Comments on: Charles Goss’ Bishopsgate Photographs

By: John egginton

John egginton — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:12:43 +0000

My parents had a corner shop in bishopsgate st in the late 1950’s Happy memories

By: TOM FRENCH

TOM FRENCH — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 13:06:55 +0000

Yes Acorn Street was demolished to make way for Liverpool Street Station as were all the other adjacent streets. My Grandfather Henry Matthew French was born at 2 Lamb Alley. Other members of the family were born at Blyth’s Buildings, Angel Alley, Sweet Apple Court.
Great to obtain these photos especially the ones of Acorn Street, but I would dearly love to obtain photos of any of the other streets mentioned.

By: Diane Hobbs

Diane Hobbs — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 18:58:53 +0000

My Great grandfather Charles Kirby was born in 24 Acorn St on 1st November 1861.His father John was a master cabinet maker and he also became a master cabinet maker.I believe this street lies under Liverpool St station.

By: Dean Nicholas

Dean Nicholas — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:06:37 +0000

Pedantry time… the Broadgate Tower was designed by the firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, not Foster & Partners.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:39:22 +0000

These are wonderful old photos. If you’re a fan of this then I’d recommend Lost London, which has hundreds of beautiful photographs of London buildings that have since been demolished or destroyed by the war.

By: Tamara Cartwright-Loebl

Tamara Cartwright-Loebl — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:59:07 +0000

@ Deborah – one that cuts a pattern to actually fit you rather than just assembles a series of tubes in various sizes to cover you.

and re the “toilet club”, it probably helps that attending to one’s toilet used to mean all the various things one did to prepare oneself for the day or for bed at the end – generally keeping oneself neat, tidy and clean, and would include everything from washing to brushing one’s hair and dealing with makeup. Ultimately derived from Old French, meaning “cloth”, and presumably entering English as the cloth one washes oneself with.

By: Tamara Cartwright-Loebl

Tamara Cartwright-Loebl — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:43:39 +0000

Definitely prefer the old streetscape!

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:17:21 +0000

Marvelous collection!

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:48:22 +0000

Now, now Theresa..my x5 great-grandfather, John Davies was baptised in St Botolph’s Bishopsgate on 10 June 1739 and married the daughter of a Norton Folgate man. Their son became a hand loom silk weaver. Times had clearly been hard and solidarity was much needed – hence the Toilet Club!

By: Debra

Debra — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:57:01 +0000

I loved these pictures. The city was my stamping ground for a few years in the 1980s and Bishopsgate lingers in the memory as it was always so windy!
But what is a ‘progressive’ tailor?!