https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/20/marie-iles-machinist/marie/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:26:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/08/20/marie-iles-machinist/marie/#comment-2150093 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:26:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/marie.jpg#comment-2150093 What a joy to get up in the morning and read your email always something of interest for me , I was born 9 months after the war ended and have two older sisters 99 and 93 ,both doing ok and they talk about their evacuation to Gloucester and Nottingham and sounds very similar to Marie’s story, any thanks for your work on this site . I will come to London and take your tour soon as I worked in brick lane in the 60’s so I know the area quite well , thanks again

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