Ron McCormick’s Whitechapel
March 19, 2023
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Ron McCormick photographed Whitechapel & Spitalfields in the early seventies and these pictures were exhibited at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1973.
Hessel St
Royal Oak, Whitechapel Rd
Old Montague St
Blooms, Whitechapel High St
Old Montague St
Old Montague St
Princelet St
Black Lion Yard
Fournier St
Brick Lane
Club Row
Brick Lane
Settle St, Whitechapel
Great Eastern Buildings, Quaker St
Woodseer St
Great Eastern Buildings, Quaker St
Sandys Row
Brick Lane Market
Christ Church School
Settle St, Whitechapel
Photographs copyright © Ron McCormick
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True homage to Ron, and the Gentle Author.
It is these characters in the photos I miss.. Like an addict who grew up with being one, I seek places where they still are anywhere.
An East End gone forever….all human life is there.
Wonderfully evocative images, each clearly telling a story of life itself (tough as it was), and in many cases great ‘fortitude’. What a wonderful invention photography was! My brother’s a professional photographer, and I’m a keen amateur, so also capture everything whenever I go out.
Some amazing work.
Fantastic photos of a bygone era
I wonder who the lady in the wedding dress was? Her dress and hair are very pretty. Judging by her shoes I’d say this was taken early to mid 70s.
We lived in a shared ownership flat on Backchurch lane E1 in the early 1990’s. I remember walking around the area and buying some snacks from Mr Dysman, I don’t think his shop lasted much longer, but I remember the lovely tiles on the walls and the fried snacks lined up in on the counter.
Wonderful work
How I would have loved to have walked these streets. Some of the last Victorians there, I imagine. Wonderful photos.
I think that the Doctor visiting the bedridden old lady in Gt Eastern Buildings, Quaker Street was possibly Dr Derek H. Mellins.
Hi, yh ou are correct, the GP is Dr Derek H Mellins. I know this, because my family and myself were patients of his practice at Kingward House, Hanbury Street. His surgery was based in a downstairs flat. I can’t speak fondly of him as he was a moany GP. My poor mum had bronchial asthma and would wheeze and have frequent chest infections and he treated her with Pholcodeine Linctus ! All the time mum had undiagnosed bronchial asthma, which was later diagnosed and managed with inhalers.
I also went to Christchurch School in Brick Lane and I hated it. A teacher assaulted me. My mum applied to. Another school and warned the head teacher, that she would prosecute if it happened again. The teacher apologised.
I don’t have fond memories of my child hood in the East End. Only my blessed mum made life worth while. Council estates, schools and GPs were all a load of rubbish ! Even worse now, with teenagers and knife crimes having increased. From bad to worse I. This day and age!