Comments on: The Doors Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/ 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, 09 Nov 2019 10:06:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ian Silverton https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-1319532 Sat, 09 Nov 2019 10:06:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-1319532 As an add on, The BBC filmed us on her visit to the School something of a land mark at the time, inside the church and grounds, Richard Dimbleby gave the voice over for the film and it was shown on the one and only TV Channel a year later, we children who where lucky to have a Black and White TV saw ourselves as we where for the first time,a truly exciting event at the time 1950s, last saw a clip my self and them when the BBC had a programme of its History of TV some 15 years ago in the UK. Stay safe London.

]]> By: Ian Silverton https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-1319521 Sat, 09 Nov 2019 08:59:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-1319521 Just seen this today about old London doors,have to say in bought back some very good memories for me of my SchoolDays back in the 50s at St Bartholomews Church Smithithfield, the the Schooll was first placed in the Gate House at the entrance to St Bartholomews,then as it grew in pupils through the main doors featured in this piece of history, to a class room on the right hand side,now the tea rooms, remember also Prior Boltons Door also featured in this bit of History of Doors, think this led outside to a smal yard used as a playground for us young Children running along a Street called Clouth Fair were Sir John Benjamin lived and worked,often visited us children when he came to Tea with the Head Mistress Mrs Wallbank MBE. We also had permission to use the Grave Yard at the front for a rest over period in the summer heat. The name of the School was called in the end THE GATE HOUSE SCHOOL, became a leader of Montessori Education in the UK with a visit no less from the Lady Herself Madam Montessori or was it Dame Montessori. Perhaps anybody reading this will tell me.

]]> By: Margot Thomson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-83213 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:08:14 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-83213 Great post! I have always been intrigued by doors,keys, locks. I long to walk through the last door at the Tower and see what’s in there………

]]> By: lynne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-70530 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:18:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-70530 I am a lover of doors and this was a feast of doors – a phenomenal collection – so many had such atmosphere – just loved it.

]]> By: Russ https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-70364 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 09:33:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-70364 another excellent post to this fascinating blog.

Have re-blogged this to http://legionofdoorwhores.wordpress.com/

Hope that is ok.

]]> By: saveHOVE https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-70036 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:52:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-70036 St. Bartholomews, Smithfield, is part flint clad I see….do you know its building date? Flint walls are very much a Sussex phenomenon (whole, napped, in bits and mixed with rubbish as bungaroosh) and wondering how much of it there is in London. If you know can you tweet me @saveHOVE?

]]> By: Julia https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-69360 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:45:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-69360 These wonderful photos also remind us of the splendid ironwork surrounding and framing the doors that was so common in London before the world wars, and much of which was removed and melted down to support the war effort.

]]> By: Justin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-69251 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:08:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-69251 The second photograph down (with ‘Standard Society’) in the window can be identified with some precision. A stone on the next building identifies it as the Rugby Estate in Bloomsbury. This was a tiny area around Great Ormond St, according to UCL outlined as –

‘…extending from Great Ormond Street east of Powis Place, along the southern and eastern edges of what would be Landsdown Mews, then apparently following the parish boundary (between St Pancras and St George the Martyr) east across Lamb’s Conduit Street, including Lamb Yard and Long Yard, and turning south at the north-east of Millman Street.

It apparently included the western end of Little James Street and the north tip of Great James Street, as well as the eastern half of the extensive mews south of Great Ormond Street (Little Ormond Yard and part of Great Ormond Yard).’

]]> By: Walter https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-69228 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:45:20 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-69228 Outstanding post: a prayer for those who suffered the Little Ease.
The Downing Street image reminded me of a linkexplaining the peculiar font used for the ’10’.

]]> By: CHRIS MILLS https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/14/the-doors-of-old-london/#comment-69212 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:00:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72659#comment-69212 Smashing!!

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