Comments on: Ron McCormick’s Spitalfields

By: DJ Evans

DJ Evans — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:24:21 +0000

Great Eastern Buildings Quaker St had dust chutes and backed on to Bishopgate Goods. The washing photo isn’t Quaker St.

By: Michael Edward Hardie

Michael Edward Hardie — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:31:39 +0000

Used to leave the Vallence youth club and always went to Alfs for a bag of chips

By: Andrew Carpenter

Andrew Carpenter — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:56:22 +0000

These pictures are wonderful in their character and poignancy; thank you for sharing.

By: David Green

David Green — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:34:09 +0000

“Inter-generational conflict on Princelet St.” looks more like an ethnic conflict to me, as the girl in the doorway appears South Asian, whilst the woman brandishing the umbrella is white.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 08:03:34 +0000

My great grandfather’s death certificate states he died in Flower & Dean Street in what I believe was a tenement building. I sadly never knew him or for that matter all those years ago of visiting Brick Lane & in latter years, the surrounding streets.

By: John Flood

John Flood — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 05:06:15 +0000

Wonderful photographs! Despite the change in people in Spitalfields now, the buildings tell us so much about life back then. Please keep on publishing these photos.

By: Moyra Peralta

Moyra Peralta — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 01:13:37 +0000

Lovely, Ron! So atmospheric. Several of the streets possess memories and special meaning to me…

By: paul loften

paul loften — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 22:33:41 +0000

In my earlier post, I mentioned my mother who was born In “The Flowery” and I described, Just a little, about Nathaniel Buildings where she lived. I should have said that at 11 years old she passed an exam for the Royal College of Music. She was put forward for it by her tutor Meyer Rosenstein who was an accomplished Pianist before the war. He would give her lessons in her home in Nathaniel Buildings . Sadly she was not able to take up the offer. I do not know the full circumstances why. All I know is that her father was against it and that wealthy people did not live in Flower and Dean street During her lifetime she felt as though she had missed out on a big opportunity to go into a career that she was born for. She was gifted with her hands and became a court dressmaker at Madame Hetties in the West End . It was hard grinding work from morning to night, sewing by hand continuous tiny stitches. Later in her life, she returned to playing the piano. but after such a long break could never again reach the standard that she once was at. Just a memory for my mother on International Women’s Day.

By: Ian Silverton

Ian Silverton — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:31:12 +0000

GA, the Guy in picture 5 down, is he somebody you have featured in previous East London Stories, he seems so familiar from the past??

By: Ian Silverton

Ian Silverton — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:17:14 +0000

Eastmans Dental practice now that rings a bell as a small child going there with my mother they drilled your teeth like ther is no tomorrow what the hell was that all about, never went for years when left school bad memoirs of those times, but still have all my teeth in tact FACT!!!! All those poor down and outs we passed to and from school in the 50s very sad men so many yet they never bothered you as kids, everybody including me passed them by, never asking or offering help, we where so used to seeing it in East End, you just had to get on with what you had and making the best of it, made us who survived strong and resilient in life. Thanks GA makes me feel good to be alive and kicking , even if it’s a long way from those times. Stay Safe UK, blimey you do have so many problems on a weekly basis, or so it seems from here.