https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/08/on-night-patrol-with-pc-lew-tassell/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:54:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/08/on-night-patrol-with-pc-lew-tassell/#comment-1643232 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:54:03 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201433#comment-1643232 I second what George says. They are quite excellent.
Lew was also a good cop. A rarity!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/08/on-night-patrol-with-pc-lew-tassell/#comment-1643184 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:38:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201433#comment-1643184 What stands out in all of these photographs is the authenticity of the street lighting reflecting in the air of wintery darkness. We see this particularly so with the photographs Middle Temple Lane and Pump Court Temple and then the white-out orb effect of the lights in King’s Bench Walk, Temple whereas modern day street lighting seems more dissipated in that respect.
Whilst a picture is worth a thousand words, the 265 words that fronts these photographs sets the context and tone quite brilliantly – the only thing missing is a photograph of Micks Cafe in Fleet St.
Wow, these daily blogs open our eyes most times to a side of London many may have long forgotten briefly now looked back on with misty eyes and minds.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/08/on-night-patrol-with-pc-lew-tassell/#comment-1643148 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:51:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201433#comment-1643148 ]]> Great pics with atmosphere, a year before I joined the Met at Rochester Row. I used to love ‘Nights’, it allowed you to wander and discovered places that you didn’t have time to do or simply just missed when on Day shifts. Thanks for the memories and here’s to the 6th 😉

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