Comments on: At Ben Truman’s House https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-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, 18 Sep 2024 17:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Guillaume https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624561 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:34:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624561 Oh, why cannot I live in such quiet resplendence?

]]> By: Tones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624544 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:09:17 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624544 A very evocative house.

]]> By: Catherine Morris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624509 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:25:01 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624509 I went to a party here in the late 1980s when it had been bought. It was quite creepy and incredibly unsafe too but great party!

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624495 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:37:25 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624495 Isn’t it amazing to see how these old locations almost seem lifelike? I jumped in my seat to see the open treads of that vintage WORN staircase — so wobbly, uneven and yet enduring. One could easily imagine the thousands of endless foot falls, up and down. And I loved the ruined old chair, thoughtfully placed by the dim window — a collection of old book fragments nearby. How I would love to plop down there, balancing a nice hot cup of coffee, and just peruse the pages.

This place seems to stand by, waiting for some good outcome. My fingers are crossed.

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624484 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:15:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624484 I would like to see this restored to its former glory, it’s a lovely piece of history.

]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624459 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:08:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624459 A beautiful old house, I have been lucky to look around the whole of the house when there was an Art Exhibition there a couple of years ago.
I knew it belonged to the Truman family but not that it had been the childhood home of Lionel Bart!

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624451 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:53:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624451 It is a pity when these grand houses are left empty but, having seen proposals for the Truman Brewery, I fear for the house too. I hope that it doesn’t become a faceless office suite.
I am delighted to see properties that are being painstakingly and sympathetically restored by craftspeople, documenting every step. This would make a grand home for somebody with a substantial budget. Better still, a museum for us all to enjoy …….but then, I always was a dreamer.

]]> By: Martin lightfoot https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624448 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:49:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624448 Superb!

]]> By: Claire D https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/18/at-ben-trumans-house-i/#comment-1624440 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:33:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=200948#comment-1624440 Wonderful house, looks full of atmosphere. I hope and pray the new owners renovate it carefully and use it wisely.

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