Christ Church, seen down Brushfield Street 1985.

These beautiful photos of our neighbourhood in Spitalfields are from the excellent Spitalfields Life blog, where many more can be found.

They were taken by Philip Marriage, a former resident, who photographed the area regularly from the '60s onward.

It's fascinating to see the similarities and the changes, many of which have happened in the just the seven years we've been based here.

Brushfield Street again.

And again, with the market on the left.

Brushfield Street, 1990.

Fournier Street, 1985.

This looks like the Jack the Ripper walking tour, Hanbury Street.

Umbrella manufacturer, Hanbury Street, 1985.

Umbrella manufacturer, Hanbury Street, 1985. (That's Rosa's caff next door, only recently replaced by Poppies fish and chip shop.

Thanks to Spitalfields Life for these pics – hope you don't mind that we reposted them.

If you're interested in the old buildings of the area, I can also recommend the BBC documentary 'Ours to Keep: Incomers", which is currently available to view on iPlayer. First transmitted in 1985, this film looks at the decaying Georgian houses of London's Spitalfields, the work of local enthusiasts who were (in 1985) carrying out restoration work, and the clash between the preservationists and other, less well-off residents. The house on Folgate Street belonging to Dennis Severs, who is featured in the film, is now a kind of art exhibit/museum that is open to vistors. More info here.

A door in Wilkes Street, just by our office.