Custom House, Our House

Oral Histories (Excerpts)

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

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.

Explore more in the publication Custom House, Our House — featuring commissioned photographs by Inés Yearwood-Sanchez and Chris Dorley-Brown, transcripts from the oral history interviews, and an essay by Dr Abi O’Connor, with an introduction by Jessie Brennan. Available at solidarity pricing, with all sales supporting Custom House Bookshop’s community engagement activities.