Comments on: Chapter 2. A Body in Grove St

By: Ms Terry Ashton

Ms Terry Ashton — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:57:40 +0000

Do you have any photos of 103 Grove Street where my great grandparents, Solomon and Sarah Abrahamovich and their family lived at the turn of the 20th century?

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:33:22 +0000

59 Grove Street is where my Great Grandparents lived and died in the late 1800s. John and Emily Willson and their family. John Willson’s parents also lived on the street in number 61, next door. I have been looking them up on Ancestry after getting my DNA test. So that’s their house in the photos. That may well be them and their children too.

By: The People

The People — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:00:07 +0000

We are waiting for you Sue

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:59:52 +0000

While I agree it’s fascinating to compare then and now photos, I also find it quite heartbreaking and depressing as the modern day photos are usually bleak and charmless. Modern London streets seem to be characterised by ugly street furniture, parked cars and an absence of human life. Where are all the people?

By: Ryan Arwood

Ryan Arwood — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:43:49 +0000

Thanks for the reply CornishCockney. I love this blog too.
-ryan

By: CornishCockney

CornishCockney — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:46:06 +0000

Not torn down Ryan, more likely bombed out in WW2.

Fascinating story. I love comparing then and now photos of London too.

By: Ryan Arwood

Ryan Arwood — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:16:03 +0000

So has London torn down most buildings that existed in this time period?