Comments on: At St Botolph’s School House https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/25/at-st-botolphs-school/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:40:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ian Dicks https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/25/at-st-botolphs-school/#comment-1761369 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:40:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203969#comment-1761369 Eleanor Coade’s house still stands in Lyme Regis covered with her Coadestone effigies and can be rented via the Landmark Trust…prior to this incarnation it was the residence of John Fowles , author of the French Lieutenants Woman

]]> By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/25/at-st-botolphs-school/#comment-1761196 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:43:43 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203969#comment-1761196 The whole frontage of St Botolphs is, to my eyes, a perfect architectural symphony; perfectly pleasing whether or not the statues have been cleaned.

]]> By: Martin lightfoot https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/25/at-st-botolphs-school/#comment-1761179 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:19:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203969#comment-1761179 The figures are quite beautiful and a wonderful craftsman must have been involved in their manufacture.

]]> By: Pat Butt https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/25/at-st-botolphs-school/#comment-1761147 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:28:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203969#comment-1761147 I went to Central Foundation School, z Spital Square, which was a direct descendant of the Bishopsgate Ward school.

At Christmas 1963, in my first year at the school, I was invited to tea following our Carol service at St.Botolphs church. I remember weak orange squash and glass cases full of exquisite fans as the hall was used by,the Worshipful Company ofnFanmakers!

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