Comments on: Some People Of Wonderful London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/04/21/people-of-wonderful-london-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 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:42:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Mark B https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/04/21/people-of-wonderful-london-i/#comment-1568038 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:42:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199478#comment-1568038 Fantastic! amazing photographs.

So nice to be able to step back in time through the eyes of a master photographer.

Thanks so much for posting them.

Mark B.

Ps…. the Telephone wire man was a brave man!

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/04/21/people-of-wonderful-london-i/#comment-1567936 Sun, 21 Apr 2024 12:58:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199478#comment-1567936 Dare I say, I think I have encountered ALL of these “types” in vintage Hollywood films. It is almost as if the Casting Director had this sheaf of photos in a drawer, and would command “Bring me a Chimney Sweep who looks like THIS!”. And the flower seller with her voluminous challis
scarf, and indomitable grin. (Wardrobe department take note………) And the telescope man, etc. Messengers, looking hard-working but mischievous.

We see all of these archetypes in late-night movies, forgetting that these real-life citizens of London performed difficult, challenging work; weaving the fabric of a great City.
“Wonderful” people, wonderful photos. Impossible to have a favorite.

Thank you, GA.

]]> By: Mark https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/04/21/people-of-wonderful-london-i/#comment-1567925 Sun, 21 Apr 2024 11:25:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199478#comment-1567925 Yes, they’re lovely, some tinged with a hint of sadness, everything you want from a tip-top photographer.

]]> By: john Claridge https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/04/21/people-of-wonderful-london-i/#comment-1567906 Sun, 21 Apr 2024 07:18:00 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199478#comment-1567906 Great portraits.

]]> By: Andy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/04/21/people-of-wonderful-london-i/#comment-1567871 Sun, 21 Apr 2024 05:26:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199478#comment-1567871 I think these photos emphasise the contrast between the rich and the poor . Still present today and sadly like in Dickens times the rate of children going into care especially up North (one child in 42. Source The Guardian about a week ago ) .

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