Comments on: Julius Mendes Price’s London Types https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/15/julius-m-prices-london-types/ 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 Aug 2019 11:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Brian Stokoe https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/15/julius-m-prices-london-types/#comment-1304225 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:01:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=95775#comment-1304225 Regarding the cats’ meat man. He had a regular supply of horsemeat given that the horse was still the prime motive power in London at this time.

]]> By: Peter Holford https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/15/julius-m-prices-london-types/#comment-139501 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:42:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=95775#comment-139501 Oh dear! I’m old enough to remember the lamp-lighter. He came down our road in Putney every day until about 1956 when new-fangled electricity came in (they simply wired up the existing lampposts). But I could still go to my mate’s house which had gas lights until at least 1960! I bet it’s different now!

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/15/julius-m-prices-london-types/#comment-139491 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:18:20 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=95775#comment-139491 This is interesting. When my older sister moved to London in the mid 70s she went to work for Rothmans tobacco company at Baker Street. They were rebranding Black Cat cigarettes and as part of the marketing campaign they had rubber cat paws stuck on the pavement leading a trail to their offices. I can remember travelling down from Scotland to visit my sister for a week (I was only about 14 at the time) and she had promotional packs of Black Cat and the paw prints in her flat. She never actually smoked though.

]]> By: Caroline Bottomley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/15/julius-m-prices-london-types/#comment-138907 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:14:41 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=95775#comment-138907 “A drunken and infuriated woman requires handling with the greatest tact” YES!

I love these. The descriptive approach to the subjects is similar to yours Gentle Author, no?

I also love the civic and national pride that runs throughout.

]]> By: Margaret https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/15/julius-m-prices-london-types/#comment-138868 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 05:09:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=95775#comment-138868 Oh dear. The sewer man doesn’t look as though he’s done his Health and Safety training. What if he fell in only wearing those clothes?

]]> By: Linda https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/15/julius-m-prices-london-types/#comment-138861 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 05:00:30 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=95775#comment-138861 Cats meat man? Did he really feed the cats?

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