Comments on: The Bakers Of Widegate Street https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:43:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kevin McDermott https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/#comment-1370339 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:43:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185910#comment-1370339 A noble building and noble artwork indeed! And completely unknown to me, as was the artists (not that that is any particular wonder). Such lovely cottage loaves! I shall definitely have to make a pilgrimage to see these “live” on my next trip to London….May it be soon! It was supposed to have been last autumn…but we all know THAT didn’t come off… Thank you for another in a seemingly endless string of lovely bits and pieces that one is better off for having read and seen.

]]> By: Robin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/#comment-1370337 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:14:47 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185910#comment-1370337 Such a marvelous artistic tribute to this trade, reminding us of the nobility and honour of labour. Especially important to remember in our current times, when job precarity has become standard economic policy at national and global levels. And of course exacerbated by the pandemic.

]]> By: Amanda https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/#comment-1370334 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:12:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185910#comment-1370334 And this is why I love this website. It invariably provides the answers to lots of questions I have about all things Spitalfields and the surrounding area.

I’ve often stopped to admire these bakers and wondered about their history and now I know, so thank you very, very much!

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/#comment-1370330 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:47:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185910#comment-1370330 I haven’t been aware of these until now so thanks for the heads up (literally!) I look forward to seeing them next time I’m in the area.

The book of the week on Radio 4 last week was all about the history and importance of bread and so this is a very timely post – thank you!

]]> By: Linda Granfield https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/#comment-1370328 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:19:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185910#comment-1370328 Absolutely nourishing! I want one of those loaves of bread!
And lovely placement on the building.

I hope, GA, you have an opportunity to interview “Pennie Ort”–perhaps your readers will see another piece about the bakery?

Now, a year after your illness, I hope you are in good health, and happy.

]]> By: Adele Lester https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/#comment-1370326 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:13:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185910#comment-1370326 I first noticed these statues about 15 years ago and was truly amazed by them. Thanks for reviving the memory GA. They were especially meaningful as my father-in-law was a baker.

]]> By: Pen ort https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/#comment-1370317 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:35:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185910#comment-1370317 This was our shop. From c 1917 to 1935 Ish.
My grandfather George ort ran it.
My father and his two brothers were born here.
And went to sir John cass school.
They were the only non Jews. The boys learned quite a bit of Yiddish ?
My grandmother died aged only 35 here.
We also had another shop in the Lane.
And ran one for Norheim.
My family have been London bakers for over 400 years
My grandmas family wenzel. still have shops around London.

Pennie Ort

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/08/the-bakers-of-widegate-street/#comment-1370314 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:54:26 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185910#comment-1370314 A monument to one of the most important jobs ever. It’s true: in passing, one rarely notices such works of art… Very nicely researched!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

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