Traveller households dwelling beneath one in every of London‘s busiest roads have claimed they get abused by yob locals.
On the face of it, the Westway is a colorless twin carriageway leapfrogging one of the prosperous areas of London.
However for a small group of individuals it has been dwelling since 1976.
It homes round 20 Irish traveller households beneath the A40 close to Latimer Highway tube station in North Kensington.
Properties close by can fetch as much as £3.5 million and common round £900,000 however the shabby-looking Steady Method traveller website matches proper in between.
The authorized website is made up of small bungalows and caravans with a small entry lane in between and is simply across the nook from the large Westfield buying centre in Shepherd’s Bush.
Regardless of the hurtling site visitors on the opposite facet of their fences, the kids fortunately play alongside their households in what locals say appears like ‘one other world’.
One traveller instructed MailOnline: ‘We’re very joyful right here. We simply need to be left alone.’
They added: ‘We do not hassle individuals and we do not need individuals to hassle us.
‘We’re simply joyful to ourselves.
‘We get some hassle. Folks throw gadgets at us and assume it is humorous to take the p***.
‘We do not need that. We do not need hassle. Nevertheless it’s not good to bother us.’
One other traveller, a father who has lived there for the final 20 years, mentioned he beloved the ‘freedom’ the realm gave these dwelling there.
He mentioned: ‘It is a pleasure to be right here. Until you are a traveller you wouldn’t perceive.
‘I couldn’t dwell in a home. It might drive me insane. It is not for me.
‘That is my life.
‘This has been dwelling for our group for round 50 years they usually’ll be travellers right here for an additional 100.
‘Go away us in peace and all might be superb.
‘The noise is what it’s. I couldn’t sit right here in complete peace and also you get used to it.
‘I sleep simple at evening.’
One other traveller instructed MailOnline: ‘We do our factor. That is our life. We’re joyful.
‘We don’t hassle anybody.’
The caravans and properties want fixed hosing down because of air pollution that builds due to the close by site visitors.
Pauline Wilson, 44, lives in a close-by avenue and mentioned she has skilled no issues because of the location.
The retail supervisor mentioned: ‘It is simply one other world. Good luck to them.
‘They’re good individuals. It is their life, they will do what they need so far as I’m involved.’
One other native, who didn’t need to be recognized, mentioned: ‘It is like dwelling in two separate worlds.
‘I overlook they’re there lots of the time.’
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