,middle east,solidarity,activists
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T9H2CM - This contemporary British and Irish stock photograph captures Palestinian Gaza flag flies from flagpole, Mile End, Bow, London, England, UK, E3 4QS. The row metadata places the subject at Mile End Rd, Bow, London, England, UK, E3 4QS. The spreadsheet date indicates 24 October 2023, so the picture can also work as a time-specific archive record. Plainly, the image is useful because it shows Mile End, Bow, flagpole, Gaza, Palestinian, flag, Palastine, London, with search-relevant terms including Mile End, Bow, flagpole, Gaza, Palestinian, flag, Palastine, London, Hamas, Islamic, E3, woke, support, England. The value lies in the combination of place, object, wording and context, giving editors something specific and grounded rather than generic filler imagery. London details are useful because the city layers national politics, migration, commerce, tourism, neighbourhood change and local high streets. East End, Westminster and Holborn subjects can all carry wider meaning beyond their immediate street address. The image should be used with care because flags and political street imagery can carry strong identity, conflict and solidarity meanings. It can still be valuable for accurate editorial reporting on public expression, protest, contested space and international politics seen locally. Because it is grounded in a named location and practical subject matter, it is useful for search-led editorial use, regional storytelling, business-to-business presentations, policy briefings and stock-photo buyers wanting evidence from the real world. Historically and socially, this kind of image can help connect past and present: older streets, civic institutions, transport systems, shops, signs, political messages or public services are not frozen museum pieces, but part of how people understand modern life, local identity and economic change.
Mile End Rd, Bow, London, England, UK, E3 4QS
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,DLO,repair,repairs,van,east,London,Rhondda Grove,Mile End,England,UK,E3 5AP,E3,housing,association,white,vans,operatives,trade,trades,plumber,Tower Hamlets,East London,landlord,RSL,RP,Registered Social Landlord,supporting,service,repairing,reactive,maintenance,homes,tenants,property
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RTN1ER - Read more at https://www.gatewayhousing.org.uk/about-us
Gateway Housing Association's mission is to support communities to thrive, and our top priority is our customer experience as we work to improve and enhance our performance
Our residents are at the heart of everything we do.
We listen to our Customers.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>customers by listening to their feedback and through our Resident Scrutiny Panel. These help us shape and improve our services for our customers and communities.
What we do and what services we provide
Through the Customer Service Centre, we provide access to our high-quality repair service, Gateway Homeworks. We also support customers with advice on:
making rental payments
reporting and booking repairs
accessing estate services such as booking inspections or obtaining keys and fobs
reporting anti-social behaviour (ASB).
We also provide answers to several general enquiries about our services.
We provide the following services:
Repairs
Rent payments
General enquiries
Estate Services
Bulk Refuse
Keys and Fobs
Booking Inspections
409-413 Mile End Rd, Bow, London, E3 4PB
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,DLO,repair,repairs,van,east,London,Rhondda Grove,Mile End,England,UK,E3 5AP,E3,housing,association,white,vans,operatives,trade,trades,plumber,Tower Hamlets,East London,landlord,RSL,RP,Registered Social Landlord,supporting,service,repairing,reactive,maintenance,homes,tenants,property
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RTN1EX - Read more at https://www.gatewayhousing.org.uk/about-us
Gateway Housing Association's mission is to support communities to thrive, and our top priority is our customer experience as we work to improve and enhance our performance
Our residents are at the heart of everything we do.
We listen to our Customers.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>customers by listening to their feedback and through our Resident Scrutiny Panel. These help us shape and improve our services for our customers and communities.
What we do and what services we provide
Through the Customer Service Centre, we provide access to our high-quality repair service, Gateway Homeworks. We also support customers with advice on:
making rental payments
reporting and booking repairs
accessing estate services such as booking inspections or obtaining keys and fobs
reporting anti-social behaviour (ASB).
We also provide answers to several general enquiries about our services.
