The inviting Victorian facade of Stepney Green welcomes you in from the hubbub of the Mile End Road. Down below the picture is different. Rust riddled ironwork line the passageway walls and years of damp and water ingress have discolour the once white tiles, streaking them 50 shades of brown. Ancient signs poke their way through the grime and the odd vine routes its way into the brickwork. Yes Stepney Green seems to be in a permanent state of decay, but one that reminds me of the utopian ruins of the “Sanctuary” in Logan’s Run. Nature peacefully reclaiming our man-made structures. All it needs is some cats…
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