Sclater Street Market East London (2)

I love Sclater street market. It’s a photographers paradise.

I keep asking myself how long will it be before big money destroys the place? Two high rise blocks are being planned for Sclater Street. The proposed development will tower over the local conservation areas and the local community. A 70 metre long wall of 12 to 20 storey towers coming right up to the edge of the pavement will permanently cast deep shadows over the narrow Bethnal Green Road and beyond. Hundreds of local residents and businesses, and English Heritage strongly objected to the proposal.

Sclater Street 2002

Woman with shopping trolley, Sclater Street 1983

Sclater Street 2015

Boy selling lighters, Sclater Street market 1986

Sclater Street 2012

Two men in Sclater Street, 1985

Sclater Street 2012

A man examining the condition of a LP. Sclater Street market, c.1986

Sclater Street 2012

Man with bicycle, Sclater Street market 1986