At Ben Truman’s House
July 27, 2019
Behold the shadows glimmering in this old house in Princelet St built in the seventeen-twenties for Benjamin Truman. A hundred years later, a huge factory was added on the back which more than doubled the size. In the twentieth century, this became the home of the extended Gernstein family who left the house in the eighties. Notable as Lionel Bart’s childhood home, who once returned to have his portrait taken by Lord Snowden on the doorstep, in recent years it has served as the location for innumerable film and photo shoots. Then, as if to complete the circle, the house was acquired by the proprietors of the Old Truman Brewery.
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Lovely to peek into the interior but whats plans for the future….
I long to know what’s going to happen next…….
Excellent photographs, fantastic interior but like others I worry about what the future holds.
What is the house’s new destiny? Preservation I hope …
A building I`ve always admired. I hope it will be preserved.
Tell us more!!!
Thank you for sharing, TGA. I had the most peculiar sensation of deja vu when browsing the photos. Something to do with the lamplight on the panelled walls and wood floors I expect, but what I wouldn’t give to live in such a house. Do hope that it will be restored and preserved.
What a beautiful, beautiful house.
I’ve walked past this building countless times, so lovely to be able to see inside. It certainly has character. I assume it must earn it’s keep from films etc. so is in no danger of being ‘modernised’? I’m sure it was used as the home for one of the characters in the TV series Luther relatively recently.
‘Shame it’s been stripped of any worthwhile content,
& the satellite dish does ‘point a finger’.
If not preserved the flooring & ‘period’ looking stuff
will go to the next ‘fashionable’ (yawn) bar/pop-up(?)
in HISTORICAL Shoreditch.
GA you are a relic (keep relicking !!).
Thank GA for this. I have long wondered about this house when visiting this area and noticed it too in many tv programmes…at last the mystery is solved.
Look forward to your blog every day. Keep up the good work.
Amazing!!
Interesting images. And its future?
What a Lovely Old Home!! I hope they redo it so it can be used for us to see how it looked on its early days.
I remember going to a party there in the 80s. It had just been bought by some guy, who held the party and didn’t have any electric lighting. It was quite spooky but fun, going up to the various floors and exploring. So glad that it has been kept pretty much as it was
It’s for hire, take a look
https://www.event-venues.com/venues/4-princelet-street/
I like this house. Do you know what will be done with it now? I really hope it will be preserved. It must be hard to keep something in that state of picturesque disorder without it deteriorating.
Another set of beautifully composed photos…very atmospheric!
And fascinating to see all the ramshackle buildings at the back.
History shouting out from the silence of the beautiful photographs. You have a precious gem in your hands, please take great care of it.