Custom House, Our House

Oral Histories (Excerpts)

This playlist brings together the voices of Custom House—residents, shopkeepers and stakeholders who have lived, worked, and organised in the area for a regeneration that benefits its long-standing communities. Through these excerpted interviews, you will hear stories of housing struggles, cultural memory, and community action. Together, they form a rich audio archive of place, resilience, and collective voices.

Interviewees: James Blewitt, Betty O’Connell, Damilola Segun, Cynthia Poyton, Rokhsana Fiaz, Angela Fields, Anthony Subryan, Suleica Lerebours, Leonida Gilliland, Reverend Titus Odoi, Sarah Ruiz, and Denise Evans-Barr.