Comments on: Spitalfields Market In The Eighties https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mary Laws https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1985853 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:21:35 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1985853 I have a whole pile blank reciepts for J Whitehead Fruit, Pea and Potoato salesman Spitalfields Market. They have 191 for the year so 1910, 1016 years old. I wonder if you are interested for a museum or if you know any one that might be interested in them.

]]> By: Toni Golfetto https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1717167 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:46:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1717167 The second picture down is of my poppa Harry Lackmaker. Loved that place lots of great memories. My Dad also worked there with him Bob Butler.

]]> By: Lorna Shires https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1620188 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:37:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1620188 My Grandad Dick Shires had retired by then but he worked at the market from 1932 when he was 26 until he retired. He was first a Traffic regulator but eventually promoted to Market Supervisor after 1945. He lived in the market at 7 Lamb Street. I can remember staying there and hearing the market open in the middle of the night.

]]> By: sean Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1519302 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:47:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1519302 I used to sit on the back of my grandads van in the yard.

Harry Jones had the fruit n veg shop in Mare Street.

I used to sit on the shoulder of that famous boxer who ran the yard.

]]> By: Robert Kadish https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1514460 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 22:28:58 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1514460 Does anyone here remember my grandfather Harry Lackmaker. He was a Banana wholesaler in the 1950s and 60s in Spittlefields market. He had a lock up unit on the out side with a green roller shutter I seem to remember.
His wife was Hannah. His two daughters were Sally & Julie.
All now sadly deceased. Would be nice to hear if anyone remembers him.

]]> By: Andrew Sugden https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1511612 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:47:54 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1511612 Does anyone remember Azorpardi at the market in the 1980s?

]]> By: David Woods https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1496743 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 11:59:43 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1496743 I was. A lorry driver and did nightly visits taking produce into all of the London markets in the 80s total bedlam at times especially Christmas the company I drove for was called machines transport

]]> By: Paul Hayes https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1451689 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:18:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1451689 Lovely picture of my old boss Harry Lackmaker outside his old office specialising in Bananas as an agent of Fyffes. A lovely boss and great character.

]]> By: James Strutt https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1341788 Thu, 11 Jun 2020 16:37:27 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1341788 I recognise the person photographed holding his spectacles beside ‘QV Finest Lincolnshire potatoes’ as Percy Jones who was with W&H Bailey for many years.

]]> By: Paul dashwood (toddy) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/21/spitalfields-market-in-the-eighties/#comment-1332137 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 22:23:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179139#comment-1332137 These bring back great memories recognised plenty of those faces ..used to come to spits with my father bill dashwood and his partner peter beard to learn the trade .grandfather was in the game before them ..used to park at the gun .it would be breakfast in dinos .ernie bob and there dad serving behind the ramp ..still see Ernie now at the new spits .he hasn’t changed much …all those old characters from the old times ,porters ,salesmen ,cart minders .mostly all gone now I would think..great great times ….
Thanks for this.
Paul toddy ..

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