Comments on: The Highdays & Holidays Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/27/the-highdays-holidays-of-old-london/ 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, 27 May 2019 16:19:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Derek Bailey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/27/the-highdays-holidays-of-old-london/#comment-1289498 Mon, 27 May 2019 16:19:29 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174634#comment-1289498 Seeing the name of “Nosmo King” on the Shepherds Bush Empire sign brought back childhood memories!!!

From Colorado, USA beginning in Bethnal Green, Stepney & Wapping.

]]> By: Ellen Moody https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/27/the-highdays-holidays-of-old-london/#comment-1289473 Mon, 27 May 2019 11:25:42 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174634#comment-1289473 Thank you for these photos. How strange humanity is. Why do they take happiness or at least what feels like satisfaction from being in groups out-of-doors?

]]> By: Hels https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/27/the-highdays-holidays-of-old-london/#comment-1289472 Mon, 27 May 2019 11:22:41 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174634#comment-1289472 Great photos!

Holidays in colder countries needed to be celebrated with outdoor exercise, fresh air and sunshine. In Australia and South Africa, on the other hand, children could play outside any old time. So even feeding pidgeons and cleaning the parks with rubbish bins looked like fun.

]]> By: Phyllis Craine https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/27/the-highdays-holidays-of-old-london/#comment-1289466 Mon, 27 May 2019 10:35:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174634#comment-1289466 The Vintner’s photo is my favorite, due to the two white coated gents at the front who are sweeping the horse manure away from the path of the procession!

]]> By: Sue https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/27/the-highdays-holidays-of-old-london/#comment-1289456 Mon, 27 May 2019 09:48:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174634#comment-1289456 Wonderful set off pictures. Interesting to note that littering has been going on for years.

]]> By: Mathilde Grange https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/27/the-highdays-holidays-of-old-london/#comment-1289454 Mon, 27 May 2019 09:17:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174634#comment-1289454 Litter bugs and anti-litter band. Great pictures.

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/27/the-highdays-holidays-of-old-london/#comment-1289434 Mon, 27 May 2019 06:29:43 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174634#comment-1289434 What a lot of jolly japes…

Enjoy your Bank Holiday GA (and all your readers!)

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