Comments on: Rodney Archer, The Aesthete Of Fournier St https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/31/rodney-archer-the-aesthete-of-fournier-st/ 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, 30 Oct 2019 09:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Frank Kelly https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/31/rodney-archer-the-aesthete-of-fournier-st/#comment-1318395 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:54:45 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176467#comment-1318395 Rodney was my acting tutor at the City Literary Institute (City Lit) between ’96 and’ 98. I’m so sad to discover that he passed away. I was thinking about him today and found out from Google. Rodney was a funny, supportive, kind and patient man who, through his tuition, gave me a gift that has enriched my life and friendships. I wish I had been able to meet him one more time.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/31/rodney-archer-the-aesthete-of-fournier-st/#comment-1309193 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 07:06:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176467#comment-1309193 I actually grew up in Chelsea for the first 11 years of my life, but being a sickly child, spent a LOT of time in the Childrens’ (Victoria) Hospital in Tite Street, so your mention of the street resonated with me. Rodney sounds like a wonderful character with a generous nature. I wish I could have met him. A great post. Thank you.

]]> By: Linda Granfield https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/31/rodney-archer-the-aesthete-of-fournier-st/#comment-1309049 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 12:25:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176467#comment-1309049 Wonderful story, as it was the first time.

GA, in a future story could you please tell us what became of all the treasures in 31 Fournier Street?
Is the Wilde fireplace in a museum? The trove of relics, art, and paper, too?
Maybe at the Bishopsgate Institute?

Thanks for selecting Rodney’s story to reprint. What an interesting man.

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/31/rodney-archer-the-aesthete-of-fournier-st/#comment-1309035 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:26:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176467#comment-1309035 Greetings from Boston,

GA, what a great piece about Rodney Archer who lived life on his own terms. Love that mantle piece. In tribute to Rodney, I am adding a few of my Oscar Wilde quotations:

“What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/31/rodney-archer-the-aesthete-of-fournier-st/#comment-1309030 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:11:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176467#comment-1309030 I have now had the chance to read all the other blogs about Rodney which are fantastic!

I’m just sorry I wasn’t around when he was alive to enjoy his character and collections first hand.

What happened to the house and all his stuff when he died?

]]> By: Bailey Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/31/rodney-archer-the-aesthete-of-fournier-st/#comment-1308999 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 08:08:29 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176467#comment-1308999 I am really enjoying reading these celebration posts. Some, like this, I remember reading before, others new to me. What diverse people live and work in Spitalfields, and even though some have passed, I am sure their influence is still felt, alive in the memory of others and recorded for posterity on Spitalfields Life.

Rodney comes across as absolutely fabulous, such taste and I imagine artistry and wit. I would like to have met him.

I gave up on the lottery years ago but perhaps I should try again in the hopes of winning enough to purchase a tiny flat near Spitalfields in which to spend half my retirement.

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/08/31/rodney-archer-the-aesthete-of-fournier-st/#comment-1308979 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 06:05:27 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=176467#comment-1308979 A classic Spitalfields character with a lovely smile…

I look forward to reading the other blogs about him later!

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