Comments on: Where The White Chapel Once Stood https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Paul Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106682 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:30:36 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106682 Simon. That monument used to be inside the church, apparently. Odd, as it was clearly a drinking fountain at some point. “By one unknown, yet known to many”. Very cryptic. When one used to look through the hole in the centre of the “Face” it perfectly framed the last surviving sepulchre in the park. The council then placed a dog-waste bin right in the way, ruining that effect!

]]> By: Mary https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106657 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 09:35:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106657 This is an enormously fascinating and well-written description of the history of Whitechapel. I only saw this by accident on Twitter but couldn’t stop reading. The pictures are real gems.

]]> By: Valerie-Jael https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106584 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:59:26 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106584 Very informative and interesting. Valerie

]]> By: Eastendbutcher https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106574 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:58:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106574 Really enjoyed these reads this week. Wanted to come along next week but will be away on holiday. Please let us know if there are any more planned.

]]> By: pauline taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106573 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:52:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106573 I too enjoy reading these posts by Gillian, I like the straightforward and informative way of writing. Thank you.

One comment today. When did such congestion as can be seen in one of these photos, become a problem, and did people complain about it as we like to do now. There are constant complaints about holdups to the traffic where I live, but it is nothing compared to this!!

]]> By: Frances Bevan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106564 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:22:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106564 I’m thoroughly enjoying Gillian’s posts this week. Many thanks.

]]> By: violet hoarder https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106555 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:53:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106555 I’ve truly enjoyed your posts this week and learned so much! Thank you and good luck with your new book.

]]> By: Richard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106527 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:53:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106527 Interesting read. Never knew that the white chapel became a Victorian church and was quite recently lost in the blitz.

]]> By: SIMON DIABLE https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/09/08/where-the-white-chapel-once-stood/#comment-1106507 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 08:24:21 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=149194#comment-1106507 Can you give any explanation I wonder, for the monument on the remaining perimeter wall from the late 1800 with the words “Placed here by one unknown, but known to many” or words to that effect? It is aging and wearing badly now but was still there when I last visited in July 2016 and I recall it having been there as a boy in the 1970’s so I assume it has been there, in that same place since being erected.

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