Comments on: Love Tokens From The Thames https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/13/love-tokens/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:13:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/13/love-tokens/#comment-1368238 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:13:20 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185547#comment-1368238 A fascinating story and touching that someone is taking the care to keep these found tokens of affection saved. In Scotland we have a traditional token of affection called a Luckenbooth dating back to the 18th c. They are silver brooches fashioned in a coronet design that were originally sold from small booths on Edinburgh’s old town High St. A man would gift one to his true love and it would be pinned on the shawl of their first born to ward off evil.

]]> By: Boudica Redd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/13/love-tokens/#comment-1368106 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 14:35:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185547#comment-1368106 Great story of love and great pics bravo did you know in thee early 17th century 1603 thee Thames iced over but it wasn’t till thee 18th century when thee ice was thicker that they held frost fairs on it

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/13/love-tokens/#comment-1368102 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:59:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185547#comment-1368102 “It was a wish.” — In the midst of my enjoyment of the visuals here as well as your astute writing, this is the phrase that pulled at my sleeve. We are all awash in wishes these days.
Wishing for progress, for health, for optimism, for kindness, for community, for normalcy, for festivity, for peace of mind, for civility…….there is no bottom. It seems quite apt that these relics, rescued from the waters, are here to remind us to keep wishing.

As a mixed media artist, I love found objects — and the divine imperfection of these small tokens warm my heart.

Thank you, GA for always shining a light.

]]> By: Diana Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/13/love-tokens/#comment-1368084 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:24:26 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185547#comment-1368084 Thank you for a fascinating article and wonderful accompanying pictures. As your article states, one can only really surmise as to the true purpose or intent of these amazing coins being tossed into the river but it is great that the river has offered them up to ‘Mud God’ and I am sure I am not alone in saying that we are grateful he has taken the time and trouble to find them, thus enabling us to share in his wonder and enjoyment. Thank You. Diana

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/13/love-tokens/#comment-1368082 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 09:49:04 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185547#comment-1368082 Incredible and most awesome!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

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