Comments on: Last Brew At Syd’s Coffee Stall

By: Sonia Murray

Sonia Murray — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:46:01 +0000

What a shame that Syd’s has closed. Please tell us why! Surely this delightful piece of history belongs on the street where it has provided a century of service to Londoners in need of a cuppa, not tucked away in a museum. Bring back Syd’s!

By: Di corry

Di corry — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 20:19:52 +0000

Another famous East End landmark gone…..will make sure I go and pay homage to Syd’s stall next time I’m at The Museum of London.

By: Paul Loften

Paul Loften — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 12:26:46 +0000

What a sad day for Londoners . This tea stall has been there for 100 years and was a monument to the light and dark times we have seen. A tribute to the first man to climb Everest and the unrecorded heroism of the workmen and women who carried out their duties during the Blitz of London.
My mother was an air raid warden during the Blitz and she once told me of the times she spent knocking on peoples doors in Stoke Newington during the air raids in the totally blacked out nights . Their lights were showing through the curtains and act as a target for the planes overhead to drop their bombs. Some offenders could be rude an offensive, believe it or not. Sometimes the police had to be called if they refused to switch them off. The only relief the wardens had was a cup of tea from the stalls . It may not have been Syd’s stall in Stoke Newington but anyone who had the courage to be out there serving tea during the air raids has a place in history. It is a pity the stall was not left where it stood as tribute to all those brave men and women .

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 11:48:15 +0000

A sad day. I think we all have affectionate memories of places from the past where we drank tea or, in my case, a bus park cafe where, after school, and before the long, over an hour, journey home, a kind lady would give us a crust of bread spread with margarine for a halfpenny. It was wartime !!

By: Jo N

Jo N — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 10:34:58 +0000

Wishing I’d known this was going to close – I was nearby a week earlier! Such a sad loss.

By: Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 10:13:18 +0000

Glad to see pigeons hoovering up the last crumbs…how London is that?

By: Pamela Traves

Pamela Traves — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 06:48:31 +0000

I HAVE Enjoyed this very Much!!!????????

By: Jim McDermott

Jim McDermott — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 06:12:12 +0000

Surely, the Camp coffee was there for passing flagellants, not the adventurous? I’d as willingly internalize a spam pizza.