Time Lapse #1: Morland Estate

This is the first in a series of photographs I'll be posting showing how estates in London's East End have changed over time.

The pictures have all been taken by local photographer Chris Dorley-Brown, who has documented everything in the area from Hackney Wick and the Olympic Park to the German Hospital and countless estates.

This first set takes us back to the Morland Estate, which sits on the north-western corner of London Fields. Both were taken 16 years apart - the first 1987, the second in 2003.

Photo by Chris Dorley-Brown

Photo by Chris Dorley-Brown

Not much has changed, trees have grown and someone (probably on acid) decided to paint panels on the balconies bright blue. And the little sheds in the bottom picture have been left to fend for themselves, becoming derelict.