Editing Shoreditch (section)

===Contemporary===
[[File:Guardiancoffee-boxpark.jpg|thumb|A coffee shop in Boxpark Shoreditch]]
Formerly a predominantly working-class area, since the 1990s Shoreditch has become a popular and fashionable part of London, particularly associated with the creative industries. Often conflated with its neighbouring sub-district of Hoxton, the area has been subject to considerable [[gentrification]], with accompanying rises in land and property prices.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Porter |first1=Libby |title=Whose urban renaissance? an international comparison of urban regeneration strategies |date=2009 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=9780203884539 |pages=157–166 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Carty | first=Peter | title=How the Young British Artists drove gentrification in Hoxton and Shoreditch | website=Evening Standard | date=19 March 2024 | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/property-news/young-british-artists-gentrification-hoxton-shoreditch-b1146265.html | access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>

Former industrial buildings have been converted to offices and flats, while Curtain Road and Old Street are notable for their clubs and pubs which offer a variety of venues to rival those of the West End. Art galleries, bars, restaurants, media businesses and the building of the [[Hackney Community College]] campus are features of this transformation.{{cn|date=June 2023}}

In the mid-1960s, the main streets of Shoreditch (Old Street, Shoreditch High Street and Curtain Road, Great Eastern Street) were formed into a {{convert|1|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=off|adj=mid|-long|spell=in}} one-way system, which became associated with traffic congestion, poor conditions for walking and cycling, high speeds, high collision rates, and delays for bus services. The gyratory system came to be seen as "the main factor holding back the cultural regeneration of South Shoreditch"<ref>Teo Greenstraat of [[The Circus Space]], quoted in ''More Light, More Power'', No. 6, Autumn 2000.</ref> and "a block to economic recovery".<ref>Michael Pyner of Shoreditch New Deal Trust, quoted in ''More Light, More Power'', No. 6, Autumn 2000.</ref> Following a lengthy campaign,<ref>[http://www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk/shoreditch.htm ''The long road back to a two-way Shoreditch''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727072432/http://www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk/shoreditch.htm |date=27 July 2011 }} Hackney Cyclists, 2002.</ref> the then newly formed [[Transport for London]] agreed to revert most of the streets to two-way working, a project which was completed in late 2002.

[[File:Shoreditch High Street stn entrance2 April2010.jpg|thumb|left|[[Shoreditch High Street railway station]], built as part of the [[East London Line extension]].]]
In 2005, funding was announced for the [[East London Line Extension]], to extend the existing tube line from [[Whitechapel tube station]] bypassing [[Shoreditch tube station]], and to create a new station named [[Shoreditch High Street railway station|Shoreditch High Street]] closer to central Shoreditch. This is now served by [[London Overground]] services on part of the site of the old [[Bishopsgate Goods Yard]], which was demolished in 2004.<ref name="new_era">{{cite press release|title=New era of rail travel as London Overground's east London route opens to the public |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/15358.aspx|access-date=27 May 2010 |publisher=Transport for London |date=27 April 2010 }}</ref><ref name="bbc_full_service">{{cite news |title= Full service begins on newly extended East London Line |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8699262.stm|access-date=27 May 2010 |work=BBC News Online |location=London|date=23 May 2010}}</ref> 
The station was built on a viaduct and is fully enclosed in a concrete box structure. This is so future building works on the remainder of the Bishopsgate site can be undertaken keeping the station operational.<ref name="new_era"/><ref name="bbc_full_service"/>

Tower Hamlets Council made proposals to transfer the Boundary Estate to a [[housing association]] and upgrade the accommodation in 2006. A full refurbishment of one of the blocks, Iffley House was carried out by Sprunt Architects to demonstrate how this might be achieved but the proposal was rejected by a ballot of tenants in November of that year.<ref>[http://society.guardian.co.uk/offdiary/story/0,,1801852,00.html Battle of the Boundary], ''The Guardian'', 21 June 2006.</ref>

More recently, during the second "dot-com" boom, both the area and Old Street have become popular with London-based web technology companies who base their head offices around the [[East London Tech City]] district. These include [[Last.fm]], [[Dopplr]], [[Songkick]], SocialGO and [[7digital]]. These companies have tended to gravitate towards [[Old Street Roundabout]], giving rise to the term "Silicon Roundabout" to describe the area, as used by Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] in a speech in November 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-11/04/david-cameron-silicon-roundabout|title=Transcript: David Cameron sets out Britain's hi-tech future|author=Duncan Geere|magazine=Wired|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323164624/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-11/04/david-cameron-silicon-roundabout|archive-date=23 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

