Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.

Children playing in the courtyard of the squatted tenement in Fieldgate Mansions, Whitechapel.Fieldgate Mansions was scheduled for demolition in 1972 it was squatted by homeless people, artists & Bengali immigrants preventing destruction until taken over by a community housing trust in 1980 & modernised.

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Children play with an abandoned car in Fieldgate Mansions

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Fieldgate Mansions, a 19th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occupying it.

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M23-33-1 Fieldgate Mansions. An early 20th century tenement block due to be demolished in 1972 but preserved by squatters occ...

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