Comments on: The Bones Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/21/the-bones-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 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:10:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Paul Loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/21/the-bones-of-old-london/#comment-1305892 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:10:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176293#comment-1305892 I used to live in a tower block very near Abney Park cemetery. It was rumored that it was built upon an extension of the cemetery and that the remains were excavated and removed just like those at St Pancras . There were a cluster of sad events there and some of tenants put it down that the remains were disturbed. Even our family of hard head atheists , when we were stopped on the street by our neighbours , and the subject of the misfortunes to befall the block arose, would quietly nod our head in agreement at the suggestion that it was down to it being built on a former cemetery .
The cemeteries are there to remember lives lived . Why do we need so many offices in these days of mobile coms and computerss, are they just there for speculation ? There is enough empty space in London

]]> By: Rupert Bumfrey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/21/the-bones-of-old-london/#comment-1305849 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:39:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176293#comment-1305849 Superb writing.

A return to shrouds is sensible, after all for those of faith “we are dust and should return to dust”

]]> By: Caroline Murray https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/21/the-bones-of-old-london/#comment-1305840 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:45:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176293#comment-1305840 This is fascinating: I hadn’t realised that the outrage over St Pancras led to the preservation as gardens of so many East End churches, with the gravestones moved to the walls. I believe we have Lord Brabazon to thank for a lot of energetic philanthropy over open spaces for the poor? https://bit.ly/2BakBN3

]]> By: Vicky Stewart https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/21/the-bones-of-old-london/#comment-1305824 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 08:25:48 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176293#comment-1305824 The Hardy Tree has a fungal disease, so its days are numbered.

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