Comments on: At The Ceremony Of The Widow’s Sixpence https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/03/31/at-the-ceremony-of-the-widows-sixpence/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 04 Apr 2015 01:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Janet M https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/03/31/at-the-ceremony-of-the-widows-sixpence/#comment-924106 Sat, 04 Apr 2015 01:05:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=132209#comment-924106 Since I could not be there this Good Friday I baked my own hot cross buns. It’s a lovely custom.

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/03/31/at-the-ceremony-of-the-widows-sixpence/#comment-918122 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 23:34:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=132209#comment-918122 A very touching ceremony amidst the big city’s turbulences …

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Ellen in NEW England https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/03/31/at-the-ceremony-of-the-widows-sixpence/#comment-918065 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 23:04:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=132209#comment-918065 Rev. Dudley has a lot of alphabet soup after his name – what does it all mean?

]]> By: Michelle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/03/31/at-the-ceremony-of-the-widows-sixpence/#comment-917815 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:51:56 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=132209#comment-917815 Enjoyed this very much, especially hearing about John Betjeman.

And seeing ‘proper’ hot cross buns, unavailable here in the States!

]]> By: Valerie-Jael https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/03/31/at-the-ceremony-of-the-widows-sixpence/#comment-916865 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:10:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=132209#comment-916865 Loved the juxtaposition of the vintage and modern photos. Good to see that these traditions are being kept up. Great that one old lady said ‘Yes’ when he asked the needy question! Valerie

]]> By: Caroline Bottomley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/03/31/at-the-ceremony-of-the-widows-sixpence/#comment-916569 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:10:24 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=132209#comment-916569 Great to know more about this lovely church.
We’ve pottered around in the churchyard before.
And what a great ceremony.
And good for the lady who spoke up for 20 shillings. Not that 20 shillings takes you very far!

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