Comments on: So Long, Syd’s Coffee Stall https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/ 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, 05 Aug 2020 21:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Georgie Gayle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1348580 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:36:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1348580 Hello there Me and my father Stephen Gayle are taking over the spot once occupied by Syd and family on Calvert avenue. We have been trading in London Since 2009 at various market events and corporate shows. It is with great honour we carry on the pitch as a hard working family business! We aim to modernise the offering to suit the new workers and general public serving from our vintage Airstream trailer. We intend to keep this rich part of London’s history going and would love to add a plaque or some sort of memerabilla in memory of the story. It would be great to also tell our story and what we have got planned for the future.

Kind regards would love to hear form you

]]> By: Henry Minto https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325489 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 21:11:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325489 I discovered Syds/Hillary’s for the first time on Friday through “Hidden Walks of London” – it was surrounded by film crew and I didn’t understand why – now I know! Henry

]]> By: Vicki Pearce https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325484 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 20:07:08 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325484 A family dynasty that anyone would be proud to be a part of. I have shared this story with my two “ex-barista” daughters to remind them where it all started! Thank you for yet another thought provoking tale.

]]> By: Catherine Morris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325468 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 16:05:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325468 Another nail in the coffin. So sad to see that this will disappear

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325462 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 14:32:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325462 A cup of tea may be humble but it absolutely essential, especially in times of stress!

I’m sorry to hear that Syd’s has gone, but at least it will make a great exhibit for the Museum of London.

]]> By: Paul Loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325455 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:28:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325455 Although I am still not that far away I don’t get down that way much nowadays, I can remember the stall as an ever present feature on my way to work from the top of a 149 bus to Liverpool Street . Always a hive of activity with cabs and motor bikes parked nearby and a cloud of steam rising from the stall. Alas, as a passer-by I cannot recall ever having the good fortune to stop and enjoy the fare on offer.
Syd and family must have had a very busy life running the stall at all hours. Thank you for revealing the story behind the stall that has been there for so long. The GA adds another dimension to London by telling the story of the hidden corners and buildings which will disappear forever unless they are brought to our attention

]]> By: aubrey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325454 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 11:55:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325454 Growing up, I never looked twice; it was always there night and day – part of the cityscape. What a pity. At least it won’t be subjected to the horrible gentrification.

]]> By: Ian Silverton https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325447 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 10:09:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325447 Thanks GA great storey from East London again, been to Syds for coffee and a bacon sarnie in my youth in the East End in the 50 and 60s many times always was open what ever the day or time, great. Anybody remember the underground tunnel opposite Syds that housed the Electric Trolly Buses and Trams that serviced the Hackney and North London area, always on visits to that area have wondered what happened to it,or is it buried deep underground serviced over with Tarmac? Merry Christmas GA and to all your readers from afar.

]]> By: Dick Mathews https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325445 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 09:53:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325445 ”Bovex’ was a fictional product named by George Orwell in his 1936 novel ‘Keep the aspidistra flying’. But there were other meat extract products on the market, so I wonder what was actually being sold?

]]> By: Akkers https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/12/21/so-long-syds-coffee-stall/#comment-1325444 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 09:42:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=178593#comment-1325444 Sad to see another piece of our history disappear. It won’t be the same there without the stall.

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