Comments on: Phil Maxwell At Chrisp St Market https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/06/30/phil-maxwell-at-chrisp-st-market/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 02 Jul 2020 09:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dr jonathan van Halbert https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/06/30/phil-maxwell-at-chrisp-st-market/#comment-1343958 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 23:25:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=182371#comment-1343958 What can we do to stop these Town Planners? This is approved by the Town Councillors!!

And their hands are deep in the pockets of the Developers…. Traffic Lights are a wonderful example!

They spring up like Mushrooms.. Even on Roundabouts!! I ask you what is a Roundabout

For?? And what is a Gate for? Ask a Town Planning Councillor… Their policy is, if in

doubt stick up a Traffic Light.. We make money out of that…….

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/06/30/phil-maxwell-at-chrisp-st-market/#comment-1343907 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:06:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=182371#comment-1343907 Great photos recording a moment in the life of the market before the developers do their worst.

I wonder how many local people actually want the so called “improved retail offering”?

]]> By: Milo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/06/30/phil-maxwell-at-chrisp-st-market/#comment-1343883 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:06:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=182371#comment-1343883 I lived opposite Chrisp st market for a while (Mountague square) and used to love the place for exactly the reasons stated in the article. It was a local hub, full of real people and a fascinating place to wander and sit a while. I’m sure if you asked most of the people in the photos they’d tell you they are happy with the place as it is. But when did that ever stop ‘planners’?

]]> By: John Venes https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/06/30/phil-maxwell-at-chrisp-st-market/#comment-1343876 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:19:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=182371#comment-1343876 Great photos. I fear that Phil is right.
LBTH will, no doubt, give it the go ahead and further spoil the East End.
Looks like another battle ahead, GA.

It’s funny how things come around. The market was developed after the war from the bombed out streets and, I’m told, the locals were not keen on it as it was all new and lacked character. Well it certainly developed one, thanks to the people of Poplar, and it is diverse and thriving.
My wife is a Poplar girl and she and her family always pronounce it as “Chris” street. I then say that she is taking the p out of it. OK, not a great joke…

]]> By: Eve https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/06/30/phil-maxwell-at-chrisp-st-market/#comment-1343864 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:25:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=182371#comment-1343864 Sad to see the old markets go – they’re a far healthier open-air option than supermarkets or malls , also a veritable lifeline for community activity and local income. Time the planners stopped putting their profits before people..!

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