East London Migration Tour

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  • Educational Guided History, Secondary School

Key Highlights

  • Specialist guided walking tour
  • Focus on Britain over the past 1000 years
  • Tour covers key locations around London's East End
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For those studying any of the GCSE History Thematic Studies which focus on Migration in Britain over the past 1000 years, Anglia has created a bespoke tour which provides a broad understanding of the context of migration over time, using London's East End as a lens. This tour encompasses the experience of the Huguenot, Irish, Jewish, German and Asian migrants into this area, in particular experiences which may be set against further Case Study demands across the unit.

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Study Themes

Key Study Themes

Your guided tour will incorporate the following key study themes supported by the use of images, testimonies and eye-witness accounts to develop your learning back in the classroom

  • The reasons for migration and patterns of settlement
  • The changing context of British society.
  • The experience of migrants in England & Britain
  • Migrant relations with the authorities, the media and the  existing population
  • The impact of migrants in England & Britain, including culture, trade, industry and the urban environment.
  • Legislation on immigration and nationality

Migration in Britain: 1-day London walking tour

For those studying any of the GCSE History Thematic Environments which focus on Migration in Britain over the past 1000 years, Anglia has created a bespoke tour which provides a broad understanding of the context of migration over time, using London's East End as a lens. This tour encompasses the experience of the Huguenot, Irish, German and Asian migrants into this area, in particular experiences which may be set against further Case Study demands across the unit. 

Your day will include the following experiences:

  • ‘The Arrival’ Kindertransport memorial, Hope Square
    An overview of migration into London over the centuries. Why were successive migrant groups drawn to the East End Change and continuity in reasons for migration and patterns of settlement. Facing similar challenges͕ finding similar successes.
  • 13 Sandy’s Row
    The origins of East London's Bengali Community. Lascars in Seventeenth Century London - the impact of the British Empire & the role of the East India Company.
  • Fournier Street / Princelet Street / 115 Brick Lane
    The experience of Huguenots in Seventeenth Century England. What impact did the Huguenots have on culture trade and industry in Britain? The development of the Huguenot Community in the East End.
  • Angel Alley
    Irish migrant experience. Juxtaposition between those who had arrived and done well with those here who were in a very difficult situation. Reports of lawlessness.
  • Sandy's Row Synagogue
    When did a Jewish community first develop in London & the East End? Setting down roots, language, education, worship. The relationships both between the Jewish & non-Jewish communities and within the Jewish community itself.
  • Bell Lane / Brune Street
    The experience of Jewish migrants in the East End of London in late Nineteenth Century. Relationships with the existing Jewish population, the authorities and the wider community. Israel Zangwill’s depiction of Ghetto life. What opportunities were there for Jewish migrants in the East End Examples of enrichment and success
  • Brick lane
    Change and continuity in the East End. Changing social structures & the impact of migrants on the urban environment. The Jamme Masjid Brick Lane Mosque once L’Eglise de l’hôpital, Huguenot Church then the Machzike Hadath͕ Spitalfields Great Synagogue.
  • Leman Street
    Poor Jews' Shelter. How were migrants portrayed in the media during the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries? The use of the media to deter migration.
  • Cable Street / Dock Street
    The changing relationship with the authorities and existing population. The development of legislation on immigration, the Aliens Act, 1905. Populism & the development of antiimmigration movements. From the British Brothers’ League to the British Union of Fascists. Jewish resistance to the growth of anti-Semitism. The Battle of Cable Street. Reference Ben Tillett’s Irish heritage
  • Altab Ali Park
    Britain after the Second World War. Connections to the British Empire and Commonwealth Bengali Language Martyrs memorial. Memorialisation and changing attitudes in the latter part of the Twentieth century. Links to the present day.
  • Alie Street
    The growth of the German community during the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries. The reasons for migration & their impact on culture, industry, and the urban environment of the East End. Sugar Houses & St George’s Lutheran Church. Public reaction to the German community in the build up to the First World War
  • Fieldgate Street
    Side by side. Grand Synagogue for Jewish migrant community alongside East London Mosque.

Your price will include

  • Fully guided service
  • Tailor-made itinerary endorsed for Pearson Edexcel
  • All entrance fees associated with your visit
  • 1 free teacher place for every 10 paying students
  • Insurance specifically designed for your group

Why choose Anglia for Guided History Trips?

At Anglia we care about our customers, our staff, the places we visit, the stories we tell and the organisations we work with. These key principles define who we are and what we do. We believe they are also the reason why Anglia is the market leader in fully-guided history trips for UK schools. We work with you to design a bespoke tour which meets the specific needs of your school and which supports what you are teaching in class. We start by asking what you want your students to see and what you want them to experience then build the tour around these requirements. A tour which, as the testimonials on our website show, your students will find thought-provoking, engaging and enjoyable.

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