Fieldgate Mansions

This tenement block was built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries by the Davis Brothers for the London Hospital. Scheduled for demolition in 1972 the tenants were "decanted" and the empty flats were quickly squatted by a mix of activists, artists and low paid Bengali immigrant workers who successfully banded together, building a strong community that forced the council to abandon their plans for destruction and instead to rehabilitate the flats, forming the nucleus of today's strong community.

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Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1984
Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1984
A Bengali family’s flat in the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel.
A Bengali family’s flat in the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel.
Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing among dumped rubbish outside the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing among dumped rubbish outside the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing among dumped rubbish outside the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Children playing among dumped rubbish outside the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel. 1981
Bengali Girl 1
Bengali Girl 1
Bengali boy plays in the courtyard of Fieldgate Mansions
Bengali boy plays in the courtyard of Fieldgate Mansions
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel.
Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
John E preparing an injection of medically prescribed heroin
John E preparing an injection of medically prescribed heroin
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.View f...
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.View from David Hoffman's flat at 144.Winter 1978.
Fieldgate Mansions squat, Whitechapel
Fieldgate Mansions squat, Whitechapel
Children play with an abandoned car in Fieldgate Mansions
Children play with an abandoned car in Fieldgate Mansions
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.Bengal...
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.Bengali girls playing, 1980. This is not something that would be allowed now.
K45-37 -1 Bengali children in the Romford Street part of Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolish...
K45-37 -1 Bengali children in the Romford Street part of Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.1978 o...
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.1978 or 1979.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
D10-19A March in protest against the Criminal Trespass Bill, central London 1975.
D10-19A March in protest against the Criminal Trespass Bill, central London 1975.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.
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