Comments on: David Hoffman At Smithfield Market https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:53:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Neil Bartlett https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-1197241 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:53:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-1197241 My old man was a poultry salesman at Smithfield for years and I was so lucky to have gone to work with him during school holidays back in the late 60s and 70s. He never swore at home so it was quite enlightening to experience another side to him as he became a part of the wonderful and memorable characters all winding each other up, and the customers of course. Such comeradery, unbelievable humour, such offensive language and such respect. Even the miserable ones became legends. Went back recently to take some snaps and was horrified to find the Cock Inn closed and being stripped bare. Wonderful article, thanks for bringing back childhood memories.

]]> By: Phil Maxwell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253609 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:39:41 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253609 Great photographs.

]]> By: Gary Arber https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253368 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:40:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253368 While looking at this item an interesting question came into my mind :-
How many stomachs digested the total mass of meat on show that night ?
Any takers ?
Gary

]]> By: Melamie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253316 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:55:36 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253316 Fascinating photos. The first one reminds me of the Danish drama The Bridge where one of the assailants wore a pig’s mask!

]]> By: Raspberrypip https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253314 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:52:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253314 OMG! looks like a massacre … Enough to turn you into a vegan, if it wasn’t for the smell of bacon cooking.

]]> By: Sarah Correia https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253305 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:02:40 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253305 The controversy over this was written up in yesterday’s New York Times. I was very pleased to see it there having recognized the name of the market from your blog. That and I wonder if it’s exposure here is part of what caused the reporter to write it up in the Times. Good work!

]]> By: Doug Selway https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253283 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:57:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253283 Smithfield – yes my uncle Eric was a porter there. Arrived home very merry one xmas with half a carcass on his shoulder having brought it home on the bus. Remember my mum and auntie drinking lots of sherry and trying to hacksaw it into oven sized bits in our little kitchen in Manor Park.

Neal Slavin did some amazing portraits of porters in his Britons book, there were more shots in the show he did than ended up in the book though but this one is still a corker.

http://www.nealslavin.com/#/BOOKS/BRITONS/13/

]]> By: Ellen in NEW England https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253270 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:44:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253270 Where is this work done now?

]]> By: Mr Slang https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253252 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:37:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253252 For equally wonderful photos of lost carnivorous glories, have a look at the search “doisneau photos les halles” on google images. The Paris meat market captured by Robert Doisneau c. 1953.

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/27/david-hoffman-at-smithfield-market/#comment-253251 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:33:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=108549#comment-253251 DELICIOUS — when fried and cooked!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

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