Comments on: The Sclater St Weavers Houses

By: Lu

Lu — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:58:34 +0000

When I first photographed the terraces in October 2013, the graffiti was street art, in keeping with the vibe of the area, and not unpleasant. More recently the building has fallen into further disrepair and looks awful. The street art has now turned to vandalism and decay. I hope the building gets listed soon before structural problems make it impossible to save.

By: Valerie Blanchard

Valerie Blanchard — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:07:46 +0000

Hello my ancestors were French Huguenots and I got my first job in Sclater Street with a company called Blue Line Hardware Ltd… I worked there for 5 years in 1962 – 1967 and the area was really quite like a bomb site from World War 2. For me was an adventure away from home!!
I have not lived in London for nearly 40 years but I do think these old buildings should be preserved. It was sad when I worked there 60 years ago.
Please save our history
Thanks
Valerie

By: Barrie Maskell

Barrie Maskell — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 18:14:08 +0000

My father was born in 1914 in Anchor Street, now demolished, I believe it was a continuation of Sclater Street. Can anyone confirm?

Thanks,

Barrie.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 23:28:59 +0000

I’ve been researching my family history and my ancestor Claude Dumas was a silk merchant who lived at 32 Scatler street in the 1800s from AnchorStreet. It would be amazing and of historical importance to have these properties restored to some form of how they were at the time when that part of London was dominated by Weavers and merchants.

By: Zena

Zena — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:00:13 +0000

Given that HE made such a pig’s ear of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry proposal, I am not sanguine about Sclater Street. However i have emailed them. I am tired of the destruction of what historic buildings we have left: tired, and angry. Destroy such, & what do you have left? Only folk memories. Perhaps that’s the aim…

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 01:09:43 +0000

It is so sad to see such important terrace houses left to fall into disrepair. There are so many historical building that go this way.
I live in Australia and we have so little history here compared to England. Sometimes we find that an old terrace house that was used in the late 1800s early 1900s for travellers, suddenly burns down overnight.
At Parramatta we have the beautiful Willow Grove historical home built in 1870s and a group of terraces from around the same period in Parramatta. We have so little history and they are going to demolish these and bring the Power House Museum from Sydney out to Parramatta!
How stupid are these people. Willow Grove does not even need work done on it, it is is great condition.
At least in England they seem more aware of historical value.
I wish you luck in saving these weavers’ terraces

By: Robin jung

Robin jung — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:27:09 +0000

I’m fed up with developers destroying historical London, perticularly East London and, notably, Whitechapel and Shoreditch. This site (Sclatter st) needs saving and redevelopment that retains the original structures in their entirety, I realise the greed factor, the Gentrification fetish these developers have but, the best thing they can do, is tear down the abominations they have erected over the last decade or so (Walkie talkie and the like) and use their so called ” talent” to actually design something that is classical or at least fits in with the area instead of the monstrosities we now have in the financial district. They can still over charge or demand excessive rents, it would just look more fitting if it was attractive rather than a hideous toilet that is does.

By: phil baird

phil baird — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:04:05 +0000

It is vital to protect,
conserve and restore these precious 18th century houses London gains millions from tourists who want to see our heritage lets keep it rather than destroy our architectural heritage now and in posterity.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 16:03:08 +0000

Depending on the internal condition this should be listed for it’s historical significance of working class history surviving Victorian and post war bulldozers. Just look at 10 hockenhall alley in Liverpool as another example of early industrialisation working class housing that is listed.

By: Chris Ashby

Chris Ashby — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 23:03:14 +0000

I’ve written supporting the proposal to list these historic houses.
Thanks for bring it to our attention.
Chris.