We provide the following services:
Repairs
Rent payments
General enquiries
Estate Services
Bulk Refuse
Keys and Fobs
Booking Inspections
409-413 Mile End Rd, Bow, London, E3 4PB
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,British,UK,city,centre,Spitalfields,East London,market hall,indoor market,fashion stall,colourful clothing,new clothes,shopping,people shopping,Tower Hamlets,London street market,independent traders,casual fashion,youth fashion,contemporary clothing,sustainable fashion,small business retail,market shopping,weekend market,urban retail,covered market hall,iron and glass roof,Victorian market architecture,travel photography,documentary photography,editorial image,London tourism,everyday life
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XH3 - This image shows clothing stalls inside Old Spitalfields Market in the Spitalfields area of East London, where racks of brightly coloured new garments line the edge of the covered market hall. The prominent red sign identifying the market is visible overhead, situating the scene within one of London's best-known historic retail spaces.
Old Spitalfields Market combines a restored Victorian iron-and-glass structure with contemporary retail activity, hosting a mix of independent traders, fashion stalls, food vendors, and pop-up shops. The tie-dye and vividly coloured clothing on display reflects the casual, youth-oriented and trend-driven nature of much of the market's fashion offer, appealing to both local shoppers and tourists.
The photograph captures everyday market life, with people browsing, walking, and carrying shopping bags beneath the high roof of the hall. The mix of historic architecture and modern retail activity illustrates how traditional London markets have adapted to changing consumer habits while retaining their role as social and commercial gathering places.
Taken indoors under natural daylight filtering through the glass roof, this image is well suited to editorial use covering London markets, retail culture, independent fashion, urban shopping environments, tourism, and the evolving character of East London's historic trading spaces.
Old Spitalfields Market, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK, E1 6EW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,English,British,UK,city,centre,retro fashion,second hand clothing,film noir figure,fedora hat,mannequin,shop display,vintage sale sign,East London,Spitalfields,Tower Hamlets,London fashion,vintage retail,retro style,classic Hollywood,cinema icon,noir detective style,trench coat and hat,gun prop,display figure,quirky shop display,market culture,independent retailers,alternative fashion,street photography,documentary photography,editorial image,UK retail,pop culture reference
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XKK - This image shows a life-size model styled to resemble classic Hollywood actor Humphrey Bogart, dressed in a trench coat and fedora and holding a gun prop, positioned inside a stall at Brick Lane Vintage Market in East London. The figure is used as an eye-catching display to advertise a Vintage Burberry Sale , combining cinematic nostalgia with fashion retail.
Brick Lane is well known for its long association with alternative culture, vintage clothing, and independent markets, where traders frequently use bold, humorous, or pop-culture references to stand out in crowded retail spaces. The use of a Bogart-style noir character evokes classic detective films of the 1940s and 1950s, reinforcing themes of timeless style and enduring fashion.
The sign references Burberry, a brand strongly associated with trench coats and British heritage, making the visual connection immediately recognisable to passers-by. Surrounding racks of second-hand clothing and jackets further situate the scene within the busy, eclectic environment of the Brick Lane markets.
Photographed indoors under ambient market lighting, the image captures the playful, slightly theatrical nature of London's vintage retail scene. It is well suited to editorial use covering street markets, vintage fashion, pop-culture influence on retail, independent traders, and the distinctive character of Brick Lane in East London.
Brick Lane Vintage Market, Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, Englan
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,English,British,UK,city,centre,GB,E1 6QL,E1,popular,attraction,colourful,art,arty,lively,fashion,crowds,street,with,on,a,Sunday,tourist,shoppers,visitors,visit,east,looking,towards,and,Aldgate,colorful,neighbourhood,Tower Hamlets,famous
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XXB - Brick Lane (Bengali: ব্রিক লেন) is a famous street in the East End of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in Bethnal Green in the north, crosses the Bethnal Green Road before reaching the busiest, most commercially active part which runs through Spitalfields, or along its eastern edge. Brick Lane's southern end is connected to Whitechapel High Street by a short extension called Osborn Street.
Today, it is the heart of the country's Bangladeshi community with the vicinity known to some as Banglatown. It is famous for its many curry houses
The street was formerly known as Whitechapel Lane, and wound through fields. It derives its current name from brick and tile manufacture started in the 15th century, which used the local brick earth deposits
In the 19th century, Irish people and Ashkenazi Jews immigrated to the area. Jewish immigration continued into the early 20th century.
