Stories of the Lane: People

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• Tony Jones

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  Tony Jones took over Ben Gold Tailors in 1986. Now based in Daniah Plaza at 95 Ilford Lane, the business has been held under different ownership and located at different sites along the Lane over the decades. Here Tony describes the work he does and the shop’s current clientele

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

• Ravi and Rani Uppal

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  Ravi and Rani Uppal opened Partap Textiles in 1988. The store became a popular stop on Ilford Lane for South Asian fabrics and garments, before the Uppals closed the business in 2024.

  
  

  
  

• Khalid Hussain

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  Khalid Hussain started K1 Tyres in East Ham, opening his shop at 115 Ilford Lane in the early 1990s. In around 2011 he formed the South Ilford Business Association with other local business owners to bring improvements to Ilford Lane.

  
  

  
  

• Cleveland Road Primary School - Jordan Coombes

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  Jordan Coombes is Deputy Head of Cleveland Road Primary School. He describes the values of the school and the draws of nearby Ilford Lane.

  
  

  
  

• Uphall Primary School: Dr Kulvarn Atwal & Mothiur Rahman

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  Dr Kulvarn Atwal is the Headteacher of Uphall Primary School. Here he and Mothiur Rahman, Year 6 Teacher, explore how Ilford Lane is a resource for the school’s pupils and teachers.

  
  

  
  

• Fardous Ahmed

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  Fardous Ahmed moved into the area from the East End in 1992. He was drawn to the nearby Ilford Islamic Centre and the shops on Ilford Lane selling South Asian products and food.

  
  

  
  

• Angela B.

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  Angela B. discusses different people and communities on Ilford Lane, including the church she attended growing up which she still attends now.

  
  

  
  

• Janet Risby

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  Janet Risby lives in the house she grew up in off Ilford Lane. She reflects on the changes in the Lane from the 1960s until the present day.

  
  

  
  

• Hiral Patel

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  Hiral Patel was born in 1987 and lives off Ilford Lane. She has noticed the positive community spirit amidst new restaurants and chai shops opening on the Lane in recent years.

  
  

  
  

• John Cannon

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  John Cannon was born in 1951 and has lived off Ilford Lane his whole life. He looks back on the old shops and businesses that lined the Lane during his childhood.