Comments on: The Widow’s Buns At Bow https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris Gilbert https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-1198191 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:16:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-1198191 Hi there
I am putting together a book called Legends & Folklore of London and came across your website with the Widow’s Son feature from about 2015. There is a poem and also an image of the pub sign. Would it be OK for me to use the poem and copy the pub sign image?

Chris Gilbert

]]> By: Tom hutton https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-925832 Sun, 05 Apr 2015 11:53:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-925832 Does anyone know when the poem the widows son of Bromley by bow was wrote

]]> By: sandra evident https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-904328 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 19:26:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-904328 this is one pub that i have always meant to go in having spent time with family in & around bow growing up, & living myself in old ford road over the last 10 years. knew of this tradition & will do my best to get along there fro the next one. theres a place in essex that has the same tradition but dont know if originates from same story, the bell in horndon on the hill, thurrock,will find out ….

]]> By: Grenville Mills https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-290013 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:22:14 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-290013 My father’s favourite boozer back in the 1930’s when he was with Bow Road CID. Don’t close, you’re a part of our cultural history. A gem.

]]> By: Russ https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-285640 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:14:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-285640 Me and my family have been going for the last for years on Good Friday. It’s such a great atmosphere in there. Would highly recommend it to everybody for a day out.

]]> By: S.Harvey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-178031 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:03:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-178031 Visited the pub on 19.09.2013,reason for visit my brother in law ;lived next door in the small row of houses that are now gone this was between the wars.Also my parents lived just round the corner on Swaton road .They used to use it as their local in the 1920s.

Nice to visit ,a bit run down but nice pint.

]]> By: The Suzzzz https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-97334 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:09:51 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-97334 What a wonderful tradition! Thanks for sharing the story and your photos.

]]> By: Brian Hamilton https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-95542 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:32:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-95542 Nice to see my uncle Lenny still smiling and looking great

]]> By: Gayna Appleton https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-76169 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:53:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-76169 I remember Good Friday in 1979 when I was invited to attend the Hot Cross Bun event at The Widow’s Son. I was in the WRNS and stationed in Chatham at the time. Service men and women from all over the world joined in on the day and there were plenty of hot cross buns on offer. I had a fantastic day and still have the photographs. I’d love to return one day so I’ve put it on my ‘to do’ list. Happy days, eh? I remember them well.

]]> By: John Campbell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/04/06/the-widows-buns-at-bow-2/#comment-43356 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:18:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=59558#comment-43356 Thank-you! A wonderful warm nostalgic tale for eastertide.

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