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J.Riddle 1:24 Fri Apr 7
“If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
According to Azmal Hussain

Remember Bangladeshis in Brick Lane during the 70's, but recently went to Petticoat Lane for the first time in years, had no idea most shops and stalls are run and sell African produce. I assume Roman road and the others have gone the same way?

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East End markets and high streets are ‘crime-ridden and slowly dying’

Some of the East End’s most famous markets and high streets are dirty, crime-ridden and slowly dying, according to a damning report.
Brick Lane suffers from high levels of crime, significant numbers of empty shops and its traders and shopkeepers are seeing their turnovers decline.
The report, commissioned by Tower Hamlets council, also criticised Whitechapel Road for the large number of takeaways, betting shops and amusement arcades, as well as high crime and poor standards of customer service.
It failed in nine out of the 20 key categories it was tested on, from safety to street hygiene.
Bethnal Green Road was criticised for crime, failing shops and empty market stalls in the report which was carried out by experts from the Association of Town and City Management and the Retail Group.
Nine of the borough’s town centres and markets were studied for the council.
Major high streets plus traditional markets at Roman Road, Chrisp Street and Watney Market were included.
Crime was the biggest single issue highlighted, with only two locations - Crossharbour and Bromley-by-Bow high streets - not afflicted by a high level of reported incidents.
The report found that empty market stalls were also an issue at Brick Lane, Whitechapel Road, Roman Road and Chrisp Street.
Poor food hygiene was another problem with many cafés and restaurants in Whitechapel Road, Brick Lane, Bethnal Green, Roman Road, Chrisp Street and Watney Market.
Shoppers complained of a poor choice of goods and bad service at Whitechapel, Chrisp Street and Brick Lane.
Tower Hamlets is investing to improve tatty shopfronts, remove graffiti and upgrade street lighting. Hygiene training will be offered to restaurants, and the council will consider “curating” market stalls to drive out rogue traders and improve the range of goods.
Azmal Hussain, vice chair of the Brick Lane Restaurateurs’ Association, defended Brick Lane, saying tourists came to see its graffiti and authentic vibe, not a sanitised shopping street.
“If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,” he said.
“There is a lot of heritage in Brick Lane and people like that.”
Joshua Peck, Tower Hamlets cabinet member for economic growth, said: “By investing in public realm and safety improvements we’ll support thriving places like Brick Lane and Columbia Road flower market to retain their status as key destinations.”

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Northern Sold 1:46 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
I don't get it

BRANDED 1:47 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
It used to be the Warsaw Ghetto when I was down there

Gavros 1:50 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
brick lane market does cracking trade. what's being talked about here are the bangladeshi places going out of business, because (a) the competitive race to the bottom has made the food shit and (b) rent are going up as hipster-oriented shops are opening up.

Northern Sold 1:52 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
P*** bashing in Brick Lane was a regular occurrence back in the day by the meathead Boneheads .. absolute no go zone

J.Riddle 1:54 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Gavros, I can believe that, so with all these hipsters moving in what necessities will they sell to pay the high rents and rates that you can't get online?

Gavros 1:58 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Off the top of my head

Cereal Killer - a cafe that only sells cereal.

MOO Cantina - Argentinian steak house

Jack the Clipper - hipster barbers

Sven Roeder 2:01 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Don't worry
It will be a Cereal Cafe , Beard Wax Shop, Tattoo Parlour, Skinny Jean Market led recovery

J.Riddle 2:04 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Well I suppose they are all necessities to hipster folk around them there parts.

Gloucester Iron 2:22 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Went down to Mendoza on Brick Lane during the afternoon of the Chelsea home match. Had not been down there for a while, but it was certainly no better or worse than I seemed to remember it...

13 Brentford Rd 3:45 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Whatever happens, don't mention mass uncontrolled immigration. On no.
Same with the NHS.

BubblesCyprus 5:34 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Bought some well decent Shoes in Club Row back in the day and pets for sale at the end of Club Row kept kids entertained.Jewish Bakery Top Notch as well. Grandfather and myself caried home our weeks supply of Bread all the way back to Forest Gate bottle of Corona was my reward Think it was a number 25 Bus IIRC ?

Gavros 5:45 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
you know someone's old school when they call it Club Row.

