Comments on: C.A.Mathew, Photographer

By: RLWright

RLWright — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:58:35 +0000

Another welcome showing of “old London”. thanks

By: Pat Davies

Pat Davies — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 20:17:04 +0000

Thank you, The Gentle Author, I am so Happy to see these lovely Photo’s.

I have been trying to find Photo’s or Information of, Union Street. Now Brushfield Street.
David was born there 1857. At No35 Union St. His Father Charles was a Cornwainer/Shoemaker. His wife later married someone else and lived in Gun Street. The Bishopsgate Institute say, they do not have anything, for this time. I wonder if you have any information of this time, Please.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:30:00 +0000

Wonderful photos both my paternal grandparents lived in the old artillery ground and at 58 artillery lane my grandad was William Harry woolfson but name was changed to wilson fantastic images

By: marion

marion — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:06:40 +0000

To Tracy Mitchell. My cousins and I believe the Woolf shop was some sort of relation to us, would be interested to hear of any connections, would you be able to email.
Marion . My cousins all went to the exhibition, they all thought it was great.

By: Tracy Mitchell

Tracy Mitchell — Tue, 06 May 2014 06:11:11 +0000

Thanks so much for the posting of these photographs. The one of Widegate street looking towards Artillery passage shows my great-grandparents’ store (Woolf, dealer in all kinds). My grandfather was born there and may well be the natty, young gentleman at the front of the crowd with flat cap, waistcoat and bowtie. He would have been 20 when these photos were taken in april 1912. It was great to find this while researching my family history over the last few years.

By: James Dodds

James Dodds — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:23:55 +0000

Thank you for your reply gentle author, Douglas Went’s studio burnt down , while it was being rebuilt my grandfather (station master) helped him set up a temporary studio in the railway station cellar. The tower street studio is now an Indian restaurant . Douglas was born about 1887 which I guess make it possible that Went worked for Mathew ?. Douglas Went died 1970 He had been a great friend of Sir Alfred Munnings at took many photos for him.

By: Roy Davies

Roy Davies — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:14:08 +0000

Fascinating to see these photographs. My Great grandparents migrated from rural Cardiganshire in about 1870 firstly to White’s Row then establishing a grocery shop at 3 Crispin Street. I’ve a photograph of my grand father and grand mother A.J. and C.A. Edwards with staff outside the shop in 1903. My grandmother found the neighbourhood too rough compared with Festiniog..the front door had to be soundly locked on a Sunday..and they moved back briefly to Wales in about 1909. However they returned to London before 1914 to a grocery shop in the Grays Inn Road. Marvellous to see the neighbourhood they lived in at that time and wonder if the collection includes an image of their shop?

By: the gentle author

the gentle author — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 11:12:17 +0000

In reply to James Dodds. Douglas Went had taken over C A Mathew's studio in Tower St by 1929

By: James Dodds

James Dodds — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 10:17:51 +0000

Does anyone know if brighteningsea photographer Douglas Went trained with C A Mathew, as Douglas had his studio in Tower Street.

By: Catherine Howard-Dobson

Catherine Howard-Dobson — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 09:23:47 +0000

Fantastic photographs. Thank you for your wonderful daily dose of London life.