Comments on: C A Mathew, Photographer https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/ 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, 12 Jul 2023 12:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jonathan Marx https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/#comment-1514938 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:50:34 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196267#comment-1514938 Hi,

We met back in 2012 when you then visited Sandys Row Synagogue near to Spitalfields market. You then published an account in Spitalfields Life of May 30th 2012 entitled “Return of the Hamburgs & the Mekelburgs”.

I recently read your blog of June 28 2023 where, it seemed to me, you were puzzling over the well-dressed nature of the children in C.A.Mathew’s photos. These photos were taken, you mention, on Saturday April 20th 1912 which is also the sabbath for Jews. On the sabbath it is still customary for traditionally observant Jews to wear their finest clothes in honour of the sabbath.

Hope this helps a little,

Best wishes,

Jon Marx

]]> By: David Lawson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/#comment-1514601 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:51:11 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196267#comment-1514601 A couple of years later and my father would have been among the throng of Jewish children in their best Sabbath clothes. Born in Fort Road [now long gone under Spitalfields Market extension] just off top right of the Spital Square photo.

]]> By: Michael Harkins https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/#comment-1513841 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 21:56:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196267#comment-1513841 Such vibrant life in the faces of all who were captured in these photographs—a moment come and gone—yet eternal, thanks to C.A. Matthew. And thank you, Gentle Author, for sharing these. Spitalfields Life is the first thing I read, every day…

]]> By: Mr Peter J Washington https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/#comment-1513606 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:23:07 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196267#comment-1513606 Your prose is some of the finest I have ever read, without the photographs reading your descriptions conjures up a clear though process indeed.

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/#comment-1513536 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:49:56 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196267#comment-1513536 The poster with the Titanic tragedy is very poignant given what happened last week.

]]> By: Adele Lester https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/#comment-1513516 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:55:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196267#comment-1513516 Saturday mornings Jewish children dressed in their ‘best’ for the Sabbath and off to play in the streets with their friends. This scene was probably duplicated hundreds of times throughout the East end.a

]]> By: debra sewell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/#comment-1513505 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:49:44 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196267#comment-1513505 As usual children in groups love their pics taken. Esp in those days. AND I NOTICED THE. DATE. APRIL. 1912. THE TITANIC HAS JUST SANK. Amazing photos. And freaky as caught in time in photo, yet all in photos now gone. forever .yet here they are !!

thank you

debra

]]> By: Emma https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/06/28/c-a-mathew-photographer-i/#comment-1513493 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:05:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=196267#comment-1513493 You don’t see many children there today. An amazing number in these photographs – were they really just “there”? It looks like a highly organised set to me. They are amazing – thank you again for sharing your fascinating research into London’s past.

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