Comments on: IMG_0056 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/15/at-the-fruit-wool-exchange/img_0056-4/ 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, 24 Jul 2015 01:01:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Louise https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/15/at-the-fruit-wool-exchange/img_0056-4/#comment-988915 Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:01:31 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_00561.jpg#comment-988915 I always think the saying “it breaks my heart to see this” is overplayed, but on this occassion, it really does break my heart to think that the London Fruit Exchange will, or has been, demolished. I worked there in the 1980s, it was so full of life, it still had many art deco features, it was a wonderful place to work, the Geest, formerly Francis Nichols offices were on the ground floor, one of the windows can be seen on the left of the doorway in the photo. I suppose it doesnt help that back then I was 30 years younger, but it is a sad day when such a beautiful building is demolished to make way for more of the crap that is overtaking our once regal city.

]]> By: Harry Grew https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/02/15/at-the-fruit-wool-exchange/img_0056-4/#comment-74863 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:19:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_00561.jpg#comment-74863 Havinng had a Grocers shop in Green Lanes near Newington Green, since 1916 & sold shop in 1979 after 63,frequenting Spitalfields & seeing the changes over the years, through, war n peace etc. Would be interested in any information, stories, pictures etc.

Yours Sincerely Harry

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