https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/06/14/from-clive-murphys-album/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:34:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/06/14/from-clive-murphys-album/#comment-1737384 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:34:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203526#comment-1737384 I used to go to Aladin on Friday afternoons with a friend when we were mature students at Queen Mary in the 90s, that photo brings back memories. My college friend was Jewish, afterwards we’d go to the beigel shop to buy beigels and cakes for the weekend. Happy times and the food was cheap but great. I used to take my husband there at times.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/06/14/from-clive-murphys-album/#comment-1736781 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:49:54 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203526#comment-1736781 Clive is was of those characters you’d swear you’d met even though it was highly unlikely you had. It’s possible I did once but then I’ve always gravitated to people like him and there were many such people in London once.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/06/14/from-clive-murphys-album/#comment-1736743 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 07:31:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203526#comment-1736743 would have loved to have met Clive. His photos are honest and sensitive,
including the one of my dear Uncle Harry Fishman.
He was the kindest man.
Pushkin looks a fine companion.

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