{"product_id":"spitalfields-to-stepney-green-walking-tour-saturday-11-july-2026-10am","title":"Spitalfields to Stepney Green Walking Tour - Saturday 11 July 2026 10am","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJoin Open City for a walking tour exploring the fascinating architectural history of London’s rapidly changing East End.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis fun and engaging walking tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e— focuses on how the area’s built environment has changed, adapted and developed over the past 500 years to create the vibrant mix of cultural activity we see today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe tour references local buildings and street names to explore how the historical development of the district was shaped by the arrival and later large-scale departure of its Huguenot and Jewish communities. It then focusses on the arrival of the area’s vibrant and world-famous Bangladeshi community before going on to discuss and illustrate how the district’s population and built environment is rapidly changing once again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe tour will take in one of the finest collections of surviving Georgian architecture in London, the extraordinary variety of Brick Lane which is described by many as the ‘heartland’ of the Bangladeshi community in Britain;  the tragic story of the murder and subsequent protests behind Altab Ali Park; the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and surrounding back streets, squares and stories; Rinkoffs Bakery where we may stop for a quick Crodough; and finally the unexpected delights of Stepney Green.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOther highlights include Fieldgate Street Synagogue, Nelson Street Synagogue, the Neuron Pod by acclaimed architect Will Alsop, and housing typologies from the 16th to 21st centuries. Providing a safe and fun way for enthusiastic urbanists to explore the city, this tour will explore the architecture and history of London’s East End.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" id=\"block-601eb9b18f117d73a29d\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Churchyard\/public gardens next to Christ Church Spitalfields, Commercial Street, E1 6LY (2nd stop on this tour is opposite No 17 Fournier Street)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnd:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stepney Green Gardens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 hours approx\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhoto:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.geograph.org.uk\/photo\/3280540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLondon, Middlesex Street (1971)\u003c\/em\u003e by Helmut Zozmann, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Geograph.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"OpenCityShop","offers":[{"title":"Pay it forward ticket","offer_id":56878870397306,"sku":"TOURS","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard ticket","offer_id":56878870430074,"sku":"TOURS","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Over 65s ticket","offer_id":56878870462842,"sku":"TOURS","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Under 25s ticket","offer_id":56878870495610,"sku":"TOURS","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Income support\/jobseekers ticket","offer_id":56878870528378,"sku":"TOURS","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/1786\/files\/geograph-3280540-by-Helmut-Zozmann_3285469a-059f-4b1e-af1f-04c5dbe049f1.webp?v=1765360459","url":"https:\/\/shop.open-city.org.uk\/products\/spitalfields-to-stepney-green-walking-tour-saturday-11-july-2026-10am","provider":"Open City Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}