Northern Sold 6:00 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Has marco still got his classic scooter shop there?

wanstead_hammer 7:20 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Still go down the lane every Sunday. It's shrinking though as the new 'apartments' go up. (there's only the Bethnal Green end with stalls and some down club row (and a small square with stalls)
You can still get off the cuff/unusual bits and pieces if you look about.

Blackmans is still going strong for your daisys.
And on Roy's record stall (by the crossroads), Trevor who helps him out is West Ham and puts bubbles on, in between Bowie, Stones, Free, Stranglers etc etc.

The hipsters are in the corn flake shop and giving out flyers for the 'vintage' shops. (Loads of em queue outside the 338 cafe further down Bethnal Green rd to have the breakfast. Apparently it's a fry up with pancakes on it! Prob charge em a cockle each at least. Muppets.

Good few characters by the coffee stall where you can get hold of something or the other.

Lot of tourists down there mainly for the beigel shop of course ma boy. Then they carry on through to the Brewery end, then on to Spitalfields. (They're not interested in the hooky mountain bikes.

oudekerk kid 10:37 Fri Apr 7
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
I always knew the bit by the tunnel with all homelss and people selling used clothes and junk out of suitcases on the floor as club row, im going back to the seventies/ eighties mind , used to go down the lane with my grandad as a kid he was a regular when not working on a sunday. I saw dinos grill is now gone , great cafe.

SilverSurfer 4:15 Sat Apr 8
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
I was in a tattoo convention in the Old Brewery some time back, we went for some food up the road. The place had just opened. I asked for a bit of pie n mash as it was on the menu, the fella said it would be quite a while, then told someone to turn on the lights in the cabinet to heat up the pies.
We left, and after being harassed by a load of no marks inviting us into their restaurants, we chose a place. After we had ordered, the music came on so loud that we couldn't speak. Fucking Aliens.

Private Dancer 5:54 Sat Apr 8
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
Good childhood memories of all of us going to Roman Road on Saturdays with my Mum's friend and her kids. What's it like now, I heard it's pretty much a ghetto?

CasualKen 6:45 Sat Apr 8
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
My sisters father in law still has a bike stall down the lane on Sundays, his patch is being swallowed up slowly by apartments. Big Alan if anyone on here is a regular down there, use to own Daycocks in Roman Road and East Ham. Still good for a Sunday stroll when your hungover

wanstead_hammer 10:19 Sat Apr 8
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
The 'Bangladesh' bit (as you call it) is down the Whitechapel end with all the curry houses/sari shops etc. (Bangla Town).
The local cockney bengalis stripe the yuppies/hipsters and tourists up in the restaurants. It's an east end tradition!

The old lane, as I said earlier, is shrinking.
In fact, compared to back in the day, there's not a lot down there. It's a shame cos you can still get a good mixture of things down there. (and good mixture of people).
I remember going down there with me grandad and me old man as a kid and it was packed with people and stalls down the length of 5 or 6 streets. And there was stacks of old tuut being sold off the deck.
Apple fritter stall at b.green rd end.
Pickled Herring stall (Reggie Graham). All the pets along club row. And everything else you could think of.


It's good that the lane's hanging on and surviving cos that's our heritage but I don't know how much longer it will survive. The new 'residents' of the 'apartments' in club row are already complaining about the noise on Sunday mornings. (C---ts!). It's the only day the stalls are out for a few hours.

Times change (not always for the good) but I think the stall holders are gradually calling it a day down the lane. (I know some of em do other markets during the week but find it hard covering their pitch fee for the day down the lane).

Crying shame, buts that's why I go down there. Apart from having a laugh with the regulars and bumping into old faces , its my way of keeping it going by buying stuff off the local traders.

PD - yeh, used to go down the Roman on Saturdays. Kelly's pie mash was always first port of call. Ain't been for years in a Saturday but think it's still a lot of birds clothes/bags etc.

CasualKen - yeh, I know the bike stall. My mate knows the bloke (Alan). We'll have a word with him if he's down there 2morra. And I remember Daycocks in roman rd by cranbrook estate. Next to an 'aquarium' shop where we used to get our bait on the way to fishing over Vicky Park.
It's a small world...............but you wouldn't wanna paint it!

onlyoneclydebest 3:32 Sat Apr 8
Re: “If you don’t have time to go to Bangladesh go to Brick Lane and you are there,”
A lot of areas in England have been turned into 3rd world shit holes.

We all know why

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