Comments on: More Philip Cunningham Portraits

By: Ayse ‘Aysher’

Ayse ‘Aysher’ — Mon, 30 May 2022 07:55:18 +0000

Thank you for sharing these memories! My parents look great in that picture and were so happy when I showed them! I hope you and Sally and Andrea are well – it would be great to meet to reminisce over old times and catch up with new times even if virtually…I have never forgotten the friendship and warmth of your family. I tell my children about my days in Stepney, my lovely friend Andrea and your storybook home.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:27:19 +0000

Wow! Seeing my old headteacher Nik Chakrabhorty takes me back many decades. Every few years I’ll Google to see if I can connect with him or someone that knows him. No luck so far.

He was an amazing headteacher alongside Tina and hope they each had a wonderful life after leaving.

By: Gail Williams

Gail Williams — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:00:37 +0000

Wonderful to see these old photos and some very familiar faces. I started teaching at John Scurr school in 1973 and taught Phil’s daughter when she was very young. Along with my teaching buddy, Chris we spent a lovely evening at Mile End Place and if I remember rightly, Phil, who was an excellent cook, produced a delicious stuffed neck of lamb with apricots. Lovely people, lovely times. Thanks so much for publishing these photos.

By: James Gibbs

James Gibbs — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:38:09 +0000

Great picture of Moore and Bell. Their work will be shown together at Victoria Methodist Church, Bristol, soon. Exhibition title: Grains of Truth.

By: Gill

Gill — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:20:04 +0000

I love looking at these photos – especially those of the old market where my dad worked as a salesman for many years, first at Killingbacks and then for Tunnards. Today amazingly I discovered that I know Philip Cunningham – but had never made the connection. Can’t wait to see some more photos

By: Phil Cunningham

Phil Cunningham — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:19:32 +0000

Caroline Merion lived near Oxford House with the Council Tree Officer, Claude. He was very fond of her, and would often call her his “wonderful lively spirit”. The roof of their house was shot away and I don’t know how they stayed there. She lived on a very small allowance from America, in dollars, I seem to remember. When Claude died I think she was more or less thrown onto the streets.We had moved by then and it was some time before we found out, we would have certainly tried to help her. I hope she found a safe berth.
PCU

By: Malcolm Barr-Hamilton

Malcolm Barr-Hamilton — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:28:11 +0000

Very good pictures. Good to see those of Tower Hamlets Local History Library. Harry Watton showed me round prior to my interview for a job there back in 1995. A charming man. Sadly he retired before I joined but he continues to send things for the collection. Caroline Merion continued to be a regular until 7 or 8 years ago. Does anyone know what happened to her?

By: Joan B

Joan B — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 11:14:48 +0000

Great photos. Memories of the 1970s here.

By: John Rowe

John Rowe — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 02:01:10 +0000

Good to see faces from the past. The woman steward with Jan Alam and Jalal Uddin is Libby Crowley I think.

Someone should have written a book about Harry Diamond, an old school Soho character who used to drink in the Five Bells and Bladebone in Limehouse (and many other places).he was quite poor when he died but his pictures must have been worth something. Wonder where they are now.

By: Rod

Rod — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:46:07 +0000

Always a treat to spend time in yesteryear