https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/11/23/david-kira-ltd-banana-merchants-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 24 Nov 2019 21:14:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/11/23/david-kira-ltd-banana-merchants-x/#comment-1322542 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 21:14:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178007#comment-1322542 Some wonderful photographs and a fascinating insight into the business, although it saddens me at the same time. As I get older, I’ve become far more sentimental about the lost world of not so long ago – especially the move to new locations for Covent Garden and Billingsgate, and with Smithfield set to relocate to Dagenham.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/11/23/david-kira-ltd-banana-merchants-x/#comment-1322464 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 05:37:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178007#comment-1322464 A lovely, poignant story. The ’60s Bengali dates frenzy is a good example of how new influxes of immigrants alter commercial opportunities.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/11/23/david-kira-ltd-banana-merchants-x/#comment-1322394 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 17:27:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178007#comment-1322394 I enjoyed the pictures and the family’s story about their Banana Company. Thank You so very much!!!????????

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