In the 20th century the Brick Lane area was important in the second wave of development of Anglo-Indian cuisine, as families from countries such as Bangladesh (mainly the Greater Sylhet region) migrated to London to look for work. Some curry houses of Brick Lane do not sell alcoholic beverages, for most are owned by Muslims. According to EasyJet Traveller magazine, the top three curry houses on Brick Lane in 2021 are Aladin, Sheba and City Spice.
Bengalis in the United Kingdom settled in big cities with industrial employment. In London, many settled in the East End. For centuries the East End has been the first port of call for many immigrants working in the docks and shipping from Chittagong port in Bengal
Brick Lane, London, GB, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,East London,black and white,London street scene,face mural,pedestrians,city life,documentary photography,editorial image,Tower Hamlets,London streets,British city,urban culture,gritty London,graffiti,shuttered shopfront,closed shop,brasserie signage,Indian cuisine sign,layered cityscape,visual juxtaposition,scale contrast,mural and people,candid moment,everyday life,social realism,travel photography,architecture facade,brick building,windows,perspective,street narrative
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3JR5M -
Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,street food van,food truck,mobile food stall,catering van,market food,Tower Hamlets,East London,London markets,independent food trader,casual dining,fast food,Indian cuisine,curry street food,lunch time trade,outdoor eating,market culture,hospitality industry,small business,colourful signage,menu board,documentary photography,editorial image,London food scene,UK street food,taste,of,allergies,veg,vegetarian,vegan,options
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3YB9E - This image shows the Mr Bombay street food van operating at Old Spitalfields Market in East London. The bright red catering vehicle is fitted with an open service hatch, menu boards, and bold branding advertising Indian street food to passing shoppers and office workers.
Street food vans like Mr Bombay form an important part of London's contemporary food culture, offering quick, affordable meals inspired by global cuisines. Indian street food has become particularly popular, drawing on flavours and dishes associated with Mumbai and other cities, adapted for the UK market environment.
The scene is photographed in daylight within the covered market area, with customers and market activity visible in the background. The contrast between the vintage-style van design and the modern glass-and-steel market surroundings reflects the blend of tradition and contemporary urban life that characterises Spitalfields.
This image is well suited to editorial use covering London street food, market culture, independent food businesses, urban dining, multicultural cuisine, and everyday life in one of the capital's best-known markets.
Old Spitalfields Market, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK, E1 6EW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,street food,pasta street food,food truck,Spitalfields,takeaway food,urban food scene,The,Tower Hamlets,London markets,independent food trader,casual dining,Italian cuisine,fresh cooked pasta,open kitchen,menu board,staff serving food,lunch time trade,street food culture,small business,hospitality industry,market stall interior,documentary photography,editorial image,London food culture,open,kitchen,fast,food,Italy,Italian
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3YB9N - This image shows Chi Chi + The Pasta Family operating a street food stall at Old Spitalfields Market in East London. The stall features bold branding and a fully open kitchen, allowing customers to watch pasta being prepared and cooked to order.
Chi Chi + The Pasta Family specialises in Italian street food, with a focus on fresh pasta dishes inspired by traditional Italian cooking and adapted for the fast-paced market environment. Clear menu boards, bright lighting, and staff in branded clothing create a strong visual identity and reinforce the stall's emphasis on quality, speed, and approachability.
The photograph captures a moment of interaction between staff and customer during service, reflecting the informal, social nature of street food culture. The surrounding market setting situates the business within one of London's best-known food destinations, popular with office workers, residents, and tourists.
Taken indoors under artificial lighting within the covered market, the image is well suited to editorial use covering London street food, independent food businesses, Italian cuisine, market culture, casual dining, and the everyday life of Old Spitalfields Market.
Old Spitalfields Market, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK, E1 6EW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,city,centre,street art,graffiti art,Brick Lane area,urban art,large scale mural,face mural,contemporary mural,London graffiti,Shepard Fairey artwork,Obey Giant campaign,counterculture,protest art,political messaging,urban culture,public art,brick wall mural,layered graffiti,tags and posters,YMC building,fashion district,London creative quarter,Tower Hamlets,street photography,documentary photography,editorial image,UK city life,art,Shepard Faireys,Obey movement.,eyes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3YBA2 - This image shows a large-scale Obey street art mural by Shepard Fairey on Hanbury Street in the Spitalfields area of East London. The mural features Fairey's distinctive visual style, with a bold, stylised face rendered in high-contrast colours and graphic symmetry, immediately recognisable from his long-running Obey Giant campaign.
