https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/21/gillian-tindall-in-whitechapel/ 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, 01 Jan 2026 14:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/21/gillian-tindall-in-whitechapel/#comment-1894134 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:07:17 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205696#comment-1894134 So interesting! There is a block of flats on Cable Street called Maddocks House.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/21/gillian-tindall-in-whitechapel/#comment-1885345 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:39:26 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205696#comment-1885345 Another gem from Gillian Tindall. Thank you for sharing GA.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/21/gillian-tindall-in-whitechapel/#comment-1885302 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:11:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205696#comment-1885302 A fascinating read. I took have many links with Whitechapel but, in modern London, I never know where the boundary lies. The first occasion that I visited Wilton’s Music Hall, I walked back to my hotel afterwards, and wasn’t paying attention to how far I had walked. I wandered quite a bit further into Whitechapel than I had intended, and found myself on unfamiliar ground. I walked through the deserted market and eventually found my way back onto the High Street, which, far from being quiet and deserted, was thronging with families breaking their fast, this being Ramadan.
It was a delight to see so many people and I walked back to my hotel having explored more of Whitechapel.

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