Comments on: The Return Of David Prescott https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/10/the-return-of-david-prescott/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 10 Jun 2023 20:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Michelle G. https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/10/the-return-of-david-prescott/#comment-1511730 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 20:38:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196049#comment-1511730 Thank you for telling David’s story, now preserved for as long as the internet lasts. May the flower stay white even longer.

I enjoyed all the photos, especially the one at Christmas and the wedding shots. Such a flavor of that era.

]]> By: Richard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/10/the-return-of-david-prescott/#comment-1511719 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 17:22:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196049#comment-1511719 David. Good to see one of the Prescott’s on the blog. My business James Ince & sons (Umbrellas) Ltd shared Spital Yard with Prescott’s. Moving the cars around was an hourly ritual when someone needed to get out! You may remember my father Geoff and grandfather Wilfred who ran the company during your time there. We moved out in 1985 and are still in business in Bethnal Green.
All the best and I’ll look out for the flower!

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/10/the-return-of-david-prescott/#comment-1511697 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 12:25:11 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196049#comment-1511697 I loved working in the Spitalfields area, it had such a different and friendly buzz to its neighbour the City. That was over 20 years ago now.

On another note, I love the 60s wallpaper and everyone crowded together on the sofa at Christmas!

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/10/the-return-of-david-prescott/#comment-1511688 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 09:13:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196049#comment-1511688 It’s wonderful if the house where you were born is still standing. Mine was built shortly before I was born and now it’s been torn down again… You can see from that: NOTHING is of constancy in our world!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Kitty Shepherd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/10/the-return-of-david-prescott/#comment-1511680 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 07:54:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196049#comment-1511680 Great post, super story and marvellous images. Thank you

]]> By: Stuart McColl https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/10/the-return-of-david-prescott/#comment-1511679 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 07:49:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196049#comment-1511679 I’n not from the area but I spent time in Whitechapel and Spitalfields and loved it and it’s history. Loved this insight into an area and everyday way of life that has changed as much as my hometown Glasgow. Nice easy nostalgic read. Thanks

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/10/the-return-of-david-prescott/#comment-1511678 Sat, 10 Jun 2023 07:33:54 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196049#comment-1511678 This is a great story, thanks GA and David. We are the gatekeepers of real social history and photographs are the visualisations of it. I have some cine film, transferred to DVD , of our flat in Whitecross Street ( not Spitalfields I know, but not far). I often return too and see the lively food market and colourful murals cheering up the Peabody buildings, or “peanuts” as we nicknamed them.
It is progress I suppose. I do enjoy mooching around Spitalfields Market too, pretending I’m a tourist ( although I suppose I actually am one now). My Dad used to laugh at the gentrification of the area but I feel sad that real londoners can’t afford to live in these places anymore. I do think it is important that historical sites are preserved, land us a precious resource but so is history. I love the spray painted flower, preserved for all time – brilliant.

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