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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Suha Kidwai

‘Brick Lane is for humans, not machines’: Inside the fight against plans for data centre in east London

Lined with its famed curry houses, 24-hour bagel shops and stores selling vintage jeans covered with anti-war slogans, London’s Brick Lane has long been considered a beloved cultural hotspot.

But now, a 5,200 square metre data centre could be built over one of the area’s most iconic buildings, the former Truman Brewery.

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