My Britain: Bethnal Green

"The values of tolerance and love of diversity I learned [in Bethnal Green] are what I pass onto my children"
-Eddie Marsan

n many ways, the area of Bethnal Green in Tower Hamlets, East London, wears the history of Britain on its sleeve. It is shaped by a strong community spirit, which began with East London's cockneys and has grown to encompass families from Eastern Europe, the Carribbean and the largest Bangladeshi community in the UK. Today the area is not only ethnically diverse, but has brought into its fold a diverse range of classes too, as city workers increasingly make their home here. Take a stroll