Is Brick Lane Saturated?

The Borough of Tower Hamlets is holding a public consultation on Wednesday, Feb 13 at 6:30pm at Toynbee Hall (28 Commercial Street, E1 6LS) on its proposed Brick Lane saturation zone. The popular nighttime destination already has licenses for 200 or so establishments. The proposed policy would not ban alcohol sales in the area, but …

Kelson House, Samuda Estate

From British History Online: “Kelson House is a 25-storey block of maisonettes, faced in aggregate-concrete panels. It is of the ‘scissors’ type developed in the early 1960s by a team in the LCC Architect’s Department, headed by David Gregory-Jones, Colin Jones and Ian Hampson.”