Comments on: The Cat Lady of Spitalfields

By: Ron Chriswell

Ron Chriswell — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:20:27 +0000

Although I am American, living in Utah, and having only just recently traveled to London and the East End, I loved this post. I run a small cabinet company here in Salt Lake and not only do I feed roughly seven feral cats and kittens. Among these little fur suits, I also count several skunks, a curious raccoon, and a Peacock! Imagine my surprise when I rounded the corner to see a glorious bird eating from the pile of dry cat food!

By: Margaret Clingan Wright

Margaret Clingan Wright — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:16:45 +0000

I love these photos of people. In 1958 I was learning violin at Sydney Conservatorium, and my teacher there was also a type of cat lady. She always had a bag of food and would make cattish noises to attract the strays in the public park nearby as we walked to the train station after my lesson (the last of the evening.) No one was to know that she had been a famous child prodigy with her sister and brother in the 1920s-30s.. the MacLean violin prodigies. All became recitalists and teachers. Hugh was killed by the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943. MY teacher had also taught my father as an adult in the 1930s. Georgina MacLean was a delightful, gentle and sympathetic soul, a brilliant violinist and teacher. At 84 I’m still playing in an orchestra. Wonderful memories of my own ‘cat lady’.

By: Allison Holmes

Allison Holmes — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 19:36:52 +0000

I’d love to know more about this lady. Fascinating. What a lovely kind person.

By: Lorna Hazel May

Lorna Hazel May — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:45:18 +0000

Memories of a life and time that was. She had been beautiful in her life. Time moves on for all of us, nothing stays the same. It would be nice to know what happened to her.

By: Bushy

Bushy — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 20:15:13 +0000

Boy the photos brought back som great memories.me and my family lived and grew up at no7 henage street .
All the best bush. Ps was a camera boy myself in the 60s

By: Sue Hughes

Sue Hughes — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:57:27 +0000

A wonderful story and photos! I’ve shared this with some other fellow cat ladies. I wish there were more like her out there.

By: lesley Willer

lesley Willer — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:31:01 +0000

I remember the Cat lady as I now know her nickname…I always wondered what she had in her bags…great photo’s!!!

By: Tabitha Potts

Tabitha Potts — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:35:09 +0000

I am becoming obsessed with your blog, this really took me back! I remember the Cat lady well, my sister and I used to chat to her regularly, she was quite willing to chat although usually it was mostly about cats, of course. I believe her first name was Mary and I think she came from Yorkshire but I will check with my family to see what else anyone can remember about her. She loved cats and she must have spent a lot of money buying food to feed them, there were so many feral cats in those days as there were so many empty houses – not like now!

By: Rose

Rose — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:42:40 +0000

I love her skirt, scarf and fur trimmed coat!

By: Phoebe Hollins

Phoebe Hollins — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:48:08 +0000

Love it! Phil Maxwell is a Legend!