https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/10/05/the-tailor-of-horsleydown/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:46:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/10/05/the-tailor-of-horsleydown/#comment-1449677 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:46:21 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=169383#comment-1449677 OOps just been reminded my ancestor was not a tailor, he was the son of a Mourning Draper, so his father was in the drapery business but not tailoring.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/10/05/the-tailor-of-horsleydown/#comment-1449572 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:07:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=169383#comment-1449572 I followed these steps last week, I had an ancestor (also a Tailor) married at St johns Horselydown, and lived in Horselydown Lane in 1890s. would have seen tower bridge being built!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/10/05/the-tailor-of-horsleydown/#comment-1230082 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:51:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=169383#comment-1230082 I want to know more about the story of your ancestors, especially Sarah. Also I know the stairs in the Anchor Tap. I visited there in the summer after seeing Alleluia at the Bridge Theatre. Vertiginous.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/10/05/the-tailor-of-horsleydown/#comment-1229352 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:53:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=169383#comment-1229352 Interesting that you say 1823 was one of the coolest summers in memory. You may be familiar that a few years earlier in 1816 it is known as ‘the year without summer’ due to the cold temperatures experienced across Europe throughout the summer months. This is thought to be due to a huge volcanic eruption on Mount Tambora which sent huge amounts of debris into the atmosphere and it’s layer of sulphur is thought to have covered the earth with a screen blocking the sun’s rays. History shows that crops failed across the earth and famine and disease follow globally in the years thereafter. It would be interesting to know if your ancestors cold wedding day was still due to this phenomenon. Very interesting and enjoyable blog by the way, keep up the good work.
John Campbell

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/10/05/the-tailor-of-horsleydown/#comment-1229307 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 06:06:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=169383#comment-1229307 Beautifully written. I can never explain even just the feeling of being in the air and sound of London. My ancestors and family married in synagogues and Catholic Churches and worked on the docks and ships and tugs and were part of my growing up in the East End. Like my grandparents, parents and even Great Grandparents, playing by the Thames watching ships unload. I worked from the age of 16 in Westminster. The historical detail. But now, fifty years later, I have to travel to London to stand in the silence of the early hours, for feel of the air and the sound. And my soul tells me I am at home. How does one explain that!

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