Get Involved with the Gravel Lane Windows Project

As part of the construction work to expand the City of London Police’s Eastern Base at Middlesex Street Estate, the City of London want to keep the new shopfronts on Gravel Lane visually interesting and make them an asset to the public realm around them.

These display windows are now installed and ready to fill – this is where you come in!

In September 2026, the revamped shop fronts will be available to install community artwork. The Gravel Lane shop fronts are intended to create a visible, community-led cultural presence along Gravel Lane, celebrating local identity, creativity, and heritage.

By activating vacant shop fronts as a rotating display space, the project aims to strengthen the character of the street, support local artists and groups, and contribute to a safer, more welcoming public realm.

Following a pop-up event in Summer 2024, feedback included wanting:

• Bold and creative solutions
• The history of the area and its people to be referenced
• Gravel Lane as a destination for art
• A showcase of artwork and films
• A seasonal or changing gallery that is updated every six months.

Does this align with what you would like to see? Let us know by emailing hello@urbansymbiotics.com

Would you like to be a part of the steering group?

We are interested in hearing from residents and local community members to sit alongside institutional partners as part of the Gravel Lane shop fronts steering group.

The steering group will be responsible for selecting the items for display, curating the look and feel across the windows, ensuring that the community criteria is met, and helping to spread the word of future display opportunities to residents and community. For more information, please contact us at: hello@urbansymbiotics.com.