I Wonder IF any one of you has an Old photo of where I was born in 1947 ??? Tapp Street, Bethnal Green , London E2, there were ONLY EVER four Houses built in the Street, and directly facing, was Stewart Headlam Primary School, adjacent to the School , was ” The Lion ” Pub, later to be made Famous / Notorious , As the Head-Quarters of The Krays, who lived a hundred yards away, in the next Street, — Valance Road, The Lion Pub is Still remaining, But, Surprise, Surprise ! Its No Longer a Pub, And for those of you Modern ” East – Enders ” who sadly have Never Seen a Real East – End Pub, —– EVERY Street in Bethnal Green, Stepney and Poplar , used to possess One, Two or Three OR EVEN More of them !!!!! Now, quite Unbelievable , BUT, Never the Less True, So, any Photos of : Tapp Street E2, would be Highly Appreciated ,

Your second picture of ‘Great Eastern Buildings, Quaker street’ is absolutely correct however. I remember it as clear as day – my grandfather and father did the caretaker job of sweeping up – just like the person in the picture. As a child, the entrance to the buildings looked onto the Truman brewery wall. The wall is not there in the photo but it looks like the building process was in place. I would therefore hazard a guess that the photo is pre 1964.

In any event wonderful pics and well done to Ron McCormick; wish I had spoken with him prior to writing my book on the buildings!