Comments on: Colin O’Brien’s Clerkenwell Car Crashes

By: Liam Mckenna

Liam Mckenna — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 10:33:30 +0000

Dundee buildings No 23 5th floor I remember the outside toilets two to a balcony the Victorian wash house no one used and on hot days the kids were washed in the tin baths outside. We left around 1965 I would have been 8 then with my five younger siblings. That’s six children and my parents living in two rooms and no electricity in our flat. A few years later l went back with my brother to find the place deserted we only moved to banner street

Liam

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 21:01:04 +0000

Dundee Buildings…No 14…3rd. floor. Date 1929 (my birth) till evacuation…1939.
Anybody keen to chat, remember and reminisce, try me at Robert.southey.btinternet.com . All the places are still fresh to me, Hugh Mydleton infant, junior and senior school. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, St ,John’s Lane…………everywhere in walking distance. I smashed the fire glass when the filmmaker and furrier flight on fire at Barbican on 1938. Boy could I go on.
Don’t forget….Robert.southey@btinternet.com

Happy days,………….Robert

By: jodie collins

jodie collins — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:50:27 +0000

Hi Ann,
I me you few years ago when you visited my nan ( Ivy Dallanegra)
I would love to know if you have received any photos of the tea rooms?

Look forward to your reply
Jodie

By: Lyn Anderson(nee Dallanegra)

Lyn Anderson(nee Dallanegra) — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:33:03 +0000

WOULD LOVE TO SEE A PHOTO OF BRISET STREET IN THE 1950’S.CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS WHICH STOOD ON THE CORNER NEAREST ST.JOHN’S?

By: Lyn Anderson(nee Dallanegra)

Lyn Anderson(nee Dallanegra) — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:56:26 +0000

My grandparents had the Italian café in Briset Street in the 1940’s and 50’s.Would love to see a photo of it.

By: Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:25:56 +0000

These photos are a delight.
Ann,my sister,use to go to “Hugh Myd`s” ! My parents had a cafe known as “Central Dairy”just opposite Britton St.
Such lovely times (1940`s to 1960`s).
Anything to do with Clerkenwell fills me with “hiraeth” – Welsh for nostalgia.
Sincerely,
Gareth

By: Patricia Roers (nee Clark)

Patricia Roers (nee Clark) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:39:30 +0000

Dear Colin,
Wonderful photographs.
I lived in Farringdon road buildings just up and accross the road.
i had friends in Victoria Dwellings.
Do you remember the buildings at all?
I live ther from 1952 (when I was born) to1973.
Yours sincerely,
Patricia

By: Richard Starling

Richard Starling — Tue, 29 May 2012 01:40:32 +0000

Great photos, but can I just remark that the picture of the fire in The Victoria Buildings captioned in 1950s (which was incidentally, The Metropolitan pub below), must have been in or after 1962, as particularly the Austin/Morris 1100 style cars shown weren’t introduced until 1962. It is not my intention to detract from the fact that these are fantastic historical pictures. But dates do need to be correct if stated.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:22:39 +0000

I remember living in Dundee Bldgs until i was seven (left there in 1966) on the fourth floor
i think, all i know it was a long way up those stairs, (i used to have to wear a caliper on one
leg and a iron boot on the other) mind you i could still get around pretty quickly

I vaguely remember all the parties that we used to have when my parents and relations and strangers even, used to come home from the pub.

The toilets were at the end of the landing, quite cold in the winter i remember, but the
one thing that stands out was the smell of pine disinfectant was always present because
it must have been one of the cleanest landings in the capital, and all the neighbours
took their turn cleaning it, (unlike today unfortunately)

By: Jane Piesse

Jane Piesse — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:52:44 +0000

My Father in law was born in 5 Dundee Buildings, He was John Piesse, John died in 1992 and my husband would love any information on the buildings or anyone that may remember John, we went up to St Johns arch and walked down Briset St last sunday with our son trying to think of how it may have been back then. Any info anyone??