Comments on: In Old Bow

By: sheila bates

sheila bates — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:09:31 +0000

great site. my great grandfather James Jesse Shaw 1867-1934 lived at 14 Arnold Rd Bromley St Leonards, with his wife Martha Bell (Judge) Shaw. The story goes that when his children first married, they lived there too, along with their children, each having a room. I assume this must have been a Victorian house with attics & basement to accommodate all these people. I wondered did he actually own this house or if not, who owned the properties thereabouts? Any ideas please?

By: rita m. sartori

rita m. sartori — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:38:04 +0000

what lovely photo’s ,hope this isn’t all that is left of Bow ,I think that living and growing up in Bow has somehow has cultivated my love for arhictecture and why I “feel” something isn’t right in a layout:)

By: Ann Simpson

Ann Simpson — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 05:40:05 +0000

Thank you for the fascinating photos. I lived in Old Road until my twenties and never realised there were so many interesting facts about the places I walked past hundreds of times during that period. Will definitely do the walk in the future with newly opened eyes.

By: Lisa B

Lisa B — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 21:20:47 +0000

I enjoyed the tour very much, great photos.

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 15:26:02 +0000

I wonder why the arch from Northumberland House was relocated to its present position, there must be a story attached to that I would think as it looks very strange and out of place where it is now. I hope that the bollard has some sort of protection order on it as bollards like that are so precious, so it was lovely to see a photo of it and to see such a fascinating photographic record of your walk with no traffic, no litter and very little graffiti that I could see. Thank you.

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 15:17:30 +0000

I want to go on an organised walk around there now. looks fascinating. Thankyou.

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:57:40 +0000

The photo of the coach house converted to a dwelling is the kind of thing we see in Boston at the base of Beacon Hill between Charles Street and the Charles River. In fact most these photos look very much like Boston!

By: Ros

Ros — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:55:04 +0000

Terrific set of photos, and though I was familiar with a lot of the places and stories I wasn’t with all, so thanks.

By: Natalie Koch

Natalie Koch — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:15:51 +0000

What a lovely Sunday morning walk.

By: joan

joan — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 08:51:27 +0000

When I was growing up one of my neighbours in our tower block was a woman with a learning disability. Every weekday she used to go to a centre in Kitcat Terrace where she was able to take part in activities and give her family a break from supporting her. That sort of support (and I have no idea whether it still goes on there) seems to be in keeping with the tradition of philanthropy shown by the bollard of the Limehouse Poor Board.

Decades later I still remember Teresa when we pass Kitcat Terrace when travelling from Stratford into town.

Joan