Comments on: Room To Let In Old Aldgate

By: Britney

Britney — Mon, 20 May 2019 11:41:21 +0000

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By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 12:52:26 +0000

I temped briefly at Smithfields in the early Seventies and wandered the back streets at lunchtimes and can never forget peering in the window of an ancient, derelict inn that was due for demolition. A lost world that we are lucky to view in these photographs

By: Jennifer Blain

Jennifer Blain — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 08:41:44 +0000

Like Victorian postcards, these marvellous photographs ignore the daily realities of living in these streets. But I was truly surprised to see that all of the public streets and private Inn yards were well swept and debris-free. I had always imagined that cleaning the streets was the duty of the property owners, and reluctantly carried out.

By: Clunking Fist

Clunking Fist — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:57:28 +0000

Amazing photos. But I’m glad this is not a “scratch and sniff” installation. The smell of the city then must have been terrible. I’m not a fan of diesel fumes, but they are probably better than coal smoke and horse dung.

By: pauline taylor

pauline taylor — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:30:51 +0000

Thank you, these are a fascinating glimpse of the past and so interesting to me. My great grandfather was born in Bermondsey Street and my relative, James Greenwood, the journalist who was a friend of Dickens, wrote about so many of these sort of buildings and streets, so it is really evocative to see what they actually looked like.

By: Stephen Barker

Stephen Barker — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:25:00 +0000

I wonder what was standing on the site before the Inigo Jones building was erected? It is interesting to see how extensive the use of timber framing was in London which has virtually disappeared either by demolition or the effects of war.

By: Sue M

Sue M — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:49:42 +0000

I can never see too many photos of old buildings in London. The city is changing and not for the better. I used to live in the East End which has changed beyond recognition.

By: Peter Holford

Peter Holford — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:41:29 +0000

So institutional vandalism is not just a 20th century phenomenon nurtured by Boris Johnson. I wonder if even he would demolish a building by Inigo Jones. I suppose it would depend on the calculations.

By: Achim

Achim — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:28:03 +0000

Miraculous historical photographs with an amount in nostalgia!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:48:22 +0000

I’ve been transported. Not only have I enjoyed a mythic stroll past these locations — I climbed the stairs and took a look at the Room To Let…..and found it quite to my liking. Even with the low-slung ceiling, small windows looking out onto the active street (I suspect things might quiet down, after dark? ), and a creaky mattress with rough woolen coverlet and wobbly chair…….It’s exactly what I had in mind. So glad I found it.

Thank you, Gentle Author. So glad I found you, also.