Comments on: Night On Brick Lane

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 23:55:45 +0000

1-5 Brick Lane was George Glanfields main factory. My Great Grandfather who was known as the man who clothed Kitcheners army. A million sets of uniforms and greatcoats. I know they supplied some WW2 clothing too. I don’t know too much of their history after that, but they had factories elsewhere and seem to have disappeared in the early 60s under different management.

By: Louise Felder

Louise Felder — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:23:31 +0000

Enjoyed reading your piece on Brick Lane – during your reminiscences, while relating about No.1 Brick Lane , think that the former occupants of 1-7 Brick Lane, Ellis & Goldstein plc
(closed down end 1988) deserve a big mention – the company gave employment for nearly 50 years (+?) to many people, both local East Enders and others, in the offices and on site factories.

Hope that your arm is recovering.
Always enjoy your blog.

By: moyra peralta

moyra peralta — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:42:00 +0000

Lovely write-up… takes me back to my (comparative) youth, roaming the streets at midnight, after a night-shift.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:09:23 +0000

Thoroughly enjoyed reading your nocturnal account of a walk down Brick Lane and viewing the accompanying photographs. I have the book and it’s a firm favourite as was your post on the follow up to the boy on the bicycle.

By: Pat Ashby

Pat Ashby — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:44:34 +0000

Thank you. I enjoyed reading “A night on Brick Lane” and looking at all the pictures. My grandmother was living at 233 Brick Lane in 1891 and I would love to know if her former home is still there or if not what has replaced it.
When I knew her she lived in Norah Street where I spent may happy hours visiting her.

By: the gentle author

the gentle author — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:36:18 +0000

In reply to judy blankenship. Dear Judy, I have learnt to type with one finger of my left hand - very slowly! TGA

By: judy blankenship

judy blankenship — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:05:26 +0000

Dear Gentle Author: I am your Gentle Reader/Fan in Ecuador (also a twice/monthly blogger). So, a technical question: I know you have a broken right arm and yet you’ve hardly paused in your daily word production. Do you use a voice recognition software? If not, how do you keep writing?

Judy B.

By: Vicki Lovell

Vicki Lovell — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:20:01 +0000

Thanks so much for your latest post about Brick Lane and your stroll on a Tuesday evening. It was great for me in Australia to see the pics, and also the dialogue was so helpful. With my ancestors living in most of the streets you mentioned, it really put the layout into some sort of logic. When you mentioned Osborn Street, my brain “dinged” as that was a street in my records, and yet I didn’t realise it was the end of Brick Lane. Even though I always try to find these streets on Google maps when they appear in my research, I can never really get a clear picture of what I am looking at, and I had no idea so many of the streets you mentioned (where also my ancestors had lived) were so interconnected, even though I try to find links on how far they may have moved. Even when your posts don’t relate especially to my research, I just love the vibrancy and life in every post, I never get sick of reading them. I just don’t know how I will find the time to read back to everything I have missed, let alone keeping up with your prolific posts and enjoyment it seems to me in your living in this place. Wow!!! Vicki in Adelaide Sth Australia

By: Michael Payne

Michael Payne — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:06:01 +0000

These are some fantastic shots. As an outsider, I love the way they capture the vibrancy and diversity — my favourite is oddly, the shot of the guy texting in the back of the open truck/lorry. Mind if I retweet?

By: Natalie Koch

Natalie Koch — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:40:08 +0000

Thank you for sharing your walk. I walked along in my mind and was glad to encounter all those familiar sights, and intrigued by the new.