Comments on: A Lost Corner Of Whitechapel

By: Rowena Berliner

Rowena Berliner — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:45:18 +0000

Yesterday I went to visit Tower Hamlets archives and took the opportunity to walk my roots, Stepney and Bethnal Green. So much has gone but so much remains if you look.

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:31:56 +0000

This whole post deeply saddens me. The dereliction, the loss of community, the harsh treatment to those who don’t ‘fit in’, crime, and so on…

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:54:46 +0000

We live on Durward Street in the block that would be built on the land where the fracas took place. So it’s fascinating to these photos, thank you. If there are any more of the immediate area, please do publish some more future!

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:55:45 +0000

Thanks for publishing these historic photos from Phil Cunningham.

By: Annie S

Annie S — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:27:16 +0000

Andy Strowman – yes, what you heard as a child was correct, Durward Street (formerly Bucks Row), near the school, was the site of one of a murder that was attributed to the Ripper.

By: Andy Strowman

Andy Strowman — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:12:27 +0000

Thank you Stephen for your kind comments to me.
Yes history is something else.
Good man you are.
Lovely manners.

By: Stephen Watts

Stephen Watts — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:09:53 +0000

Thank you for showing these photographs ! I well remember Winthrop Street & walked it many times & liked it a lot (the wheatsheaf carved on the corner building also). The buildings needn’t have been knocked down : its houses could easily have been renovated. In the alleyway between Woods Buildings & the main Whitechapel Road, on the left hand front side looking out, for a few years there was a beautiful mosaic made in the 1990’s : sadly damaged & now lost since the alley’s access was blocked off. Good to see Andy Strowman’s comments too. Thank you.

By: Juliet Jeater

Juliet Jeater — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:45:07 +0000

As an 18 year old just out od school I went to work in the Legal and Parliamentary Department at the GLC. My rôle as clerical officer was to
deliver or post notices regarding compulsory purchase of land and houses
for redevelopment. The legal docunents drawn up were fascinating listing owners, tenants and building use. They painted a vivid picture of the multi ethnic East End and the people who lived there. I don’t know where these documents are now but they would be a hugely valuable resource for anyone interested in that fascinating area.

By: achim

achim — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:22:09 +0000

Decay and rebirth — that’s part and parcel of a big city like London. Wonderful photos!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:54:08 +0000

Tory councillor, on the re-election of Churchill, 1951.
” I know, let’s not repair the bomb damage as promised by the previous administration and let the rest of the area fall into a state of disrepair, thus moving the working class people out of our glorious City into the new towns, disconnecting them from their roots, family and community. Then in time we can sell this lot off for a tidy profit, what, what?
What larks”.
Please be patient while we gentrify your area.
Mind the gap!
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