Comments on: John Allin, Artist

By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:24:58 +0000

How wonderful to find this thread. I inherited the large painting, “Say Goodbye,” the Liverpool Station painting, and have loved it for year.

By: doreen stone

doreen stone — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:58:20 +0000

I have just bought and read the book “Say Goodbye” illustrated with John Allin’s pictures and the text is a conversation between John and Arnold Wesker – both East End boys. It is truly delightful bringing back my own memories of growing up in nother art of London during and after the war. The paintings are beautiful. Thank you, Doreen

By: Terry Bate

Terry Bate — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 05:02:30 +0000

I knew John Allin well and in his early struggling years I gave him a small weekly stipend (As did my friend Arnold Wesker) to keep going. I currently own five of his paintings, which I treasure

By: Terry Bate

Terry Bate — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 05:00:19 +0000

I knew John Allin well and in his early struggling years I gave him a small weekly stipend (As did my friend Arnold Wesker) to keep going. I currently own four of his paintings, which I treasure

By: Glenn Hussein

Glenn Hussein — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:42:06 +0000

I was a friend of his daughter when I was a kid. He was truly a genuinely nice person, I was honoured enough to have a glimpse of one or two of his paintings in progress. One Christmas the family gave me a chopper bike. I wanted one so much but we could never have afforded one so you can imagine how grateful I was. I’ve never forgotten that kind gesture from the Allin family. His paintings are a great representation of the East End.

By: christopher hackwith

christopher hackwith — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:04:08 +0000

John worked for me as a lorry driver in the early 60’s , and borrowed some money in advance of his wages,had difficulty paying it back, and offered me one of his paintings in lieu. I refused and he did pay it back, but how I now wish I had taken a painting !! Are there any for sale anywhere or even a print ?

By: Jef Page

Jef Page — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 13:54:47 +0000

I’m giving a talk on ‘1930s East End Artists’ to Ilford Historical Society, 12th April 2021, so getting it ready now. It will be a Zoom talk (unless things really do change for the better) so everyone welcome.
Does anyone know the date when John Allin’s painting of “The Battle of Cable Street” 1936 was actually painted?
Best Wishes
Jef Page, President
Ilford HS.

By: Leland Lewis

Leland Lewis — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:33:22 +0000

Does anyone know where ‘Whitechapel Rd’ by John Allin (featuring the entrance to Black Lion Yard and displayed above) is on view?
Also is it for sale or are there any prints of it available to purchase?
Thank you
Leland

By: David Ayers

David Ayers — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:45:28 +0000

I have an original oil painting by John which shows a fruit and veg shop with a baby in a pram and A dalmatian. dog I think the man serving could be John does anyone have any information to who is in the picture and where shop was also the name above the shop is J ALLIN

By: Omek Marks

Omek Marks — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 17:57:31 +0000

I also think these pictures are fascinating especially for anyone that has family that live in Stepney in those days.
Can someone please contact me if they have any of the Stepney drawings or lithographs for sale.my email is :-
omek.marks@virgin.net

Thanks

Omek