Comments on: The Wallpaper of Spitalfields https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/01/the-wallpaper-of-spitalfields/ 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, 02 Sep 2011 00:15:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jane Young https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/01/the-wallpaper-of-spitalfields/#comment-25346 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:15:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42523#comment-25346 I foound identical scraps of wallpaper to the 1895 pattern when restoring my Grandmother’s old terrace in Kensal Green at the very bottom layer. I have the original deeds and the year the house was completed is 1895 a fairly commercial pattern I suppose.

]]> By: Maryellen Johnston https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/01/the-wallpaper-of-spitalfields/#comment-25337 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:05:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42523#comment-25337 What treasures! You’ve brought back to my memory the quite hideous wallpapers and friezes in the 1920s house of my grandparents. I wish there’s been colour film when I was a child!

]]> By: Helena Cardoso https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/01/the-wallpaper-of-spitalfields/#comment-25323 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:02:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42523#comment-25323 Thank you, this is fascinating work. I often look into your blog and it often makes me dream and learn.

]]> By: Chris The Leatherman https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/01/the-wallpaper-of-spitalfields/#comment-25308 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:15:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42523#comment-25308 The wallpapers are truly wonderful. How fantastic are the 1820’s designs, especially compared to the slightly fascile ones of the 1960’s.

Having worked in the Hackney area from the mid 1970’s (although I live in Northamptonshire now and only come down once a week) I am being a little cynical to think that it is more likely the expensive wallpaper from 1885 was nicked ?

I suspect that Mr. Nicholson has a really important collection of wallpapers.

PS I was in Winkley Street (just of Bobcan’t Street) yesterday and there are some terrific terraced houses there I hadn’t seen before.

]]> By: the gentle author https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/01/the-wallpaper-of-spitalfields/#comment-25307 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:14:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42523#comment-25307 In reply to Nicole Borheier.

Hello Nicole, Jacks refers to the two dice-like cubes on the left of the picture – one is white and one is brown. See this wikipedia entry for explanation of the game of jacks – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacks
TGA

]]> By: Nicole Borheier https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/01/the-wallpaper-of-spitalfields/#comment-25306 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:05:45 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42523#comment-25306 Dear Gentle Author,

could you explain to a German reader what a “Jack” is? Do you mean the pair of brownish puppets on the right?

Thanks,
Nicole

]]> By: librarygirl https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/01/the-wallpaper-of-spitalfields/#comment-25270 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:24:26 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42523#comment-25270 Extraordinary. How important it is to record these little pieces of history.
Also went back and read the Before and After post. What a labour of love and how beautiful it is.
Thanks for posting this story.

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