As a result, the name of Shoreditch has become synonymous with the concept of contemporary "[[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipsterfication]]" of regenerated urban areas. As a pioneer among similar transformations across the UK, various phrases have been coined, from "Shoreditchification" to "Very Shoreditch".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10561607/Why-this-Shoreditchification-of-London-must-stop.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10561607/Why-this-Shoreditchification-of-London-must-stop.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Why this 'Shoreditchification' of London must stop|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 November 2015 |last1=Proud |first1=Alex }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2014, the [[Boundary Estate]] and the nearby area came under the East Shoreditch Neighbourhood Forum. Forum status ceased to have effect on 5 February 2019 but the Neighbourhood Area designation is unaffected by the expiry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/planning_and_building_control/planning_policy_guidance/neighbourhood_planning/East_Shoreditch.aspx |title=East Shoreditch |publisher=Towerhamlets.gov.uk |access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>

[[Stag's Head, Hoxton|The Stag's Head public house]] was [[listed building|Grade II listed]] in 2015 by [[Historic England]].<ref name=HistoricEngland>{{NHLE|desc=The Stag's Head public house, Hoxton|num=1427212|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>

[[File:SouthShoreditch.JPG|thumb|right|South Shoreditch undergoing reconstruction in 2015]]
South Shoreditch has undergone an enormous transformation. Several five- or six-storey buildings have been knocked down in the area of Shoreditch that borders the City of London. In their place will be erected a variety of very tall buildings, mirroring the architectural styles in the City.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title = Three More Shoreditch Skyscraper Proposals|url = http://londonist.com/2015/06/hipsterheights|website = Londonist| date=16 June 2015 |access-date = 11 December 2015}}</ref> The developments will result in more residential units being available for sale in Shoreditch than were produced by the [[East Village, London|Olympics athletes' village]].<ref name=":0" />

One landmark development is the [[Principal Tower]] in Worship Street, designed by the architects [[Foster and Partners]],<ref name=Buildington>Principal Tower, Worship Street, London EC2A 2BA: [http://www.buildington.co.uk/new_developments/london_ec2/worship_street/principal_tower/id/4314 New Developments - Principal Tower, Worship Street, London EC2A 2BA], accessdate: 29/08/2014</ref> and next to it is [[Principal Place]], also designed by Foster and Partners. In July 2014, it was reported that the internet retailer [[Amazon.com]] was close to signing a lease to move its UK headquarters there. The project had been on hold since January 2012, when the anchor tenant, the law firm [[CMS Cameron McKenna]] pulled out. Soon after, the developer [[Hammerson]] sold its interest in the scheme to [[Brookfield Office Properties|Brookfield]].<ref name=Building>Building: [http://www.building.co.uk/amazon-interest-could-revive-principal-place-tower/5069898.article Amazon interest could revive Principal Place tower | Online News | Building], accessdate: 29/08/2014</ref>

There has been some consideration of creating an interchange with the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]] between [[Liverpool Street station|Liverpool Street]] and [[Bethnal Green tube station|Bethnal Green]] at Shoreditch High Street, where the line runs almost underneath the station. However, this could not be seriously contemplated before the completion of the [[Crossrail]] project, owing to extreme crowding on the Central line during peak hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2014/12/central-line-interchange-for-ell-could.html|title=Central Line interchange for ELL could come as part of new Shoreditch terminus|website=brockleycentral.Blogspot.com|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hawkins|first1=John|title=Meeting Reports: The East London Line Extension|url=http://lurs.org.uk/documents/pdf09/sept/meeting_reports.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916003307/http://lurs.org.uk/documents/pdf09/sept/meeting_reports.pdf |archive-date=2012-09-16 |url-status=live|website=London Underground Railway Society}}</ref>

London Overground began running 24-hour trains on Friday and Saturday nights between [[Dalston]] Junction and [[New Cross]] Gate which called at Shoreditch High Street from 15 December 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Busby|first1=Mattha|title=London Overground goes 24-hour, joining night tube|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/15/london-overground-goes-24-hour-joining-night-tube|access-date=29 December 2017|work=The Guardian|date=15 December 2017}}</ref> but bypasses [[Whitechapel]] and continues on to [[Shadwell]] due to ongoing Crossrail construction work for  ([[Elizabeth line]]) until 2019.<ref name="LO 24hr">{{cite press release |title= London Overground to run a 24-hour service just like the Night Tube|url= http://metro.co.uk/2017/07/03/london-overground-to-run-a-24-hour-service-just-like-the-night-tube-6751064/|access-date=4 June 2017 |publisher= [[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=3 June 2017}}</ref>

Two [[Huguenot]] workers' houses on Club Row on the corner of Redchurch Street, which developers had wished to knock down, were saved from demolition. They were deemed of special historic interest, giving the houses protection from destruction from 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/heritage/historic-england-list-two-homes-in-bethnal-green-1-6104101|title=Pair of 18th century Huguenot silk workers houses are saved from demolition|first=Rachael|last=Burford|website=East London Advertiser}}</ref>