Comments on: A Few Pints With John Claridge https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-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 Wed, 20 May 2020 18:06:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: David Green https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1339130 Wed, 20 May 2020 18:06:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1339130 Ah yes, good old Tri-X or Ilford 400 film, pushed 3 stops to beef up that grain even more! Loved it.

]]> By: Yannet Valdivieso https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1339113 Wed, 20 May 2020 15:31:43 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1339113 Muy refrescante. Gracias. Desde Colombia un saludo. ytvcasita.wordpress.com

]]> By: JOSE CADAVEIRA https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1338774 Mon, 18 May 2020 21:35:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1338774 Fantastic & atmospheric photos! Love “The Smile” pic.

]]> By: Pamela Traves https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1338769 Mon, 18 May 2020 20:47:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1338769 Amazing East End Vintage Pictures. These I want to Keep. Thank You.????

]]> By: Ken Powell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1338763 Mon, 18 May 2020 19:07:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1338763 Vivid but entirely depressing- maybe
total abstinence is the way!

]]> By: ken https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1338762 Mon, 18 May 2020 18:09:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1338762 for the life of me i thought that was Tony Benn in the first photo.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1338746 Mon, 18 May 2020 13:39:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1338746 One of the many advantages of subscribing to Spitalfields Life — becoming acquainted with the photos of John Claridge. To me, they are unmistakable. What’s that great phrase? — “It’s important to have a SIGNATURE, not a FORMULA”. Mr. Claridge’s photos have a notable grit factor that perfectly suits his haunts, and the characters he encounters. His photos are descriptive and richly narrative — the word “granular” comes to mind. For your readers consideration: “East End” by John Claridge has become one of my favorite books in my art library. Every page tells a story — if not, several!

]]> By: paul loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1338739 Mon, 18 May 2020 12:05:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1338739 Thank you and John for the photos which are a reminder of the lost age of the pub. Well, perhaps not quite lost yet but will they ever be as they were, especially in our old haunts? I think not. As for Bethnal Green, I have my own memories. As a young man after leaving school in 68, for a while, every Friday night was down the Green Gate in Bethnal Green Road where live rock bands would pack out the pub which spilled out into the road. The pub was packed out with the young local boys and girls in mini dresses dressed in the latest style. The band was so always so loud that chatting up was a waste of time and so they had to wait until after the closing time when the girls would totter in their mini skirts and high heels back home. That is when the boys would seize the chance and follow them down the road in their cars leaning out of the window with their chat up lines. The road was a hive of activity with the souped-up Ford Zephyrs and Consuls or perhaps even a flash little sports model. that was the time you would hear the real East End wit at its very best. The quips and exchanges between the boys and the girls were something to remember. I seem to recall an article about it in the press and for a time it was the East Ends answer to Kings Road in the swinging ’60s

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1338732 Mon, 18 May 2020 10:39:05 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1338732 I hope too I will have my first Peaceful Pint after “Corona” in my Pub!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Mathilde Grange https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/05/18/a-few-pints-with-john-claridge-x/#comment-1338727 Mon, 18 May 2020 10:14:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=181428#comment-1338727 Fantastic pictures.

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