Comments on: More Of Val Perrin’s Brick Lane https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/ 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, 20 Apr 2020 09:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ron Bunting https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-1336471 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:58:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-1336471 The guy with the banjo is interesting. Mostly because those country towns listed on his drum are where a lot of my East end Ancestors,the Cazaleys settled and my 4 times great grandmother,Elizabeth Eagles- Cazaley is buried at Ballarat. It would appear he had spent time playing in each of those towns at some time. back in the post war decades,musicians were often booked to play at the various country ex services clubs where Friday and Saturday nights really hopped..

]]> By: Neil Round https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-705247 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:05:17 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-705247 Breathtaking that I lived through all this, it passes you by to a certain extent. I am just loving the closeness to the activity, it wondeful, thank you, thank you

]]> By: Laura Jacobs https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-704380 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 07:55:31 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-704380 These are wonderful photos. The use of black and white underscores how bleak and grim it was. I remember the market in the late 70s early 80 and it was pretty unpleasant yet compulsive. I used to scour the place for second hand clothes. Yes there were some gems but there were also heaps of rags.

]]> By: moyra peralta https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-703806 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:11:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-703806 Heart-warming that these lovely photographs have come to light. And I too was touched by the splendid comments of Robert Green and Libby Hall…

]]> By: Brian https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-703581 Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:11:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-703581 It all looks so depressingly sad

]]> By: Ros https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-703412 Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:49:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-703412 I agree that the people in these great photos don’t look sad so much as concentrating on the job of buying, looking, selling. And look how expressive peoples’ hands are! Of course life was tough, but there was a camaraderie for many, and that is even apparent in the wonderful last photo of the two men who I guess had very little indeed. Life can be just as tough if not tougher today where the vitality and currency of everyday exchanges are missing for so many people. And you can’t just blame mobile phones!

]]> By: belle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-703268 Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:48:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-703268 I’m very touched by Robert’s comment in particular. Black and white photography can seem to make things look a bit grim I suppose but despite all the hardship and graft that people had to get through in those times and no doubt encouraged many to aspire to a better life, what isn’t so obvious is the feeling of community that existed. Not rose tinted and perfect but lots of humour, vigour, generosity and warmth. I realise in retrospect what an incredibly rich legacy and world view my inner London childhood gave me. Tough no doubt but grit in the oyster.

]]> By: Pauline Taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-703189 Sun, 21 Dec 2014 15:40:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-703189 These photos are the best yet to me, and once again remind me of how so many people smoked and how many ladies wore a headscarf. Thank you to Libby for reassuring us that the people shown were not really as unhappy as they look, I can well imagine that they relaxed once they reached the pub and had a drink in their hand, surely it was ever so!! Thank you GA for letting us see these and thank you to the photographer, he certainly knew how to catch a moment in time. Good luck at the Christmas markets Robert Green, your comments are very enjoyable to read.

]]> By: Phil Maxwell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-703125 Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:30:48 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-703125 Wonderful Photographs!

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/12/21/more-of-val-perrins-brick-lane/#comment-702954 Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:08:21 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=126240#comment-702954 London flea markets in the early seventies — I would so gladly have experienced that with pleasure!

Love & Peace & Merry Christmas
ACHIM

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