Comments on: Philip Marriage In Spitalfields

By: David

David — Wed, 15 May 2019 14:49:57 +0000

As one photographer and designer to another: well done, Philip Marriage! The shot ‘Crispin St, 1985.’ is fabulous.

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2019 22:06:08 +0000

Family history for me here as well as my great grandparents, Samuel Denton Russell and his wife Jane, lived in Brick Lane, and, as he was a cooper then, I think he must have worked at Truman’s brewery. He may well have been an apprentice there as my previous record of him is in the workhouse in Bermondsey as a child with his mother, who died soon afterwards, and two children from her second marriage. That was all much earlier than these evocative photographs of course, but if I imagine a horse and cart instead of the motor vehicles, then they give a very good impression of my ancestor’s surroundings, and I can’t help wondering how much time and money my great grandfather spent in the Jolly Butchers. So thank you GA and Philip for the fascinating insight.

By: Chris Connor

Chris Connor — Tue, 14 May 2019 20:20:37 +0000

Thank you for showing us these wonderful pictures of a sadly bygone age. As was commented on earlier, there was a soul which is now fairly much gone with the faceless glass and metal structures being built.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 14 May 2019 18:16:01 +0000

In the evocative photo of the public lavatory I can picture, in my minds eye, Joe Orton emerging, trotting up the steps. A man well pleased with life circa 1966.

By: John Venes

John Venes — Tue, 14 May 2019 13:21:38 +0000

It may have been rundown and neglected but it had a soul. Unlike the concrete, steel and glass monstrosity it has become

By: Harry Harrison

Harry Harrison — Tue, 14 May 2019 13:06:26 +0000

What strikes me is the lack of people in streets which these days are heaving.

By: Eric Forward

Eric Forward — Tue, 14 May 2019 11:46:38 +0000

Thank you Philip (and GA) for documenting and sharing such fantastic photos. At the moment I’m lucky enough to live just a couple of miles away from this part of the city. I feel it is a special place and feel drawn to it. I will miss it dearly when I soon move away.

By: Mathilde Grange

Mathilde Grange — Tue, 14 May 2019 11:04:34 +0000

Great pictures. Thanks.

By: Di Corry

Di Corry — Tue, 14 May 2019 08:12:52 +0000

Thank you for these great photos Philip depicting scenes that the GA rightly says ‘have been rendered strange to us’….as have large parts of the East End.
Wandering around those streets (and pubs!) as a teenager I had no idea that some of my paternal ancestors lived in and around Brushfield Street, Sclater Street and Brick Lane until recent research revealed some sad details of their impoverished lives.
I wish I had thought of capturing the streets I knew and loved on film, I’m grateful that you, Phil Maxwell, Colin O’Brien and others left us a legacy to share.

By: Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson — Tue, 14 May 2019 08:11:14 +0000

Fabulous photos and I love the saturated colours!