https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/ 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, 09 Feb 2023 08:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1500802 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 08:41:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1500802 I must remember to visit this gentleman when next in the area. I was attending a concert at St Martin in the Fields some years ago, and went into the crypt restaurant for refreshment before the concert started. It was a bit disconcerting to see MICE running up and and down the walls while there. We didn’t linger for long!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1360309 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:20:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1360309 You may enjoy our little video we did last weekend of the Cockney Museum, curated by the Pearly King of Peckham himself, George Major. Contains an interview with the great man himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNUEI5UTAZA

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1359685 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:00:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1359685 A marvellous story : I will pay my respects when I next come up

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1359573 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:35:00 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1359573 Thank YOU So much, this was So Lovely!!????????

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1359553 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:35:41 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1359553 Thank you for this. I’ve long loved this statue in St. Martin’s crypt, but now realise the man was even more admirable.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1359552 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:56:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1359552 Interesting story and man. The pearly KIngs & Queens usually leave me cold but this fella was seminal. Worth 50 Norfolk Nelson’s.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1359540 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:15:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1359540 Thank you for this touching remembrance of a good hearted man . Nelson’s statue is so far above the clouds one has a job seeing his face. I think Henry has the best of it.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1359532 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:21:56 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1359532 Truly, a man for all seasons. I do hope his (presumably) many descendants are very proud of him.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1359528 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:51:16 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1359528 A sad reflection on how our graveyards are plundered. I remember visiting Highgate Old Cemetery and seeing mausoleum stained glass windows being carried off by tourists.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/01/the-man-below-trafalgar-sq/#comment-1359526 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:33:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=184377#comment-1359526 What an inspiring story, especially at these strange times that we are experiencing.

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