Comments on: The Loneliness Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-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, 22 Mar 2014 15:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Tammy Chrzan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-262485 Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:04:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-262485 You’re right… London did look so very lonely.
Not to mention bleak and cold, though I love old photos, history and learning about London, I think I’ll stick with the London of today! 🙂
I hope you have a great weekend!
Tammy xx

]]> By: Elizabeth Varadan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-214954 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:43:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-214954 These were wonderful!

]]> By: Jonathan M.Nielson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-213994 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:47:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-213994 I just ordered a copy of your book for my mother (90) who has had a love affair with London since she (age 16)and her grandmother left their vacation there in September 1939 sailing home on the Queen E as the war began. She returned many times since but rues how ‘Old London’ has all but disappeared. So she will love this. Please inscribe to ‘Estelle Macauley Ritter’. Her grandfather (G grandfather) was president of Packard Motors.

]]> By: Carolyn Stearns https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-213634 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:02:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-213634 This era photo was taken with a rather long exposure so that if a person was there and moved away only the shadow would be visible. This is particularly visible in the Cloth Fair photo. The whole collection is a wonderful look at a bygone era. As a storyteller I often look to images from certain time period to get a description in my mind, this set could help me bring London to life in words! Thank You for seeking them out and sharing.

]]> By: Liz https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-213125 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:13:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-213125 Fabulous images, very atmospheric.
Liz

]]> By: armier https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-212683 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:55:52 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-212683 It’s been emotional.

(Lord, how I love this city and thankyou for this fine and serendipitous post)

]]> By: Chris F https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-212249 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:05:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-212249 Shepherd’s Bush Empire… Here’s a link to Teddy Brown who passed away in 1946. He was a big chap but brilliant at playing the Xylophone and an accomplished drummer… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abGfgWGflVs

]]> By: m https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-212226 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:46:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-212226 some years ago I spent a month in London on my own. I did have some friends in the city but mostly spent many hours walking alone. I can be very melancholic…

]]> By: Ian Buckley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-212036 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:17:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-212036 Great pictures – especially like the one showing the corner of Queenhithe. As you probably know, this is one of the oldest placenames in London – the queen in question being the early 12th c Matilda, daughter of Henry I.

]]> By: Bintylicious https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/11/18/the-loneliness-of-old-london/#comment-211679 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:23:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=102196#comment-211679 I love these! More fantastic photos and I wonder at how few people there are in them. Haunting indeed.

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