Comments on: At the 126th Italian Parade in Clerkenwell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/18/at-the-126th-italian-parade-in-clerkenwell/ 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, 08 Jun 2018 05:37:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Melvyn Brooks https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/18/at-the-126th-italian-parade-in-clerkenwell/#comment-1211933 Fri, 08 Jun 2018 05:37:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38315#comment-1211933 Your help please. We had guests last night. She was a barrister and the fathers’ spouce was a judge. Both the Judge and the barrister had sat in the Clekenwell Court House. . I remember that within the last month or so you had a report about the building (I think it was near Euston) Any chance of you sending me your report on the Clerkenwell CourtHouse please and I will forward it to both these people.
My best wishes and thanks for your help. Best wishes to Libby Hall

Melvyn Brooks Karkur Israel

]]> By: Anthony Ernestino Stephano Novis https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/18/at-the-126th-italian-parade-in-clerkenwell/#comment-120215 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:57:12 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38315#comment-120215 I was born in Clerkenwell Close E C 1 My Grandparents Giovanni and Giovanna Sartori owned the house and my grandfather started his business there under the name of J Taylor & Sons Asphalters Ltd. I go back there to visit the streets and the Italian Church (St. Peters) To me it will always be home.
I do have some photos from 1940’s 1950’s

Nino, a boy from Clerkenwell.

]]> By: Bru https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/18/at-the-126th-italian-parade-in-clerkenwell/#comment-65588 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:04:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38315#comment-65588 My family grew up in Little Italy before moving ‘upmarket’ to Rupell St. Waterloo!
The ‘Procession’ was once an annual ‘duty’ but has faded within our family – which is now far flung. My sister and I try to attend whenever we can. Although the area is much changed, the ghosts are still there and the enthusiasm and atmosphere is the same. It’s all so very Italian.
Thanks for reviving the memories, Gentle Author.
Bruna

]]> By: Vernetta Calvin-Smith https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/18/at-the-126th-italian-parade-in-clerkenwell/#comment-55947 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:34:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38315#comment-55947 Beautifully written article which made all the activities seem so vivid and alive. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about this festival – even felt a little wistful that I was not Italian!

]]> By: Joan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/18/at-the-126th-italian-parade-in-clerkenwell/#comment-22324 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:08:08 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38315#comment-22324 Remember going to this procession as a child and then also more recently. What is striking is how the tradition has continued in such a big way despite, I guess, the Italian population having largely moved elsewhere. (I’ve also been to a very lively Italian procession held in Miles Platting in Manchester – another area once working class Italian.) I have photos of my dad taking part in the large, mainly Irish, Catholic procession that used to be held in Wapping/ Tower Hill with a flower laden altar being placed outside the flats where I was born (Stephen and Matilda House in Wapping). Can’t imagine lots of people showing up for a present day equivalent. But then the lure of pigs trotters and boiled bacon probably could not equal that of polenta and pizza! And the Italian community – particularly with the experience of how even the most anti-Fascist were badly treated in the UK in the war years – may be better at keeping traditions alive. Best wishes,

Joan

]]> By: good-tree https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/18/at-the-126th-italian-parade-in-clerkenwell/#comment-22319 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:34:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38315#comment-22319 Viva l’Italia!

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