https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:24:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1539364 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:24:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1539364 Lovely photos but I always get a sense of sadness…of days gone by and will never been seen again

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538605 Sat, 13 Jan 2024 08:09:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538605 There is real tangible poverty as seen here, making ends meet, getting enough to eat, and now there’s poverty of the spirit, we seem to have gone from one to the other.
How lucky we are to have photos like these as a record.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538442 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:12:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538442 Happy New Year GA, pictures of my past life in Bethnal Green, have seen some familiar faces from my past life there. We where all so poor then, but
don’t think we thought that much about it. Take Care all ex Eastenders. Ian Silverton

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538436 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:53:07 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538436 Older men always wore suits and polished their shoes everyday. There were no trainers or leisure wear. Reminds me of my dad growing up in Liverpool.
I agree with Mark, a curse on your leaders. I’ve moved to Canada – less of a class system.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538328 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:51:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538328 Some real characters in these photos, but also a lot of poverty. I love the sign that says “Vaseline Hair Cream For That Just Combed Look”. Reminds me of my dad arranging his Bobby Charlton hairstyle before going out to the pub well dressed on a Saturday night 🙂

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538243 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:54:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538243 I am glad I didn’t grow up in an inner city when I see photos like these. I grew up in a Scottish mining community and didn’t see poverty like this.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538143 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:12:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538143 Fascinating photos
By christ, has working class life in this fetid Isle ever been anything other than third world. Curses on our leaders!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538109 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:46:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538109 Some of the men look well turned-out. Suits, ties, shiny shoes and of course hats. Sunday best, I’m guessing.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538108 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:37:47 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538108 These have a rare intimacy

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/01/11/dragain-novakovics-brick-lane/#comment-1538107 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:02:54 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198661#comment-1538107 The photographs are entirely brilliant .
Ironically , all this is gone , and this market is no more like this .
Just a yuppified food playground .
This was my home and I feel bereft seeing these photos .

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