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Columbia Road Market, Bethnal Green
The Sunday morning plant and flower market in Columbia Road, London E2 is a lively and bustling affair. As well as the horticultural stalls are shops and stalls selling arts and crafts, antiques, bagels and all kinds of tasty delicacies.
Image: © John Davies
Taken: 2 May 2004
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Ravenscroft Park E2
Judging by OS the park has been created or enlarged by the demolition of buildings on the corner of Columbia Road and Ravenscroft Street.http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/451-500/461_parks/a_-_z_of_parks.aspx#R
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 29 Nov 2009
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Ravenscroft Park E2, play area
The park is a quart in a pint pot, packed with facilities, and must be heaving in fine weather. The resilient rubber crumb safety surface can be clearly seen - it can cost as much or more than the play equipment.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 29 Nov 2009
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Detail of Dorset Estate, Diss Street
There are eight small blocks on the estate, each of which is named after one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. That is, at least, what I read, but in fact there were six martyrs, a further block is named after Robert Owen, and this one a prominent Chartist. The sign looks original (c1955), with its clean, unfussy typeface. It's quite a relief that the buildings haven't been renamed and disfigured by gaudy signs.
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Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 4 Jun 2011
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Sivill House, Columbia Road
A commanding and unusually impressive tower block, by Skinner & Bailey, 1964-66. It is, in fact, two separate towers joined by a circular service tower. The surface patterning, composed of brick and concrete, is most distinctive - it was designed by Berthold Lubetkin, the architects' former partner, who had a predeliction for such decoration (
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Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 4 Jun 2011
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Detail of Sivill House, Columbia Road
A close-up of its distinctive brick and concrete surface patterning.
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Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 4 Jun 2011
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Columbia Road, Bethnal Green
The market was on just behind where the vans are parked.
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 7 Nov 2021
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Ravenscroft Park E2 from Columbia Road
Looking at OS, the park appears to have been created or enlarged by the demolition of buildings on the corner of Columbia Road and Ravenscroft Street. It has facilities for play and team games.http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/451-500/461_parks/a_-_z_of_parks.aspx#R
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 29 Nov 2009
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Columbia Road E2 at its junction with Gosset Street
The western arm of Columbia Road. The Birdcage pub is on the corner, out of shot left.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 29 Nov 2009
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Old corner shop, near Columbia Road
Image: © Jim Osley
Taken: 17 Jun 2012
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