Comments on: Eleanor Crow’s East End Ironmongers https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 24 May 2016 08:35:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anthea Woodcock https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-1089984 Tue, 24 May 2016 08:35:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-1089984 Chas. Tapp!! My mother worked for them for many years back in the 60’s and 70’s in the tiny office, over the shop and yard.

]]> By: Peter bailey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-737479 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 07:16:18 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-737479 More lovely reportage by Eleanor.

]]> By: Donald Carlton Burns https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-736789 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:49:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-736789 These are absolutely fantastic watercolours. The control of washes is remarkable. Wonderful shadings.

]]> By: catherine morris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-736183 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:37:17 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-736183 Where would I be without Thompsons on the Roman Rd? Worth visiting. Great people and they always give my dog a treat when we come in 🙂

]]> By: Valerie-Jael https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-736082 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:07:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-736082 These paintings are really fun and full of life and character. I love looking at all the little details! Valerie

]]> By: the gentle author https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-736018 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:13:12 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-736018 In reply to Peter.

Be assured, we’ve got plans Peter!

]]> By: Jill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-735897 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:28:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-735897 Eleanor has captured social history in these evocative pictures and you can almost smell those brooms, tins, nuts and bolts. Why do metal things have that smell?

]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-735890 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:25:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-735890 Lovely illustrations!

I am familiar with quite a few of the premises, including the lost ones. The green wall to Travis Perkins on the Kingsland Road is still there but a new block of flats is starting to emerge from behind it!

]]> By: Peter https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-735889 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:24:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-735889 I said in a comment re.Eleanor’s cafe illustrations that I thought they would make brilliant postcards and now make the same comment about these. If there is a possibility of that please let me know;thankyou and best regards for 2015.

]]> By: Gary Cook https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/01/06/eleanor-crows-east-end-ironmongers/#comment-735821 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:23:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=127637#comment-735821 SX not there anymore either.

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