Area around Fashion Street, Chicksand Street and Hopetown Street

The central area of Brick Lane around the Health Centre, Flower and Dean Estate and Chicksand Estate is particularly important to us. There are fewer historic buildings in this section and the change in architectural character ‘interrupts’ the good quality historic street frontages of the north and south ends of the street. We are planning a range of townscape enhancements to make this section of Brick Lane more welcoming and uplifting.

Frontage upgrades

We would like to carry out some redecoration of the Flower and Dean frontage to make this more colourful and break-up the long white balcony railings and dark brickwork. We would also like to encourage Estate residents to plant hanging baskets to brighten-up this facade. We think this, combined with parklets this could transform this part of the street into a ‘green pocket’ which is more welcoming and healthier for both residents and visitors.

Gable ends and entrances

The blank, dark brick gable walls on the corners of Chicksand and Hopetown Street, along with the unsightly security gates and screens convey a negative view of the area. We have been working with an artist to develop murals based on traditional Bangladeshi dress and the Mela festival to design large murals for these walls. These, along with new security gates, railings and more thoughtful lighting would be much more attractive while still providing adequate security.