Spitalfields is a district in the East End of London. It is known for its artists, markets, and large Bangladeshi community. In the Victorian era, it became the place for silk markets and other merchants. In the late 1800s it became one of the more dangerous areas of London and was where Jack the Ripper killed one of his victims. More recently, it has become a marketplace again and is known as the curry capital of London.
It is named in East London by Matthew Arnold.
"And the pale weaver, through his windows seen; In Spitalfields, look’d thrice dispirited." (lines 3 and 4)
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