The artwork occupies a prominent brick wall in one of London's most active street art districts, close to Brick Lane and surrounded by layers of graffiti tags, posters, and paste-ups. This constant turnover of visual material reflects the dynamic, contested nature of public space in urban street art culture, where murals are frequently added to, defaced, or recontextualised over time.
Shepard Fairey's work is closely associated with political commentary, counterculture, and anti-authoritarian themes, using visual language influenced by propaganda, punk graphics, and activist design. Its presence in Spitalfields aligns with the area's history of radical politics, migration, and creative subcultures.
The image was photographed in daylight, capturing not only the mural itself but also the surrounding street-level detail, including posters, refuse bags, and street furniture, which ground the artwork in everyday urban life. This photograph is well suited to editorial use covering street art, contemporary urban culture, political art, graffiti, London neighbourhoods, and the global influence of Shepard Fairey's Obey movement.
Hanbury Street, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK, E1 5JL
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,E1,E1 1EW,32 Whitechapel Rd,Shadwell,foundary,bell,church bell,bells,worlds most famous bell foundry,famous bell foundry,British,bell foundry,makers,made,Big Ben Liberty Bell,manufacturing,company,31/44 Architects,contentious plans,east London,Grade II listed,boutique hotel,permission,objections,planning permission,US developer,Raycliffe,Whitechapel Road foundry,UK Historic Buildings Preservation Trust,UKHBPT,Tower Hamlets,heritage,Bells of Whitechapel Ltd
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY99W - The Whitechapel Bell Foundry was a business in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. At the time of the closure of its Whitechapel premises, it was the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain.[1] The bell foundry primarily made church bells and their fittings and accessories, although it also provided single tolling bells, carillon bells and handbells. The foundry was notable for being the original manufacturer of the Liberty Bell, a famous symbol of American independence, and for re-casting Big Ben, which rings from the north clock tower (the Elizabeth Tower) at the Houses of Parliament in London.
The Whitechapel premises are a Grade II* listed building. The foundry closed on 12 June 2017, after nearly 450 years of bell-making and 250 years at its Whitechapel site,[2] with the final bell cast given to the Museum of London along with other artefacts used in the manufacturing process,[3] and the building has been sold.[4][5]
Following the sale of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the bell patents were sold to the bell-hanging company, Whites of Appleton in Oxfordshire, with whom the foundry has had a business relationship for 197 years, and rights to tower bell production are now under the ownership of Westley Group Ltd. Production of presentation and hand bells will continue under the name Bells of Whitechapel Ltd.
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has temporarily halted 31/44 Architects' plans to revamp the site of a Grade II*-listed bell foundry in east London, which include a boutique hotel
Last month the practice narrowly won approval from Tower Hamlets Council to revamp the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry building, despite the two applications receiving more than 750 objections.
But Jenrick has now issued a holding directive preventing the borough from signing off permission.
32 Whitechapel Rd, Shadwell, London, South East England, UK, E1 1EW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,E1,E1 1EW,32 Whitechapel Rd,Shadwell,bell,church bell,bells,worlds most famous bell foundry,famous bell foundry,British,bell foundry,makers,Big Ben Liberty Bell,manufacturing,company,31/44 Architects,contentious plans,east London,Grade II listed,boutique hotel,permission,objections,planning permission,US developer,Raycliffe,Whitechapel Road foundry,UK Historic Buildings Preservation Trust,UKHBPT,Tower Hamlets,heritage,Bells of Whitechapel Ltd,Westerly Group,museum trust
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9A2 - The Whitechapel Bell Foundry was a business in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. At the time of the closure of its Whitechapel premises, it was the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain.[1] The bell foundry primarily made church bells and their fittings and accessories, although it also provided single tolling bells, carillon bells and handbells. The foundry was notable for being the original manufacturer of the Liberty Bell, a famous symbol of American independence, and for re-casting Big Ben, which rings from the north clock tower (the Elizabeth Tower) at the Houses of Parliament in London.
