People

Currently, immigrants from the Middle East make up the majority of people who do business and live on Church Street.

Church Street Market has existed since the 18th century, starting as a covered market. This disappeared under competition from other nearby markets, so some stallholders started trading in the street. It is said to have subsequently been dominated by Irish and Bangladeshi populations, and currently a small number of British, Arabs, Middle Easterners, Moroccans and Filipinos are running the market.

The majority of occupants in residential complexes, including Blackwater House, which was built as rental housing for workers on Church Street, were Irish, and this is linked to the history of British expropriation and invasions.

The history of Bangladeshi migration to this place is also linked to British colonial history. Currently, other migrants such as Middle Eastern Arabs, Muslims, and Filipinos form the mainstream migrants, and this is also considered to be related to hidden stories and hidden history.

People who left their homes to find new jobs due to famine and division became industrialized workers.