Comments on: Thomson’s Street Life In London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/05/16/thomsons-street-life-in-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 Wed, 17 May 2023 14:01:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: John Claridge https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/05/16/thomsons-street-life-in-london/#comment-1509652 Wed, 17 May 2023 14:01:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=195794#comment-1509652 Beautiful pictures, also very important.

]]> By: Rosa https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/05/16/thomsons-street-life-in-london/#comment-1509575 Tue, 16 May 2023 13:02:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=195794#comment-1509575 The final photograph – that could be her sleeve but – might it be a baby?

I appreciate Thomson’s effort towards objective gaze
& he lets his subjects speak some.
Interesting that we use the term subjects.
So much entitled & projecting gaze & surveillance & now so hard to be free of it.

The look from the woman with baby to the man at the fancy goods stall…

One can scrutinize & puzzle over such images for hours.

]]> By: Mary https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/05/16/thomsons-street-life-in-london/#comment-1509562 Tue, 16 May 2023 09:18:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=195794#comment-1509562 How true the adage “a picture speaks a thousand words”.
The street doctor looks to have possibly been a victim of polio at some point. I well remember in my childhood seeing people with the huge built up shoes. In the town where I grew up there were several cobblers who had been affected by polio.
I love the dignity of the Temperance Sweep – he even has his own halo.

]]> By: Kitty Shepherd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/05/16/thomsons-street-life-in-london/#comment-1509559 Tue, 16 May 2023 08:35:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=195794#comment-1509559 A great collection of images and stories, thank you.

]]> By: Andy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/05/16/thomsons-street-life-in-london/#comment-1509556 Tue, 16 May 2023 06:32:08 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=195794#comment-1509556 My favourite is the hope from a young musician.
Really cast me back to times when my brother and I would play music and act to make our Mum and Auntie Rae happy in our old terraced house in Whitechapel.
I expect others did the same.

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