Comments on: At the Rag Fair in Houndsditch

By: Stanley R Gooch

Stanley R Gooch — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 16:19:31 +0000

Does anyone know whether there was a pub called The Yorkshire Grey in Rag Fair at any time around 1740?

By: Joan

Joan — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:03:00 +0000

Glad to have ended the confusion, CC, but sorry to have revived memories of the radio jingle!

Best wishes,

Joan

By: CornishCockney

CornishCockney — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:54:51 +0000

It’s funny you should say that Joan, as the first thing that came to my mind was the Hounsditch Warehouse ads on Capital Radio. I had no idea where it was and assumed it was out Hounslow way, so was very confused when I eventually moved there not to be able to find it!

By: Joan

Joan — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:23:24 +0000

I expect numbers of your readers are now condemned to spending their Sunday unable to escape humming the radio advert of the successor to the Rag Fair, the Houndsditch Warehouse. This was a large Jewish run department store which opened on Sunday and where we, as a family, did a fair share of our shopping. I especially remember the shoe department. It wasn’t a fancy place, like the long lamented Gamages, but it had no frills bargains which appealed to working class East End families like ours. But that radio jingle that seemed to be played endlessly on Capital Radio – a real earworm!

Best wishes,

Joan