Comments on: Meandering Along The Lea https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/ 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, 10 Apr 2025 09:35:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Lee https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1710378 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:35:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1710378 I’m pretty certain the water fowl is an Egyptian goose nice photos of places I’d never seen before

]]> By: Victoria Cooper https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709849 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:17:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709849 Magical except for the rubbish in the first photo! Yes, magical and legendary in so many ways, layers to unwrap. I am thinking also Shelduck (native or otherwise) or Egyptian Goose. The River Lea also inspired a song by Adele who was born nearby:

https://www.google.com/search?q=adele+river+lea+lyrics&sca_esv=edec2e4b4572a4c0&sxsrf=AHTn8zoYdhJ_KgdTuhnNvGnrGUy2VToIWA%3A1744146050941&ei=go71Z8aWObP

]]> By: lynne casey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709789 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:58:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709789 I believe the bird is an Egyptian Goose, I have done this walk with my son and his family (who live nearby in Clapton). It’s a nice walk.
Thank you for Spitalfields life, I always enjoy reading it, even though I live in West London.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709757 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:16:42 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709757 Wonderful pics, especially as I don’t know this area of the Lea. Goose is definitely an Egyptian one!

]]> By: Andrew Sinclair https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709647 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:06:05 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709647 Lovely photos GA – did you pop in for a swift one at The Anchor & Hope?

]]> By: Janet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709621 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:01:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709621 Was the waterfowl a hybrid of an Egyptian goose?

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709620 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:58:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709620 I did this walk in two halves. The day I walked to Tottenham Hale, it was bitterly cold but bright. Last year, I walked to Lea Bridge, it was beautifully warm. One of my maternal great grandmothers lived in Pleasant Place, on the banks of the River Lea, opposite a rowing club. My grandmother was a member of a ladies rowing club but, became petrified of water. There had been a capsize and she was lucky to escape which set her fear for the rest of her life.
Other great grandparents lived in School Nook, Lea Bridge, which still exists, although most of the old cottages have gone.The school still stands and is a temple – which I believe you have featured previously. Thanks GA for another walk down memory lane. I hope that you are keeping well.

]]> By: Jill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709618 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:53:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709618 Agree. An Egyptian Goose.
Wonderful posts – much enjoyed!

]]> By: Neil https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709603 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:13:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709603 Looks like an Egyptian goose to me.

]]> By: Tom Price https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/08/meandering-along-the-lea/#comment-1709598 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:54:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202798#comment-1709598 You’ve missed the wonderful sculptures of The Line public art walk, which follows the Lea from Cody Dock to Stratford.

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