Comments on: How Raymond’s shop became Leila’s shop

By: Stuart Thorn

Stuart Thorn — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:09:29 +0000

Wonderful! I don’t really know why, but this article brought me almost to tears…

By: Nicola J

Nicola J — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 09:39:48 +0000

A wonderful story and photograph, and reassuring to see the architecture unchanged.

By: Annette k

Annette k — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 10:34:52 +0000

Love the enchantment of all old neighborhoods where children today play in – walk and enjoy? St. Joe MI USA should have this type of writing and collection of photographs. atk

By: Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:07:40 +0000

We went to the wonderful Leila’s shop recently, inspired by your writings. On my return home to Sussex I did a bit more research knowing that my father’s family (the Spellers and Sapsteds) had lived in Spitalfields, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch and Hackney in the 18th and 19th centuries. I was astonished to find that my great-great aunt Louisa Sapsted, having been an inmate in Shoreditch workhouse in 1898, by 1911 was living as a domestic servant with the Cohen family – and their lodger! – in a 3 roomed flat in Cleeve House, diagonally opposite Leila’s. Louisa must have known Raymond’s shop. History really came alive for me.

By: Janice Humpage

Janice Humpage — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:58:14 +0000

Wonderful family story, thought about the tree too — always think that if a tree dies or is taken, we should replace with two, apparently , we all need three trees each to supply our oxygen for a life-time ! Have planted several over the years with that in mind.

Leila’s shop is on my must visit list.

By: MARIA

MARIA — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:24:33 +0000

the multi-culturalism exhibited in the photo of the children eating the browines surpasses expectations

By: Kavey

Kavey — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:53:55 +0000

Lovely idea, beautiful stories.

By: Benjamin Till

Benjamin Till — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:25 +0000

What a lovely idea for the photo – and I wish Leila every success with her new shop. I love the area around Arnold Circus and was lucky enough to film there on two occasions. Most recently I worked with the kids at Virginia School and the lovely Joan Rose on a project about Oranges and Lemons. I want one of those chocolate brownies!!

By: Mike Savage

Mike Savage — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:08:12 +0000

What wonderful photographs and continuity! This reached South Africa as I’m a friend of Bill McAlister. I love the new cultural mix of the schoolchildren. May I suggest the continuity be commemorated by a re-planting of a tree outside the shop?! A very nice story.

By: Alessandro Vincentelli

Alessandro Vincentelli — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:39:16 +0000

Just great seeing this, Wonderful to see the new photo and read this record of a lovely new gathering. I hope the new view can be seen by all who stop for a coffee; the old next to this new one somewhere within the shop.