This stunning photo has taken the first prize in our My Home artistic competition.
‘A morning view from my ISHA home’ was captured by Michael Wardle from his flat on Queensbridge Road, Shoreditch.
Not only has it captured the sunrise, but it has captured social history – the towering metal structures of the now redundant gasholders, encircled by the giant cranes of redevelopment.
These gasholders have stood as symbolic landmarks for the East End since the 1860s, when they were built to store the gas supplies for the area. Now gas is no longer stored, these engineering marvels had been threatened with demolition, the fate of many others across the capital.
These though have been saved and will be integrated into a housing development.
The encircling cranes on the skyline record the story of that work beginning.
Congratulations to Michael on capturing such an iconic image, with a sense of place and time, and a deserved winner of our competition.
Our two runner-up prizes go to our younger residents, one a drawing the other a collage.
Eight- year-old Ziva’s entry is a detailed drawing of her dream bedroom – the most important place for her at home.
Siblings Inaya, 11, and Musa, 12, joined forces to draw and finesse with collage details the most important thing to them in their home – their PlayStation 5! Lucky children.
Congratulations to our creative residents their prize gift vouchers are on their way £50 to Michael and £25 to Ziva and £25 for Inaya and Musa to share, maybe they’ll put towards a new game between them!
