Comments on: Long Forgotten London

By: Adrienne Roche

Adrienne Roche — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:18:53 +0000

Wonderful; I am transfixed by these views of long ago London.

By: Victoria Cooper

Victoria Cooper — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:27:02 +0000

Wow what a surprise, no idea such a comprehensive portrait of forgotten London existed. I was fascinated to get a glimpse of the London which met my paternal forefathers when they upped sticks and moved from Sussex/Kent. Thank you so much for posting. A real treasure.

By: PARIS MORGAN WOODARD

PARIS MORGAN WOODARD — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:51:33 +0000

THE PICTURE OF FIELD LANE COULD BE CORRECT AS SOME PROPERTY WAS BOUGHT BY THE PLYMOUTH ESTATES!

By: Clive Bowley

Clive Bowley — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 22:11:56 +0000

Sonia Murray you would be please to know that Paul Pindars house was indeed taken to a museum ! It is still there at the Victoria and Albert Museum in the part that was recently refurbished. – enjoy your visit

By: Piero Pinzauti

Piero Pinzauti — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:09:34 +0000

Thank you so much Ruth, for having sent me such fantastic photos and reminders – I am
entirely captured by them – or even better, I am completely overwhelmed by “The Spitalfields Life” you have introduced me to!! – I am very very grateful to you for such a fantastic collections of reminders and of actual present everyday life in London and other places.
With my warmest gratitude. Piero

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:42:20 +0000

Just stumbled across your blog. This is a fantastic read. I loved how the author Walter Thornbury would place his initials in his etchings in various places.

By: Drayton Bird

Drayton Bird — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 14:31:44 +0000

Wonderful stuff!

Clearly the old King’s Cross station was a lot better to look at than the utilitarian thing that replaced it.

And let’s not think too much about what they did to Euston …

Where I see they are thinking of restoring the arch.

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:05:25 +0000

Wow! These are fabulous. A wonderful glimpse into the past.

By: RB

RB — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 23:31:17 +0000

Very interested to see the picture of the Fleet Ditch. Just recently in Manchester a building on Upper Brook Street (behind the BBC) was finally demolished. It had exactly the same kind of “privvy” hanging over the River Medlock.

Before the advent of digital and Google Street View is was quite possible for a building to rise and fall without a drawing or photograph ever being made of it, particularly outside of the the capital.

The line drawings are superb.

By: Telegram Sam

Telegram Sam — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 23:38:28 +0000

I really enjoyed the post. What I would give to have a week to walk around old London.