Comments on: Graffiti at Arnold Circus

By: Ell

Ell — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:03:07 +0000

I find these graphitti carvings fascinating, I was at Claybury mental hospital just before the reconstruction and spent all day reading the carvings in the original buildings

By: TPBlunt

TPBlunt — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:53:50 +0000

I forgot to add that this lovely page made me weep with the sentiment the writer portrayed for this wonderful keepsake carved in time!

By: TPBlunt

TPBlunt — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:50:26 +0000

Rosenfeld was older around the time of his carving, as according to the FreeBMD, SP was married 2 years later. The name can be found in only a few earlier 1800’s marriages & deaths.

By: C.A.Halpin

C.A.Halpin — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:13:55 +0000

I have one that says ‘JACK THE RIPER’, I am assuming it was not the real Jack The Ripper

By: Sonia Murray

Sonia Murray — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:44:15 +0000

Lovely! I enjoyed this so much – brought back the thrill of finding “H.S. 1880”-inscribed in the brick by Gran’s brother Hector, at the age of 14. I wonder what happened to the old wood desks in which all of the boys (and some of the girls) in our schools carved their names or initials! Gone now of course, replaced by plastic and steel. How sad!

By: Ian Harris

Ian Harris — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:25:48 +0000

Albert Harris is my fathers name, now sadly deceased ( 1984 ).
I noticed it’s the only one written in an adult hand and I know he did work in the East End ( as a plasterer )
on many occasions. He would have been 35 when this was written ( 1947) so unlikely he would have been
the vandal! There are a few unsolved mysteries in my family background and several links to
the East End so it’s a nice to think it could have been my Dad, making his mark on a site important to him.
Thankyou, gentle author.