Comments on: The Signs Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 15 Jan 2018 16:56:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Max Davis https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1191607 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 16:56:21 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1191607 The figure of the Knight at Warwick Lane can still be seen

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190763 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:01:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190763 Another fascinating and graphic Blog. I knew about some of the signs, but not the majority shown here. I have seen a similar equivalent when travelling to places such as rural Italy and Madeira, where the trade was/is depicted in colourful paintings, or on decorated tiles set into the buildings’ walls. They clearly communicate their message. Perfect for the illiterate – or for those not speaking the language! I love looking out for unusual signs around the UK, such as those who subscribed to one of the fire insurance companies, though admit I’ve occasionally bumped into another pedestrian while I was busy looking up! Thank you again for yet another great post.

]]> By: Baldwin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190606 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 19:04:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190606 Thanks for these photos of old shop signs; they are great. More on the real shopkeepers at 157 Leadenhall Street and the fate of thr little midshipman can be found here: https://londonstreetviews.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/j-w-norie-co-navigation-warehouse/

]]> By: Debra Matheney https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190494 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 23:03:14 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190494 These are lovely. Thank you so much for seeking them out.

]]> By: Saba https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190487 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 21:02:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190487 Wonderful, I want so much now to spend a chunk of time in London.

I am curious about the “1715, S. Wm. Cutler” sign with the two faces that appear to be black faces. Could this have been a slave trader? If anyone knows the answer, please respond here.

]]> By: lyle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190479 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:42:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190479 Bravo . . .
Greetings from the central USA.

]]> By: monica Emerich https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190463 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:01:45 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190463 The sign with the three running legs, I believe, is a Triskele, an ancient Celtic symbol first symbolizing the triple goddess of maid, mother, and crone, but modified through time as the running legs, a symbol of the cycle of a human’s life.

Where is this particular sign located, please? Thank you so much for another wonderful read.

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190454 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 13:34:16 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190454 Greetings from Boston,

GA, thanks for the lively collection of signage through the centuries in London. I love to meander through the old streets and observe these intriguing objects, along with the statuary which appears everywhere.

Glad to see that the creaky old grasshopper from Thomas Gresham’s (1519-1579) Royal Exchange survives. As you know, he left his fortune to found Gresham “College” which still survives and continues a “four-century-old tradition of providing free public lectures within London.”

An excellent collection of past lectures/program is available at this site.

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/

]]> By: Barbara Hague https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190439 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 11:38:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190439 This is the most interesting yet – thank you for all your work.

]]> By: Jim McDermott https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/06/the-signs-of-old-london-x/#comment-1190399 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 05:45:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162833#comment-1190399 The Half Moon and Bull & Mouth are truly wonderful, disturbing pieces of commercial branding. After passing beneath them I’d need a stiff drink to drive the heebies away.

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