Hackney Wick has developed over the past few years. Once an industrial hub it is now the trendy bohemian neighbour of the Olympic village. Just over the River Lea you can see the stadium. It’s transformed the area turning it from no go to must go. It’s also a great place to find street art and graffiti.
Of course we do like the whole graffiti and street art scene on this blog. Hackney Wick has been a popular spot for some time now. Although of late it seems like it’s really taken off. The walls of the 70’s warehouse buildings which line the streets and front the canals do seem ripe for murals.
The new Shoreditch?
And with Shoreditch undertaking what is possibly the city’s most massive encroachment it could well be the Wick that stands a chance of becoming the undisputed place to go to see street art although in saying that, even now it’s pretty good.
Walking around I thought I’d follow the route of a free walking tour I posted on a few years ago. Clearly the street art and graffiti of Hackney Wick has pretty much completely changed. The re-modelling of the Olympic Park has also had a big impact on parts of the Fish Island.
There are developments too although not as many as which are currently threatening to engulf the character of Shoreditch. We’ll see how the Hackney Wick ones turn out but for now it retains it’s character. For good places to see have a look around Old Ford Lock, Bream Street on Fish Island, the towpath around the Hertford Union lock and the areas around the Crate Brewery.
Hackney Wick Graffiti Gallery
Lea Navigation towpath
Fish Island
Hertford Union Canal
Crate Brewery
White Post Lane
Wallis Road and the Lord Napier
Prince Edward Road
The area around Hackney Wick and Fish Island was visited on Saturday 27 February 2017. To read more posts about Hackney Wick and London graffiti check out:
The Top 10 Best Places to see Street Art in London
If you leave Hackney Wick back to more central London via the path along the hertford union canal, you’ll find first 4 sculptures by Jonesy on your right hand side in the wall, about midrif height, bit later a series of bronzes, a little lower, well worth the walk!