Grow Studios
About Grow Studios
Alice Billing House is the former Newham Fire Brigade accommodation. It has been recently transformed to provide space for artists to develop their creative practices in affordable studios and offers a project space to share cultural activities with the local community.
Grow Studios is working with the Creative Land Trust (CLT) and LB Newham to provide studio space at Alice Billing House in Stratford.
Alice Billing House is one of Newham’s most historic buildings located on Stratford’s historic High Street. The studios are made up of two blocks, one of which is a Grade II listed building, built in 1905-6 as firefighter’s accommodation for the West Ham Fire Brigade. The South block opened in January 2024 and is now creative home to over 12 artists. The CLT are currently fundraising to be able to convert the 2nd block into more studio space.
ARTIST STUDIOS The buildings make a perfect space to repurpose into studios for artists to make their creative home. In addition to the studios, activities and events for the local community will be hosted in its project space.
Grow Studios
Alice Billing House, 2-12 West Ham Lane, London E15 4SF
Grow Studios's Records
On 18 September, we invited guests to an evening celebrating the work created by artist-in-residence Sam Ikhuoria, studio holders Frames of Mind, and local residents for our Newham Heritage Month...
The Collage & Conversation workshop on 30 July 2025 was an exciting highlight of the residency for Sam. The session invited participants to explore the history of the building through...
As part of Newham Heritage Month 2025, Newham-based visual artist Sam Ikhuoria completed a two-week residency at Alice Billing House. His work was developed in response to the theme Inspector...
This July, we were thrilled to host Inspector of Nuisances – a series of workshops led by Bo and Zoe of Frames of Mind UK. The project invited participants to...
Inspector of Nuisances is a Newham Heritage Month 2025 project run by Grow Studios, exploring the legacy of Alice Billing, Newham’s first female sanitation inspector. Through genealogical research, artist residencies,...
Grow Studios's 2025 Events
A multimedia exhibition of projections and artwork produced in response to Alice Billing and Alice Billing House. FULL DETAILS +
Explore the studios of the artists at Alice Billing House, as well as see the work produced for the Newham Heritage Month Project, 'Inspector of Nuisances'. FULL DETAILS +
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