Comments on: Dicky Lumskull’s Ramble Through London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/04/dicky-lumskulls-ramble-through-london-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 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:19:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: parktown https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/04/dicky-lumskulls-ramble-through-london-ii/#comment-1698167 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:19:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202538#comment-1698167 There was a branch of the BoE in Birmingham:
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/online-collections/blog/the-birmingham-special

But then there was another BoE Branch in Fleet Street until 1975.

]]> By: S Moran https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/04/dicky-lumskulls-ramble-through-london-ii/#comment-1698127 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:46:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202538#comment-1698127 A bit reminiscent of the albeit much shorter litanies of street names and trades in the song “Jack of All Trades”. There are several versions. The Dublin version as per the Chieftains contains the following lines and similar.

In Golden Lane I sold old shoes
In Meath Street was a grinder
In Barrack Street I lost me wife
And I’m glad I ne’er did find her
In Mary’s Lane I dyed old clothes
Of which I’ve often boasted
And later in Exchequer Street
Sold mutton, ready roasted

]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/04/dicky-lumskulls-ramble-through-london-ii/#comment-1698085 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:17:27 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202538#comment-1698085 To Penny’s comment, I was puzzled about the reference to Birmingham (my home City) but he also mentions Wolverhampton so he must definitely mean the West Midlands!
Interesting that he was familiar with the places.

]]> By: Penny https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/04/dicky-lumskulls-ramble-through-london-ii/#comment-1698061 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:23:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202538#comment-1698061 Can place most locations but I’m baffled by Birmingham. Can’t think of a street name and while I can accept Edgeware and Watford being included in London at a big stretch really can’t believe it means the town in Warwickshire

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