Comments on: Petticoat Lane Market 1 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 09 Sep 2016 09:41:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: stuart https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-1106659 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 09:41:14 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-1106659 can anyone help me, i am looking to buy the chestnut roaster/bin you see in the pictures anyone know where i would start to look for one.

thanks you in advance

]]> By: Selina https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-1099881 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 08:28:44 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-1099881 The chestnut man is synonymous with my childhood. I am now 34! I still remember the warm chestnuts between my hands as I warmed them up in the cold and frosty winter mornings. My dad made it a ritual to stop and chat to this wonderful man, sadly my dad is no longer with us. Love the memories forever xxx

]]> By: Mary https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-983660 Sun, 12 Jul 2015 22:13:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-983660 The smell of chestnuts, brings back so many wonderful memories as a child, my beloved dad would take me and my sister lily every Sunday morning to petticoat lane it was like an adventure, so many people all looking for a bargain, one of our favourite stops were at the apple fritter stall, hot and sweet crispy Apple dipped in batter, then we would go to the Jewish deli bakers for some cheese cake to take home, I have not been back their for over 50 years I think I just like to keep my memories as they were.

]]> By: Malcolm young https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-693966 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:59:36 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-693966 A true gentleman

]]> By: Susan Lendroth https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-6359 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:31:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-6359 I keep scrolling back to that close-up of fire-blackened chestnuts, hoping that “this time” I can somehow reach into the image, peel off the loose shell on the middle one and pop it in my mouth. The magic hasn’t worked yet, but if you ever find your photo altered, you’ll know who to blame.

]]> By: melbournegirl https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-6313 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:07:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-6313 Are you trying, gentle author, to provoke nostalgia and regret in the hearts of all those who are not in London?!

]]> By: CornishCockney https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-6302 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:01:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-6302 Buying chestnuts from street vendors in winter is one of the biggest things I miss now I’m no longer in London. I could eat them all day!

]]> By: Simon C https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-6300 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:16:24 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-6300 Another photo of Fred:

http://novapartnership.typepad.com/simoncourcha/2011/02/fred.html

Very interesting blog btw. Look forward to visiting often!

]]> By: MARIA https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/13/petticoat-lane-market-1/#comment-6277 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:58:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=23355#comment-6277 it sends shivers up my spine when i see this kind of thing still happening in london, while in my own mediterranean town, where itinerant travellers were once the norm, the sight of the chestnut seller in the winter has practically disappeared

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