Comments on: At 37 Spital Square https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:41:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Lou Pini https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-1512146 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:41:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-1512146 I was born in 1947 and my family lived in Commercial St until 1960. It is
the other side of the
Market. I seem to remember Dr Lascelles was our G.P.

]]> By: Andy Clarke https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-1269837 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 22:52:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-1269837 How wonderful to see this building renovated and preserved. My ancestors were Huguenot and Walloon silk Merchants and weavers

]]> By: Dr Brian Lascelles https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-1157965 Sat, 15 Jul 2017 13:54:48 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-1157965 Fascinating for me to see these details because I had a general practice surgery opposite at no.4 Spital Square , which is now I think part of a huge bank building . At the north west corner of the square was a bombed site ,unoccupied for about 35 years where on Sunday mornings an escapologist used to struggle free from huge chains locked around him. Next to that was the site of War Graves Commision yard for producing the headstones –did they end up in France? Next to our modern house was the Wholesale Cooperateive vegetable store .
There was usually a definite smell of tobacco from the factory in Fournier Street, mingling with the Spitalfields fruit and veg ! Additionally we had clouds of blackish smoke drifting from Liverpool Street main line trains .
My practice was started by Dr William Parry who died in 1947 from Tuberculosis and my father Dr Walter Lascelles took over until I qualified at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and entered general practice in 1955 .

]]> By: Helen evans https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-1150478 Sat, 20 May 2017 22:08:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-1150478 REF: 37 Spital Square
Hi – amazing pictures, my 2nd great grandmother (Bertha Grief) was a servant here (according to 1891 census) at that time the house was owned by a large family – their family name was Magnus. The head of the family was a book manufacturer and a couple of his sons were his assistants, but he also had a daughter, Rosetta, who was listed as a Pianist. Very interesting and helpful. Thank you for putting these pictures on here – I guess you never know who will be interested in them!

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-111331 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:30:25 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-111331 What a lovely piece. My very last job in London before I returned to Scotland was working as Secretary to the SPAB Mills Section, I was in the office right at the top of the building. I can remember sometimes having to climb up the little wooden steps into the attic space to look for old Mills Section Newsletters and pamphlets. The building used to creak at night so could be quite creepy – I don’t miss being last one out and having to set the alarm!

The drawing of the building is lovely, just as I remember the interior from my days there and I passed many a pleasant lunch break sitting in the garden. An oasis of calm in a mad city. I was in London with my husband the week before Easter and took a walk round Brick Lane and Spitalfields in the dark, it was nice to see this elegant building again. It felt very much like a house when you were working there despite being offices.

Spitalfields was a happy time for me and I was glad to pay a recent visit to old haunts.

Thanks for the memories Gentle Author.

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-111168 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:42:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-111168 How wonderful to see a building alive again! Full of light and smiling faces. 🙂

]]> By: Elizabeth cornwell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-110694 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:55:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-110694 Isnt that hulking glass monolith awful & totally out of scale.What an amazing restoration,bit of a shame it isnt a house though.I love reading Spitalfields life.

]]> By: Catherine https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-110556 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-110556 Wonderful before and afters. There’s a beautiful portrait of William Morris (my personal hero!) there too.

]]> By: Burçin Altınsay https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-110344 Wed, 15 May 2013 20:02:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-110344 I am an SPAB scholar from 1989. This is such a dear place to me, your post took me back to memories all the way from Istanbul. And so exciting to see the old photos. Thanks.
Ps: this www is a good thing! No?

]]> By: Julie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/15/at-37-spital-square/#comment-110269 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:17:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=88975#comment-110269 Fantastic to see these old photos – I especially loved the ones of the courtyard as I’m the SPAB gardener. I’ll be there tomorrow planting herbs mentioned by 17th century local resident Nicholas Culpeper. We’re restricted to ones that can cope with shady conditions though! That glass building at the back stops the direct sun reaching the garden…

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