Its prime location made the Caledonian Road right for exploitation. The Secret History of our Streets s1e3: Caledonian Road
In 1826 London’s Victorian property boom was in full swing. ibid.
A brand new prison: Pentonville opened in 1842. ibid.
The rail company had the power to get what it wanted. ibid.
In the 1950s with their leaders being locked up in Pentonville, the road had become the focus of tension between Irish republicans and authorities. ibid.
Caledonian Market was closed down for good in 1963. It was the end of an era. ibid.
The Council decided the whole area needed modernising. ibid.
State of the art council estates: once more the people of the Caledonian Road were given no choice. ibid.
The dream of modern living didn’t stand up to reality. ibid.
British Rail had plans to bring the Channel Tunnel to Kings Cross. ibid.
Portland Road, Notting Hill: full of multi-million pound houses – the ultimate London banker’s streets. But it was once the worst slum in London. The Secret History of our Streets s1e4: Portland Road
Portland Road was built in the 1850s. ibid.
Portland’s first social housing project – Nottingwood House. ibid.
In 1957 the Rent Act had swept away rent control, enabling private landlords to charge whatever they like. ibid.
The dispersal of working people from Portland Road meant the demise of a hundred-year-old community. ibid.
The division between different parts of the street was becoming starker. ibid.
Portland Road was becoming fashionable. House prices were rising steeply. ibid.
Gentrification has swept across much of the Victorian housing stock in London. Reverdy Road in Bermondsey has largely resisted the middle class invasion. The Secret History of our Streets s1e5: Reverdy Road
A street of eighty-five two-storey houses. ibid.
The Salters were part of a political movement that dominated the politics of the early twentieth century: it could be called Municipal Socialism. ibid.
The Solarium offered artificial sunshine to thousands of Bermondsey people. ibid.
The council felt The Blitz damage was an opportunity to continue the slum clearance. ibid.
The surgery on Reverdy Road closed in 1994. ibid.
To the East End – to a ring-shaped street called Arnold Circus. Arnold Circus was designed to improve the lives of the poorest in the city, but little here went according to plan. The Secret History of our Streets s1e6: Arnold Circus
More affluent residents are moving in. ibid.
This would be Britain’s first council estate. ibid.
Many worked in the garment trade. ibid.
In the centre of Arnold Circus was an open space. ibid.
Becoming a council tenant was celebrated as a step towards a better life. ibid.
By the mid-70s Brick Lane’s Jewish garment companies were becoming Bangladeshi owned. There were Bangladeshi shops. ibid.
A thriving Bangladeshi community has found sanctuary in Arnold Circus. ibid.
One of the most fashionable shopping streets in London. ibid.
Our streets chart momentous social change, the ebb and flow between enormous wealth and terribly poverty. They reveal the changes that have shaped all our lives, and make the story of our streets the story of us all. The Secret History of Our Streets: The Moray Estate s2e1 BBC 2014
On the western edge of Edinburgh’s eighteenth century new town is a street that has been home to Scotland’s elite for two hundred years. This is the story of Scotland's grandest street. ibid.
A single development with the longest Georgian terrace in Europe. ibid.
This is the story of how a group of neighbours took on the might of the Glasgow Corporation in a battle to save their homes. The Secret History of Our Streets s2e2 Duke Street Glasgow
The road is lined with stone buildings ... Duke Street may have been overcrowded but it wasn’t a slum. ibid.
The complete demolition of vast swathes of tenement slum housing. ibid.
The Fittie Squares – a purpose built enclave for fishy folk. They’re just a mile from the city centre but a world apart. The Secret History of Our Streets: The Fittie Squares, Aberdeen s2e3
As remote to outsiders as a desert island. ibid.
In 1969 oil was discovered 130 miles offshore in the North Sea. ibid.
The demand for housing grew. House prices crept ever higher. ibid.
Clyde Butchered! ibid. Record headline
It’s the most famous shopping street in the world in the heart of Britain’s capital city. A mile and a half long with thirteen million visitors each year. With some of the world’s most famous shops, biggest stars and busiest stations. Oxford Street Revealed s1e1, BBC 2014
London is the most visited city in the world. ibid.
Rickshaws: £5 per minute per person. ibid.
Abuses by the rickshaws on Oxford Street have kept Andy busy tonight. ibid.
The Oxford Street team even has specialist officers called Super Recognisers who have memorised the faces of the Street’s most active thieves. Oxford Street Revealed s1e2
Over a third of Oxford Street shops are flagship stores. ibid.
One of over 2,000 people injured annually when rushing on underground escalators. ibid.
Pride comes to Oxford Street but the crowds of spectators threaten to overwhelm it. Oxford Street Revealed s1e3
The two women aren’t Muslims at all; they are South Americans using Islamic dress to help them steal. ibid.
Police deal with teenage shoplifters. Oxford Street Revealed s1e4
On a corner in Oxford Street is the London College of Fashion. ibid.
Oxford Street is a competitive place to be if you are a department store. There are four flagships lining the street. Oxford Street Revealed s1e5
At the eastern end of the street is the temple of the Hare Krishna movement. ibid.
Oxford Street has its own dedicated law enforcement team. Oxford Street Revealed s1e6
Five million visiting the West End every week. ibid.
One of three Arsenal-supporting Norwegian friends who have come to London for the FA Cup final. Oxford Street Revealed s1e8
You don’t have to be qualified to be a tour guide but it helps. ibid.
Two lads think a souvenir shop on the Street has massively overcharged them … Three e-cigarettes … £420. Oxford Street Revealed s1e9
There are nine dedicated sportswear shops on Oxford Street. ibid.
Over 12% of shops’ annual sales are made in the festive period. Oxford Street Revealed s1e10
Rickshaw drivers – these unregulated cycle-taxis converge on Oxford Street to pick up tourists … They are also accused of overcharging customers. Oxford Street Revealed s2e1
Skimming devices on cash machines … ATM skimming is on the rise in the UK. Oxford Street Revealed s2e2
Distraction thieves on Oxford Street – police track them down. Oxford Street Revealed s2e3
Shoplifters on Oxford Street – they’re trickier than ever. Oxford Street Revealed s2e4
Vast swathes of the east end of the Street are now a building site as developers plunge billions into a new plaza that will dominate the area. Oxford Street Revealed s2e5