East London Migration Tour

Migration in Britain: 1-day London walking tour

• ‘The Arrival’ Kindertransport memorial, Hope Square

  An overview of migration into London over the centuries. Why were successive migrant groups drawn to the East End Change and continuity in reasons for migration and patterns of settlement. Facing similar challenges͕ finding similar successes.
• 13 Sandy’s Row

  The origins of East London's Bengali Community. Lascars in Seventeenth Century London - the impact of the British Empire & the role of the East India Company.
• Fournier Street / Princelet Street / 115 Brick Lane

  The experience of Huguenots in Seventeenth Century England. What impact did the Huguenots have on culture trade and industry in Britain? The development of the Huguenot Community in the East End.
• Angel Alley

  Irish migrant experience. Juxtaposition between those who had arrived and done well with those here who were in a very difficult situation. Reports of lawlessness.
• Sandy's Row Synagogue

  When did a Jewish community first develop in London & the East End? Setting down roots, language, education, worship. The relationships both between the Jewish & non-Jewish communities and within the Jewish community itself.
• Bell Lane / Brune Street

  The experience of Jewish migrants in the East End of London in late Nineteenth Century. Relationships with the existing Jewish population, the authorities and the wider community. Israel Zangwill’s depiction of Ghetto life. What opportunities were there for Jewish migrants in the East End Examples of enrichment and success
• Brick lane

  Change and continuity in the East End. Changing social structures & the impact of migrants on the urban environment. The Jamme Masjid Brick Lane Mosque once L’Eglise de l’hôpital, Huguenot Church then the Machzike Hadath͕ Spitalfields Great Synagogue.
• Leman Street

  Poor Jews' Shelter. How were migrants portrayed in the media during the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries? The use of the media to deter migration.
• Cable Street / Dock Street

  The changing relationship with the authorities and existing population. The development of legislation on immigration, the Aliens Act, 1905. Populism & the development of antiimmigration movements. From the British Brothers’ League to the British Union of Fascists. Jewish resistance to the growth of anti-Semitism. The Battle of Cable Street. Reference Ben Tillett’s Irish heritage
• Altab Ali Park

  Britain after the Second World War. Connections to the British Empire and Commonwealth Bengali Language Martyrs memorial. Memorialisation and changing attitudes in the latter part of the Twentieth century. Links to the present day.
• Alie Street

  The growth of the German community during the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries. The reasons for migration & their impact on culture, industry, and the urban environment of the East End. Sugar Houses & St George’s Lutheran Church. Public reaction to the German community in the build up to the First World War
• Fieldgate Street

  Side by side. Grand Synagogue for Jewish migrant community alongside East London Mosque.