Comments on: Manda Helal, Urban Beachcomber https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/ 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, 24 Jan 2026 15:05:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anil https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-1913166 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:05:40 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-1913166 Hello Manda,

We used to work together in Tower Hamlets
AEI. Found you on the net. Just wanted to say hello.

]]> By: Dan Hennessy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-177688 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:42:18 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-177688 Everyone with unique passions —- great !

]]> By: Shaun Peters https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-177196 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:22:36 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-177196 Urban beachcombing, particularly in London, where all human life is as Samuel Johnson once said, I am sure must be a rewarding experience.
Thank you for the piece.

]]> By: Nicola Baird https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-176912 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:01:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-176912 Love the phantom teapots. A fascinating life, very well lived (and beautifully written!). Nicola at islingtonfacesblog.com

]]> By: Ros https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-176853 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-176853 Well said Libby Hall and well said Delwar. I too am enjoying your writings which are taking me to people and places I wouldn’t get to otherwise. Many thanks.

]]> By: Libby Hall https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-176643 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 09:32:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-176643 “Before houses became something to make a profit out of, homes were seen as extensions of ourselves, in essence a metaphor of our lives, histories, experiences, losses, desires, fears and obsessions.”

Hear Hear! That is what homes are meant to be! Not sterile minimalist clones full of identical throw-away IKEA furniture. Well said Delwar Hussain!

I am enjoying this week’s guest writing very much.

Hurrah for Manda Helal and the Rescued treasures.

]]> By: Andy Willoughby https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-176621 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:46:26 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-176621 Lovely. Very interesting. Beautiful stuff & lovely photos. I know Manda, she is amazing.

]]> By: lolo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-176585 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 07:43:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-176585 what a great piece of writing; and what an interesting artist!

]]> By: valerie-Jael https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-176546 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 06:34:17 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-176546 Wonderful! I love how creative Manda is, and how good to salvage, remodel and remake such treasures! Valerie

]]> By: Beach-Combing Magpie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/18/manda-helal-urban-beachcomber/#comment-176475 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 03:43:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=97499#comment-176475 What a magical place and person! The cat must have a field day there too…

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