The Whitechapel premises are a Grade II* listed building. The foundry closed on 12 June 2017, after nearly 450 years of bell-making and 250 years at its Whitechapel site,[2] with the final bell cast given to the Museum of London along with other artefacts used in the manufacturing process,[3] and the building has been sold.[4][5]
Following the sale of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the bell patents were sold to the bell-hanging company, Whites of Appleton in Oxfordshire, with whom the foundry has had a business relationship for 197 years, and rights to tower bell production are now under the ownership of Westley Group Ltd. Production of presentation and hand bells will continue under the name Bells of Whitechapel Ltd.
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has temporarily halted 31/44 Architects' plans to revamp the site of a Grade II*-listed bell foundry in east London, which include a boutique hotel
Last month the practice narrowly won approval from Tower Hamlets Council to revamp the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry building, despite the two applications receiving more than 750 objections.
But Jenrick has now issued a holding directive preventing the borough from signing off permission.
32 Whitechapel Rd, Shadwell, London, South East England, UK, E1 1EW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,E1,E1 1EW,32 Whitechapel Rd,Shadwell,bell,church bell,bells,worlds most famous bell foundry,famous bell foundry,British,bell foundry,makers,Big Ben Liberty Bell,manufacturing,company,31/44 Architects,contentious plans,east London,Grade II listed,boutique hotel,permission,objections,planning permission,US developer,Raycliffe,Whitechapel Road foundry,UK Historic Buildings Preservation Trust,UKHBPT,Tower Hamlets,heritage,Bells of Whitechapel Ltd,Westerly Group,museum trust
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9A7 - The Whitechapel Bell Foundry was a business in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. At the time of the closure of its Whitechapel premises, it was the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain.[1] The bell foundry primarily made church bells and their fittings and accessories, although it also provided single tolling bells, carillon bells and handbells. The foundry was notable for being the original manufacturer of the Liberty Bell, a famous symbol of American independence, and for re-casting Big Ben, which rings from the north clock tower (the Elizabeth Tower) at the Houses of Parliament in London.
The Whitechapel premises are a Grade II* listed building. The foundry closed on 12 June 2017, after nearly 450 years of bell-making and 250 years at its Whitechapel site,[2] with the final bell cast given to the Museum of London along with other artefacts used in the manufacturing process,[3] and the building has been sold.[4][5]
Following the sale of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the bell patents were sold to the bell-hanging company, Whites of Appleton in Oxfordshire, with whom the foundry has had a business relationship for 197 years, and rights to tower bell production are now under the ownership of Westley Group Ltd. Production of presentation and hand bells will continue under the name Bells of Whitechapel Ltd.
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has temporarily halted 31/44 Architects' plans to revamp the site of a Grade II*-listed bell foundry in east London, which include a boutique hotel
Last month the practice narrowly won approval from Tower Hamlets Council to revamp the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry building, despite the two applications receiving more than 750 objections.
But Jenrick has now issued a holding directive preventing the borough from signing off permission.
32 Whitechapel Rd, Shadwell, London, South East England, UK, E1 1EW
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,Middlesex school,Shoreditch,East End,London,E1,47a,erected,plaque,tower hamlets,council,borough,primary,school,schools,old,wall,brick,granite,carved,sculpture,crest,were,elected,Christ Church Middlesex,this house,and,these schools,were elected,AD,1873,in lieu,of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE028N - Christ Church Middlesex. This house and these
schools were erected A.D. 1973. In lieu of the
house and parochial schools as shewn above
that formerly stood at the north west angle of
the church yard of this parish.
