Comments on: Roy Reed At Old Billingsgate Market

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:10:03 +0000

I really like all of these, but the fifth photograph is particularly interesting to me, on a number of levels.

Thank you for displaying them all.

By: Jennifer Newbold

Jennifer Newbold — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:16:39 +0000

These photos reminded me that there are so many wonderful artworks depicting Old Billingsgate Market, from Ken Howard’s 1962 painting at the Guildhall Art Gallery, through three–that I can think of; he may have done more–by Thomas Rolandson, to a wonderful engraving from 1736 after a work by Arnoldus van Haeken. I’d have to do some digging to see if I could find the earliest artworks, but what a great perspective it could make, from the first paintings through the photographs of Roy Reed and Claudia Lesinger. And it would have to include the ones accompanying the interview with Charlie Casey… are those yours, G.A.?

By: Tony Hollington

Tony Hollington — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:08:05 +0000

Is there a book by Roy Reed?Also is there a book on the new billingsgate porters?Many thanks Tony Hollington.

By: George Kearse

George Kearse — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:51:27 +0000

I was 24 myself at the time these very precious and rare glimpses in black ‘n white were taken. There’s an extraordinary sense of capturing more than just a photo when it’s presented there to you in black ‘n white especially portraits and scenes like these that encapsulate a market due to leave its ancient location next to London Bridge.
I remember my times in China where we’d see whole swathes of hutongs disappear over night all in the rush for ‘progress’ – same in Singapore – only to see the rush decades later to recreate the essence of some of what was destroyed.
Unfortunately, that essence of Billingsgate Market life is lost forever in a day and age where a visit to such a market would be on many a visitor’s ToDo list.
Magnificent pictures Roy Reed, a real sense of joy in what has been presented to us here. Thank-you.