Comments on: Aubrey Silkoff At The Boundary Estate https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/10/13/aubrey-silkoff-at-the-boundary-estate-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 16 Oct 2021 20:36:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: John Cunningham https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/10/13/aubrey-silkoff-at-the-boundary-estate-x/#comment-1422038 Sat, 16 Oct 2021 20:36:42 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189144#comment-1422038 Memory faded but the name inscribed all those years ago lived on for seventy years. A great story. I’d forgotten about the pillar box trick!

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/10/13/aubrey-silkoff-at-the-boundary-estate-x/#comment-1420905 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:52:35 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189144#comment-1420905 My sincere thanks to Aubrey for revealing his tough years, but warming to know as he says “I have progressed over the years and I feel very lucky indeed”.
I wanted to give that young Aubrey a big hug. A tough growing up, but these wonderful photos show joy and friendship too. Stay well Aubrey. The world’s a better place for you being in it.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/10/13/aubrey-silkoff-at-the-boundary-estate-x/#comment-1420503 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:00:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189144#comment-1420503 I so enjoyed this very personal, revealing post, and the images. I am so grateful that the bricks, the photos of the boys, and the story teller/s have endured. I occasionally think about a quote that affirms the importance of stories, and how “sometimes a man needs a story more than a meal”…..Thank you, GA, for always providing the nourishment of these unique life stories.
Stay safe, all.

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/10/13/aubrey-silkoff-at-the-boundary-estate-x/#comment-1420406 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:32:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189144#comment-1420406 What a beautiful story that goes back to the depths of childhood experiences. The mark on the brick wall from 1950 is of course a tremendously exciting thing.

I actually found the spot on Street View, corner of Navarre St/Boundary St — not enough resolution to find the markings, though. All the best to Mr Aubrey Silkoff!

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5254272,-0.0764265,3a,75y,336.39h,82.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sesnxHypKazGjGRvZMIqBZQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=de

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: James Harris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/10/13/aubrey-silkoff-at-the-boundary-estate-x/#comment-1420402 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:25:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189144#comment-1420402 I do understand Aubrey’s sentiment of life.
This is a written piece that I really do feel I connect with.
Those kids would have got a clip round the ear from the local bobby if he had found them carving their names like that, not knowing that actually they were creating a real tangible piece of history.
Good luck to you Aubrey.

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