Comments on: Two Bank Holiday Visitors From Ilfracombe https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/ 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, 30 Aug 2022 20:12:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Susan Jessen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/#comment-1479930 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:12:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192907#comment-1479930 Amazing.

]]> By: Susanna Kaiser https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/#comment-1479929 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:12:15 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192907#comment-1479929 Oh your speculative commentary is everything with these photos!

]]> By: gkbowood https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/#comment-1479912 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:10:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192907#comment-1479912 Tee Hee! Quite the fun read to go with some great photos- Thanks for the diversion.

]]> By: Joanna Clare Godfree https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/#comment-1479858 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:51:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192907#comment-1479858 I absolutely loved this! The commentary was totally convincing – the tone of combined apprehension, wonder & bravado is spot on. Thank you – those two will walk alongside me today!

]]> By: Simon P https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/#comment-1479855 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:18:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192907#comment-1479855 Not sure if you were aware, but there is a further connection between the first photo and North Devon – the lampposts along the embankment near Cleopatra’s Needle have cast iron dolphin mouldings by Coalbrookdale, and there is an identical set along the embankment of Taw Vale, not far from Ilfracombe. No way to know, but wouldn’t it be fascinating if they chose that spot for the first photo because they recognised the lamppost.

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]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/#comment-1479843 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:17:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192907#comment-1479843 Great old photographs and a charming tale!

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/#comment-1479831 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:07:29 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192907#comment-1479831 Great images, and your write up made me smile – so, a good start to the day!

]]> By: Lorraine https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/08/30/two-bank-holiday-visitors-from-ilfracombe/#comment-1479823 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:58:16 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=192907#comment-1479823 But who was the photographer, following them round London?

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