Comments on: Chris Miles’ East End https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-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 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1478516 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:02:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1478516 More evocative images. Loved ’em

]]> By: Diane https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1476373 Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:08:25 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1476373 Fabulous photos – thank you.

]]> By: simon davies-hall https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1476164 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:19:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1476164 ‘fish bar’ confirmed as globe road by a lady who used to use it

]]> By: John Campbell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1475812 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:45:03 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1475812 Thanks to Chris for making these available. Amazing images of streets I remember well.

]]> By: Lulu mckenzie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1475804 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:30:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1475804 The first photo of Peter Pans store and The Pie and Mash shop is in East Indua Dock Road in Poplar .I remember them well .

]]> By: Gee https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1475563 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 22:59:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1475563 I love the old fashioned saw sign hanging on the front of Henry Freund & Son ….. probably from when it was first established in the early 1800s and most people couldn’t read. Great photos Chris.

]]> By: Chris Miles https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1475477 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:12:27 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1475477 It’s great to see these images posted here. I took them in the mid 70s when I was living at 195 Grove Road, next door to what would temporarily become Rachel Whiteread’s famous House sculpture.

The J. Galley and Sons property was at 415 Roman Road which is now the site of the Best Food Centre. If you look carefully on Google street view at the facade above the new frontage you can match some of the architectural details.

It’s great to have people’s recollections and input about the locations and significance of the buildings, particularly since I took no notes at the time myself!! If you search the Spitalfields Life blog site for my name you will find some previous occasions when these images have been posted and there is a wealth of information in the comments section of those posts.

Cafe Royal Books published a small photozine of these images a few years ago and I believe there are still copies available. If it’s ok to post the link then here it is
https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/chris-miles-east-end-shops-cafes-197578?rq=miles

Thanks as always to the fantastic Gentle Author for the vision and work involved in creating this wonderful archive of East End culture.

Chris

]]> By: simon davies-hall https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1475474 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:23:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1475474 G Kelly. That is not the one on roman roman road. this one is on bethnal green road

]]> By: simon davies-hall https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1475473 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:13:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1475473 the n berg building is still there for all to see on googlemaps. as stated, bow / roman road

]]> By: simon davies-hall https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/10/chris-miles-east-end-o/#comment-1475471 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:47:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192770#comment-1475471 a photo of j kelly by tony bock in 1973 states bethnal green road.

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