Comments on: Caroline Gilfillan & Andrew Scott’s East End

By: jo

jo — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 11:45:30 +0000

I stop here often just to see what this wonderful journal has to offer.

today’s offering simply took my breath away. am typing with only one hand because of shoulder surgery, but had to comment. fine, fine poetry and pics.

hello from across the pond

By: Caroline Gilfillan

Caroline Gilfillan — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:10:38 +0000

Thanks for these lovely comments about the poems and photographs. Gill Price, my father was from the Scottish highlands, so not related to a Westminster Gilfillan, but great to know there was a Gilfillan there! When I lived in London in the 1970s I was the only Gilfillan in the phone book. I’ve been trying to find out if I’m related to the Reverend George Gilfillan, a renowned Scottish Victorian scholar and keen poet. It appears not – which is a shame.

By: paul loften

paul loften — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:01:22 +0000

Thank you for the photos which capture the down at heel nature of London in the 70’s. I would have loved a flat with that view of Tower Bridge.
Speaking of the down at hill nature of London, where have all the Wimpy’s gone? They were such friendly places. I was once with friends in a slightly upmarket Wimpy in Oxford Street. My friend, Chris was in the middle of a Wimpy eggburger (Yes, there was such a thing), when a bearded gentleman sat down next to him and started to tuck into his egg. Fortunately for him, Chris was a gentle giant being 6ft4in at 16 years and still had a couple of inches to go, just sat there in amazement, whilst we were falling about laughing. I offered the bearded gentleman the tomato ketchup bottle, that was ever-present on the table but he declined and finished the egg.

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:38:23 +0000

Thanks for publishing this. Fabulous words and photographs!

By: Adele Lester

Adele Lester — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:32:41 +0000

The Laundromat poem, just read it three times. Especially love the last lines! Thanks GA for bringing this to us!

By: Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:28:06 +0000

There are some wonderfully evocative phrases here – I particularly loved ‘the diesel clag of Aldgate’ and ‘the fish-mud breeze blowing up from Shadwell docks’.

And the diminishing lines of the Mile End Automatic Laundry poem was a brilliant way to build up (or should that be down?) to the final killer phrase… genius!

Thank you.

By: Kate Hargreaves

Kate Hargreaves — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:58:26 +0000

It’s a daily joy to read your posts
They feel like a treat and days when I have less time I miss them.

I loved today’s poems and images from tte 70s – Gilfillan and Scott

But everyday is enlightening and tender and gentle
I shall buy your facades book when I get paid.
Thanks x

By: Di Corry

Di Corry — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:39:37 +0000

Very potent images and words.

By: Gill Price

Gill Price — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:59:30 +0000

Do we know anything about Catherine Gilfillan: our great grandfather was James A Gilfillan, born in the Westminster area. I wonder if she is related to us?