Comments on: On the Kingsland Rd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Peter Wade https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-1190366 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:01:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-1190366 I used to walk along the waste every Saturday, having apple fritters, then a glass of sarsaparilla then look in the train shop, the round the corner in dalston junction the music shop opposite the station.

]]> By: Jake https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-396570 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 07:13:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-396570 Does anyone remember the Saturday market called the Waste?

]]> By: Roger Tiller https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-251803 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:17:27 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-251803 Some great looking people in the road.

]]> By: Nikki https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-198855 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:27:29 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-198855 Ahhh wonderful pics, a true time capsule of that part of London so many said would “never get off the ground”. There were many of us who never thought that for a second! It has a life force all of it’s own this area. It was poor, children wore hand me downs with pride & were respectful to others. It’s a place where all nationalities are welcome & live in harmony allongside each other. A place where you can be assured of seeing warm hearted people & have fabulous food that’s still cheap.

I remember the days when everyday residents fought developers & pleaded with the council. Not because we didn’t want to see derelect buildings & barren land transformed, heavens no. We just didn’t want tacky, skyscraping eyesores in their place. I look at these pics now & think my goodness that campaigning was so worth it! I just hope that people continue to love & appreciate the area for what it is & don’t kill the goose that laid the golden egg so to speak. Those little eating places with the wooden shairs, the market stalls & ethnic grocers, unique shops that take you back in time are part of that golden egg in my opinion. I just hope with all my heart that the area continues to thrive in the right way.

]]> By: yeshen venema https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-39782 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:42:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-39782 brings back memories.. I lived at junction of cremer st/kingsland for a few years.

]]> By: Gill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-39725 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:33:25 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-39725 Great photos. I squatted in various council houses in and around Kingsland Road in the 80s. They’re were loads of ’empties’ to choose from as it wasn’t a popular area then. I still miss Dalston. I loved living there. I live in Glasgow now and it’s just not the same.

]]> By: Naomi https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-38812 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:28:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-38812 This is the best photographic representation of Dalston I’ve seen for a long time! Not overly sensationalised but there’s a real vibrant energy to this. Brilliant !

]]> By: Nicola https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-38370 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:22:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-38370 I loved looking att these!!! I did not want them to stop, they made me miss home!!! well done they are beautiful

]]> By: Ruth https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/14/on-the-kingsland-rd/#comment-38328 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:44:30 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=55901#comment-38328 I’ve lived on one side or other of the Kingsland Rd for 11 years now & in the last couple the changes (gentrification, call it what you will) have gathered pace. In another 10 I feel certain it will bear very little resemblance to its current incarnation.

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