Comments on: The Signs Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/09/18/the-signs-of-old-london-o/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 22 Sep 2020 03:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Pamela Traves https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/09/18/the-signs-of-old-london-o/#comment-1353223 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 03:33:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=183342#comment-1353223 So Very Beautiful Statues. I Love Them!!??????

]]> By: Bailey Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/09/18/the-signs-of-old-london-o/#comment-1353007 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 18:48:34 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=183342#comment-1353007 So much wonderful history just above our heads.

]]> By: paul loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/09/18/the-signs-of-old-london-o/#comment-1352997 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:56:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=183342#comment-1352997 Thank you for bringing these signs to our attention . I shall now keep an eye out for them . The sign in Warwick Lane is so finely carved and well preserved . The craft that went into their making is to be admired and should be displayed as an incentive to future generations. I had an email this morning regarding the appeal date for the Whitechapel Bell Foundry . Is it possible that we can raise enough voices to save this ancient craft in the place where it belongs ?

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/09/18/the-signs-of-old-london-o/#comment-1352995 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:50:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=183342#comment-1352995 My eye has settled on the broken “Half Moon”, and I can’t stop speculating about it. What (or who) caused the break? Did some drunken passerby grab a bit of rope and try to “lasso” the sign? Did a rowdy crew of workmen pass by with a ladder, and “lop” off the tail of the moon? Or, or, or?
And one look at his disapproving, disappointed face says it all. “Hey, you GUYS…….What’s the big idea of breaking off m’tail, mates????”.
Like many pieces of folk art that I’ve seen over the years, the broken condition makes this
sign even more special; somehow more humane and distinctive.
Thank you for this wonderful treatise on signs and your amazing City.
Stay safe, all.

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/09/18/the-signs-of-old-london-o/#comment-1352993 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:00:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=183342#comment-1352993 Greetings from Boston,

GA, thanks for collecting and displaying these tidbits of material culture that survive in London today. Each one speaks volumes.

Missing London as usual…

]]> By: Victoria Cooper https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/09/18/the-signs-of-old-london-o/#comment-1352986 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:36:00 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=183342#comment-1352986 Another eye opener! Reminds me of when I bought I spy Books as a child. It seems we are returning to glyphs with our emojis in this age of spelling decline and auto-correct. In fact we may lose offices and shops altogether. So it gives me great satisfaction to see so much history still around in London.

]]> By: Julia harrison https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/09/18/the-signs-of-old-london-o/#comment-1352977 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:13:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=183342#comment-1352977 Thank you Gentle Author for a fascinating history lesson: I am inspired to start looking up and around more carefully on my walks round the city.

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