Comments on: Taverns Of Long Forgotten London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/01/06/taverns-of-long-forgotten-london-o/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Neil https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/01/06/taverns-of-long-forgotten-london-o/#comment-1446469 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:54:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190239#comment-1446469 I’d make at least one exception to that, Slingsby – The Spaniard’s Inn is still pretty recognisable from that picture, complete with the still-extant toll house over the road.

]]> By: Slingsby Slugge-Pelet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/01/06/taverns-of-long-forgotten-london-o/#comment-1446456 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 15:32:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190239#comment-1446456 Wendy, several of these establishments survive but bear little resemblance to the originals.

]]> By: Jo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/01/06/taverns-of-long-forgotten-london-o/#comment-1446420 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 07:00:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190239#comment-1446420 These illustrations are brilliant, thank you for finding and sharing them. I, started tracing our family history to Spitalfields and the East End – thank you for your blog it brings everything to life -superb

]]> By: Geoff P https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/01/06/taverns-of-long-forgotten-london-o/#comment-1446417 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 06:38:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190239#comment-1446417 JOHN GILPIN was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A train-band captain eke was he
Of famous London town.

John Gilpin’s spouse said to her dear,
‘Though wedded we have been
These twice ten tedious years, yet we
No holiday have seen.

‘To-morrow is our wedding-day,
And we will then repair
Unto the Bell at Edmonton,
All in a chaise and pair.’

]]> By: paul loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/01/06/taverns-of-long-forgotten-london-o/#comment-1446382 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:12:16 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190239#comment-1446382 Thank you for sharing these old pubs l have had a drink in a few of them . In particular The Spaniards and Jack Straws Castle . I remember when Jack Straws closed as a pub and they turned it into millionaire apartments .
When you see how they once stood in these now posh areas of London ,it makes you laugh to think of the bawdy goings on that once took place there . What does a historic pub and landmark matter when you can make millions ?

]]> By: Wendy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/01/06/taverns-of-long-forgotten-london-o/#comment-1446371 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:54:07 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190239#comment-1446371 Such interesting pictures, so full of detail. Are any of the buildings still standing?

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