Comments on: In The Charnel House

By: David Lawson

David Lawson — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 22:45:27 +0000

My father was born in Fort Street before the First War, which from my perusal of old maps ran above this site. Only a stub of the street remains north of Brushfield Street but it originally ran at a dog-leg angle into Spital Square. The houses were cleared to make way for an extension to the market in the Twenties or Thirties. It is remarkable that these ruins escaped excavations for both the homes and market, as both would have had cellars.

By: Paul Loften

Paul Loften — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:00:57 +0000

What a fantastic read ! It is not just a question of this building or site having more than meets the eye. We look and see one place but we are forced through a time tunnel. A site that records a human tragedy of the famine at one time in history should be a there as permanent reminder of how easily things can change for the better or worse.

By: Mathilde Grange

Mathilde Grange — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:31:35 +0000

Wow! If ths goes on, I’ll be forced to go back to London for a visit very soon.

By: Susan Martin

Susan Martin — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:12:30 +0000

I never knew this place existed i must visit thank you once again

By: Mark P

Mark P — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:34:48 +0000

The places you take us, GA, and how you can draw us across time…thank you.

By: Z. Sullivan

Z. Sullivan — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:03:05 +0000

A lovely piece thank you. Surely the large development on this ite was served a Section 106 notice, meaning it had to ‘give something back to the community’ & thereby not “graceful” in moving their design, but under planning laws, required to do this?

Thanks again,

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 06:49:30 +0000

What a fascinating building, thanks for sharing the photos, Valerie