Primary pupils learn lessons from Brixton’s arches

Inside story: Interviewing The Baron's Rob about what it is like to run a small business and being evicted by Network Rail
Inside story: Interviewing The Baron’s Rob about what it is like to run a small business and being evicted by Network Rail

Pupils from Stockwell primary school left the classroom yesterday for Brixton’s threatened arches where they interviewed traders due to be evicted by Network Rail, surveyed the area with the help of Sarah Hackney of Brixton-based architects HackneyGrove and learnt about community campaigning from Our Brixton.

Teacher Aine Milner said the visit was part of a larger project involving the Royal Institution of British Architects that will see the pupils look at the history of the arches and the area surrounding them from the Second World War until today.

 

Lining up for a group photo with teacher Aine Milner from Stockwell Primary on the left
Lining up for a group photo with teacher Aine Milner from Stockwell Primary on the left

 

Girl chalking pavement
Our Brixton campaigners showed pupils how to win free publicity for a campaign

 

Save Brixton Arches chalked slogan

 

Pupils chalking pavement

 

Learning how to use a measuring laser
Learning how to use a measuring laser …

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Learning to use tape measure
… and more traditional methods

 

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Sarah Hackney explains a task to pupils

 

Potent Whisper from Our Brixton organises the group photograph
Potent Whisper from Our Brixton organises the group photograph