Comments on: William Whiffin, Photographer

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:59:50 +0000

Hello I live in Canada and I have a photograph here that was done by William Whiffin in May 1932.of a soldier. my father was from England and was the only one that moved here in the 1940s and I was wondering where I can send this photo to see who it might be if it may be one of my dad’s brothers last name was Maslen . I hope you can help me so I can leave this information for my children as I am 74 now thank you kindly

By: Amos Julien

Amos Julien — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:52:08 +0000

Having walked down Lombard Street last week reminds one of how things change and yet there
remains a certain sense of historical continuity. These photos are good examples of this aspect of city life.

By: David Johnson

David Johnson — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:45:58 +0000

These are terrific photos. I’ve only ever seen a Whiffen photo before in a Museum of London book called Photographers’ London (now retitled London Street Photography 1860-2010). There really should be a collection published.

By: Hari Ramanathan

Hari Ramanathan — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 20:54:59 +0000

What an absolute treasure trove of Ye Olde London. Thank you so much for sharing these with us.

By: mick o'leary

mick o'leary — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 20:47:51 +0000

An absolute gem of a blof today.
Whiffin was indeed a great “unsung” artist and the more I see of his photos the more I feel angry at his neglect/recognition.
Was it because his studio was in Poplar?

By: Erica

Erica — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:11:43 +0000

These old photographic blog posts are my favourite of The Gentle Author’s content – please keep them coming!

By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 11:52:07 +0000

Fabulous photos !!
I particularly like the one with the woman & the boy with a broken arm ( very fancy sling)
holding the dog upright !
One can only speculate on the back story!
However just a correction One of the photos shows Rotherhithe Engine House where the parish fire engine was kept not the Watch House as captioned
Built in 1821 at the entrance to St Mary’s Churchyard extension ,a pair of small buildings still in existence The Watchouse is now a lovely cafe but there is only the facade of the Engine House which makes this record even more valuable

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 09:20:19 +0000

A picture is worth a thousand words. These are suberb photographs of what was still very much Dickensian London.

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 09:17:09 +0000

Some fabulous and very evocative images. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful post.

By: Stanley Kaye

Stanley Kaye — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 18:56:34 +0000

Great Photos.The photo of the children at an Xmas Party was taken in late 1950 at Mayflower Primary School the Teacher on the right with glasses on is Mr Kelvin. One of the members of my group Upper North Street School confirmed this. The group is to remember the 18 Children Killed 13th June 1917 by a German Bomb, If the family should come across any more photos of the school we would be forever grateful if we could see them.I can be contacted via the facebook Group uppernorthstreetscool1917
Regards
Stan