Brick Lane and Shoreditch: Sunday

Stefan Ferreira , , , , , , ,

Every time I go to Shoreditch I see evidence of the City’s encroaching wealth. The signs of creeping gentrification are everywhere: from boutique fashion shops to gleaming luxury apartments, through carefully staged pop-up venues and finally to Microsoft ads posing as street art.

Still, amongst the trendy cocktail bars and chic hotels a lot of the old East End remains. There are still rustic wine bars and street food and graffiti and all those things that – together with the trendy and new – add up to make this my favourite London neighbourhood.

Here are some scenes from today in Brick Lane and surrounding streets.

Spotted dog peering through the window of La Maison Trois Garcons
Young man in black coat with a book in his hand walking down Brick Lane
Antique shop called Shoreditch Junk
Rastafarian looks straight into the camera as he walks down Brick Lane
Antique street stall selling kitch paintings, candles, stuffed toys and a globe
Woman in leopard print coat stares pensively into the distance
Black female shoppe walks down Brick Lane with her shopping
People playing Carrom on Brick Lane
Man and woman sitting at bar counter in a cafe
Diverse group of shoppers walking down Brick Lane on a sunny afternoon
Sunglass stand and old man looking on
Painting of christ for sale at a street stall, with a couple walking past
Street stall selling old celluloid film reels and cameras
Street musicians dressed in quirky outfits
Masks for sale at a street market
Mannequins with red and blue dress hanging from a rail at street market
Silver sequins top hanging from a rail at street market
Spotted dog peering through the window of La Maison Trois Garcons
Young man in black coat with a book in his hand walking down Brick Lane
Antique shop called Shoreditch Junk
Rastafarian looks straight into the camera as he walks down Brick Lane
Antique street stall selling kitch paintings, candles, stuffed toys and a globe
Woman in leopard print coat stares pensively into the distance
Black female shoppe walks down Brick Lane with her shopping
People playing Carrom on Brick Lane
Man and woman sitting at bar counter in a cafe
Diverse group of shoppers walking down Brick Lane on a sunny afternoon
Sunglass stand and old man looking on
Painting of christ for sale at a street stall, with a couple walking past
Street stall selling old celluloid film reels and cameras
Street musicians dressed in quirky outfits
Masks for sale at a street market
Mannequins with red and blue dress hanging from a rail at street market
Silver sequins top hanging from a rail at street market