Comments on: A Ramble Through Long Forgotten London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/21/a-ramble-through-long-forgotten-london/ 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, 21 Oct 2022 16:45:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Bill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/21/a-ramble-through-long-forgotten-london/#comment-1488587 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:45:05 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193393#comment-1488587 If only the ghosts of old buildings could haunt their former precincts, and if only I could discern them…

]]> By: Linda https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/21/a-ramble-through-long-forgotten-london/#comment-1488569 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:32:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193393#comment-1488569 I’ve followed your blog for so many years and enjoyed two wonderful weekend classes. You’ve helped me express myself and create a little personal memoir which is helpful as family members diminish or move on with disinterest!! No point in getting upset about things we can’t control….anyway I wanted to ask you if you were aware of The India Club which is on The Strand inside The Hotel Continental! I absolutely love this little hostel which I discovered on early solo trips to London in 2016? The National Trust have adopted it but it feels like the pressure of property prices will mean its days are numbered. It would make a great article? Apologies if you’ve already made this discovery. Best love – thanks for all your daily kindness! It boosts a girl’s day all the way up here in Dundee!!
Linda

]]> By: Mark https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/21/a-ramble-through-long-forgotten-london/#comment-1488563 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:29:42 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193393#comment-1488563 Fab engravings.
Who wouldn’t like to invisibly, walk through those streets, ramshackle with no doubt disgusting smells eminating from every surface and probably most people. Topped off with a trip to Vauxhall Gardens to catch the clap from a young lady of ill repute, so I’ve read!

]]> By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/21/a-ramble-through-long-forgotten-london/#comment-1488554 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:09:17 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193393#comment-1488554 Ah me! Sic transit gloria mundi! Rectory Road, Stoke Newington was part of my childhood stamping-ground. Would that I could see it again!

Wolinski the baker graced the corner with Evering Rd. And in the days of bread rationing it was a rare pleasure to queue along their side-wall and bask in the warmth that seeped through from the ovens. Excellent bread every day and good chollas on Fridays.

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