Comments on: The Gates Of The City https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/01/the-gates-of-the-city-ii/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:29:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Claire D https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/01/the-gates-of-the-city-ii/#comment-1676490 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:29:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201849#comment-1676490 With these fine engravings available it should be possible to rebuild these gates, imagine, what a project that would be for London, well worthwhile I think !

Happy New Year.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/01/the-gates-of-the-city-ii/#comment-1676122 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201849#comment-1676122 These engravings are so stately. I loved seeing the grouping of 8 – my collage-artist-self would love to discover a sheet like this at an ephemera fair and scoop it up for my collection. It was notable to me that every opening was arched — not a squared-off entryway in the bunch. Graceful and
ever-beautiful.

Thanks for bringing these wonders to us, every day.
Happy New Year, GA and readers.

]]> By: Ada Catherine https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/01/the-gates-of-the-city-ii/#comment-1676115 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:32:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201849#comment-1676115 Fascinating. AaI love the stories that you have been able to tell about London. The 17602 seem to be a difficult time for these gates. What was going on then that they were torn down?

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/01/the-gates-of-the-city-ii/#comment-1676109 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:29 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201849#comment-1676109 +++ A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR 2025! +++
+++ EIN FRIEDLICHES NEUES JAHR 2025! +++
+++ UNE NOUVELLE ANNÉE 2025 PAISIBLE ! +++

Thanks for all the stories from London’s East End so far — I’m looking forward to the next ones in the new year!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/01/the-gates-of-the-city-ii/#comment-1676080 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:52:44 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201849#comment-1676080 Happy New Year to you dear GA! I love seeing old London and last yeari was lucky enough to look around the Temple Bar, which stood originally in Fleet Street as the gate between Westminster and the City. It used to be bedecked with the heads of criminals. When one fell off, into the street, it was replaced with another. What a gruesome thought!
However, Temple Bar was lucky to survive, despite several moves, including being a grand entrance to a country estate. It seems that the 1760s were a very bad decade for London’s gates. What were they thinking? Only the names have survived.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful find with us.

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