Comments on: At Waltham Abbey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/25/at-waltham-abbey-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 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/25/at-waltham-abbey-x/#comment-1479538 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:58:00 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192870#comment-1479538 What a lovely interesting post. You wetted my appetite to visit the area’s charms

]]> By: Susanne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/25/at-waltham-abbey-x/#comment-1478969 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:23:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192870#comment-1478969 Just thank you, for this truthful words

]]> By: Tricia Gurnett https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/25/at-waltham-abbey-x/#comment-1478888 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:38:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192870#comment-1478888 Thank you, lovely photos. For information, could I just point out that the photo captioned The Welsh Harp is not a picture of The Welsh Harp. Yes, it does include the pub sign for The Welsh Harp above the Lych Gate, but the building in the photo is actually Lychgate House, a very interesting listed 16th century house with some Essex pargeting, weather boarding, jettied and timber framing. It has a varied history being at times a Curate’s home, a museum, and for many years it was Philpott’s Tearooms. It is now privately owned and operates as an air bnb.

]]> By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/25/at-waltham-abbey-x/#comment-1478869 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:46:25 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192870#comment-1478869 Long ago, when I was an adolescent, I walked up the Lea valley from Stole Newington to somewhere around Waltham Abbey. More than once. But sadly I lacked the information needed to appreciate the history of the places I passed. Now, of course, I am both too old and too far away to repeat the journey. Life has its sadnesses! Alas and alack!

]]> By: Andy Strowman https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/25/at-waltham-abbey-x/#comment-1478864 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:55:07 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192870#comment-1478864 The text is wonderfully written and the photos uplifting on a rainy English day.
One of my friends lives as a monk and so I seny the article to him for his perusal.
Thank you Gentle Author.

Andy

]]> By: Venetia https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/25/at-waltham-abbey-x/#comment-1478848 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:39:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192870#comment-1478848 Thank you GA for these most beautiful pictures that convey the peace and tranquillity of a place where ‘prayer has been valid’ for centuries and the weight of history evident in the crumbling stones. The story of King Harold is intriguing. I had no idea he was buried at Waltham Abbey!

]]> By: Donna L Harris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/25/at-waltham-abbey-x/#comment-1478844 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:16:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192870#comment-1478844 I loved this post! You are such a charming, graceful writer! I cannot believe how prolific you are.

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