Comments on: Spitalfields Nippers

By: Colin Harris

Colin Harris — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:50:46 +0000

On top of their poverty they had two world wars ahead of them. Tough times, poor souls.

By: Ingrid Flint

Ingrid Flint — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:36:46 +0000

Wow just found this. The little boy with the cat is my great grandad.

By: i am sure my fathers family are in some of these photos how can i find out their names&

Sun, 12 Jun 2016 14:35:03 +0000

these photos really moved me i feel aconnection to the photo of the group on page 104 of spitalfields nippers my fathers family lived close to the whitechapel picture gallery at the time mrs b. williams

By: anon

anon — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:50:17 +0000

I agree with Robin.

These are sad and brutal images of inner city poverty and while the other half of society, lived well, these children suffered.

Equally wrong is the criminalization of poverty…..

On Charles Booth’s Poverty map the lowest is :

BLACK: Lowest class. Vicious, semi-criminal.

Spitalfields was not the worst.

They didn’t have happy lives, it’s obvious……they had cold, hard lives and 74% of such children died before their 5th birthday.

Many people making comments above have no idea what they are talking about.

That is a separate tragedy.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:08:26 +0000

I have been so moved and fascinated by these wonderful pictures. I am interested to find out what happened to the lovely children and their lives especially the poignant picture of Annie and her little sister Nellie. If anyone has any information please let me know.

Many thanks Ellie.

By: Alan Racheter

Alan Racheter — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:38:04 +0000

I think lack of education and in particular literacy were the underlying factors for some of the children’s parents having to take on very uncertain; unskilled and poorly paid types of work. Desperate people resort to doing desperate things.

By: Alan Racheter

Alan Racheter — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:21:39 +0000

This article on the growth of the Salvation Army in the East End is worth reading.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/SA/

By: Nat

Nat — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 04:00:22 +0000

Ho there what date are these photos? Some newsarticles say 1900-1, 1903 and 1912.

By: carole mellor

carole mellor — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:58:20 +0000

Although many of these children are barefoot and in ragged clothes, look at the boys haircuts, they are little different to present day.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:33:37 +0000

To Tony C living in USA.
My grandparents lived at no 11 Keate House. I remember going there as a small child in the 1960’s. What year did you live there?