Traders, barrow-boys and grafters - life on the edge in Spitalfields

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This gritty, glorious walk traces London's multicultural spirit-Roman whispers to trendy art, forgotten weavers to Banglatown spice. See Gherkin steel, mingle with Georgian ghosts, where Emin paints and barrow-boys once traded. History collides with the present-discover London's vibrant underbelly today!

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Adjacent to the wealth and power of the City of London, its fringes, Spitalfields especially, have been a melting pot of ideas and cultures for centuries, thanks to the various waves of immigrants from the Romans to the French Huguenots and the European Jews.

The olds church on the corner with the Gherkin skyscraper towering behind.

On this tour you’ll see the remnants of previous inhabitants, including the beautiful but hitherto neglected Georgian weavers houses and hear the stories of the people who have shaped this neighbourhood through constant regeneration to make it one of the most vibrant and colourful in London today, where artists such as Tracy Emin and Gilbert and George, live side by side with its most recent immigrants, the Bangladeshi residents of Banglatown.

Duration: 2 hours
Type: Walking Tour
Price: From £195. Prices do not include attraction tickets.
Languages: English

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