On May 21, 2:46*pm, Boltar wrote:
On May 21, 12:00 pm, Rob wrote:

As for earlier suggestion that Tower Hamlets is a sewer, this is way
off, its got some superb streets like Folgate St and Hanbury St, full
of lovely Georgian houses, and nearby Hawksmoors Christ Church
Spitalfields. Not what Id call a dump.

Well I did say there exceptions. But generally the borough is a vile
mix of grotty council estates and run down terraces. A few years back
I had the misfortune of having to walk through part of it from
Limehouse when the DLR packed up.

B2003

So on the basis of a walk through part of the borough a few years ago
(when you might have been in a bad mood) youre dismissing a whole
borough. A shame you didnt stop off at the Museum in Docklands, or
walk along the river path through Wapping. Or call in at the
Whitechapel Bell Foundry, or the V&A Museum of Childhood or one of the
many independent galleries in Bethanl Green. Or discovered the strange
beach at Saundersness or the place they launched the Great Eastern. Or
walked through St Katherines Dock. All great things in Tower Hamlets.
Yes there is a lot of poverty, but you could describe lots of boroughs
on that basis.

Rob

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 04:00:18AM -0700, Rob wrote:

As for earlier suggestion that Tower Hamlets is a sewer, this is way
off, its got some superb streets like Folgate St and Hanbury St, full
of lovely Georgian houses, and nearby Hawksmoors Christ Church
Spitalfields. Not what Id call a dump.

The bit of Hanbury Street nearest to Christ Church is horrid!

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