47a Brick Lane,Shoreditch,East End,London,England,UK,E1
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,artists,paint,painting,expression,work,street art,streetart,tags,tagging,derelict,abandoned,spray,can,cans,spraycan,imagination,comment,comments,on,society,closed,shuttered,empty,unused,building
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE0291 -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,old,bar,bars,78,Brick Ln,historic,flowers,flower,comment,spray,art,spraycan,artists,mixed,media,techniques,paste up,pasted,derelict,closed,unused,urban city,inner,imagination,paint,paintings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE0295 -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,bird,comment,spray,art,spraycan,artists,mixed,media,techniques,paste up,pasted,derelict,closed,unused,urban city,inner,imagination,paint,paintings,stork on wall,44 Hanbury St,44 Hanbury Street,wall,bird painted
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE0298 -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,of the,spray can,aerosol,can,comment,spray,art,spraycan,artists,mixed,media,techniques,paste up,pasted,derelict,closed,unused,urban city,inner,imagination,paint,paintings,blue,plaque,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE0299 -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,Muslim,man,Islam,Bangladeshi,past,Animal Liberation Now,comment,spray,art,spraycan,artists,mixed,media,techniques,paste up,pasted,derelict,closed,unused,urban city,inner,imagination,paint,paintings,walking,walker,Islamic,clothing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE029J -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,Hanbury Street,artists,paint,painting,expression,work,street art,streetart,tags,tagging,derelict,abandoned,spray,can,cans,spraycan,imagination,comment,comments,on,society,closed,shuttered,empty,unused,building,Tintin
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02A6 -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,artists,paint,painting,expression,work,street art,streetart,tags,tagging,derelict,abandoned,spray,can,cans,spraycan,imagination,comment,comments,on,society,closed,shuttered,empty,unused,building,Hip-Hop,HipHop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02AF -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,shop front,tag,artists,paint,painting,expression,work,street art,streetart,tags,tagging,derelict,abandoned,spray,can,cans,spraycan,imagination,comment,comments,on,society,closed,shuttered,empty,unused,building
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02AN -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,stork on wall,wall,bird painted,44 Hanbury St,44 Hanbury Street,comment,spray,art,spraycan,artists,mixed,media,techniques,paste up,pasted,derelict,closed,unused,urban city,inner,imagination,paint,paintings,bird
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02BA -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,grafitti,artist,stencil,stencils,London,E1,BrickLane,Tower Hamlets,Go Zuck your brains out,comment,spray,art,spraycan,artists,mixed,media,techniques,paste up,pasted,derelict,closed,unused,urban city,inner,imagination,paint,paintings,poor,people,poorest,on the,breadline,im so poor,cant even,pay attention
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02B3 -
Brick Lane,Shoreditch,Tower Hamlets,East End,London,South East,England,UK, E1 6QL
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,E1 6RU,books,historic,166,Independent bookstore,Independent,bookstore,boho,hipster,reading,book,store,stores,shops,eastend,East End,near,Spitalfields,bokshop,British,shopping,retail,trade,trader,retailer,street,scene,front,entrance,Eastside,ltd,east,side,E1,Tower Hamlets,Short Story Prize
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE0287 - The Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize - more at https://bricklanebookshop.org/history/
Our Short Story Prize was launched in 2019. Our aim is to celebrate short stories, to give new writers the chance to be published, and to offer some financial assistance to write. Each year we publish an anthology of the twelve longlisted stories. We're on the lookout for new, exciting, and diverse voices
Brick Lane Bookshop was originally part of The Tower Hamlets Arts Project (THAP), which was formed in the 1970s out of a protest.
In 1974, Thames Television launched the Eyesights' scheme. With money channelled through the Great London Arts Association, the idea was that professional artists would be commissioned to create giant posters for display in the borough with over half the amount being earmarked for the hire of hoardings alone.
The Eyesights' scheme was inevitably renamed Eyesore' by local people already involved in arts and community activities who thought that the money could be put to much better use. A crowded public meeting in February 1975 called for an alternative, bolder plan, bringing together existing and fledgling arts activities under a coordinating body to be called the Tower Hamlets Arts Project (THAP).
Rather than it being about artists coming into the area, it should be about those already here! And after some initial eye-rolling, Thames Television eventually saw the sense of the argument. The Borough Council assisted by appointing an Arts Officer, Phil Shepherd, to support the new scheme. THAP was launched at the start of 1976 and celebrated its achievements a year later with a month-long Big Show' at the Whitechapel Art Gallery. Critics were bemused at finding this international venue, which had presented the works of Picasso and Frida Kahlo, awash with East End poets, Stepney filmmakers, amateur rock bands, truanting schoolkids, improvised theatre shows and messy experiments in silkscreen printing.
166 Brick Lane Bookshop, Brick Lane, near Spitalfields, east end,London,England,UK, E1 6RU
