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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Amira Hashish

Why I live in Hackney Central: fashion designer Charles Jeffrey on why he loves his ‘inspirational’ London neighbourhood

I have lived in my two-bedroom flat in a converted maternity hospital for nearly four years. It is right in the middle of London Fields and Hackney so I have everything on my doorstep including Broadway Market, Victoria Park and great verdant areas that make you feel like you are no longer in the city.

I have always liked living in east London and being near greenery is so important to me. Being Scottish means I have an urge to be surrounded by nature. I am used to having hills in my back garden.

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