Comments on: Tony Bock At Watney Market https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/ 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, 01 Feb 2026 15:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/#comment-1920135 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:37:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205974#comment-1920135 I’m passionate about architecture, and everyone has the right to live somewhere that’s considered safe and decent, but loathe that whole areas with rich histories have been demolished and ultimately ‘obliterated’ in the name of so called progress!

]]> By: Alto Saxx https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/#comment-1915304 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:58:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205974#comment-1915304 34p a lb, now everything as a 1 in front. and they call it inflation,what a lie.

]]> By: Lyn Olley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/#comment-1914918 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:34:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205974#comment-1914918 Always enjoy seeing my aunt Gladys McGee, the Bard of Stepney and a founder member of the Basement Writers.

]]> By: Mark https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/#comment-1914801 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:26:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205974#comment-1914801 The current market, shops and residential are a blot. So much character has been lost. The street needs to be reset and rebuilt again.

]]> By: Adele https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/#comment-1914639 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:10:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205974#comment-1914639 Many childhood memories of going there with my mum to bring my Uncle Sam (the tomato man) a flask of hot tea while he stood by his stall in the freezing cold, icicles dripping from his cap.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/#comment-1914589 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:58:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205974#comment-1914589 That’s the thing about great photos………..each viewer will find something/someone that is compelling, intriguing, captivating, etc. For me, it is the lady with the cardboard box. I feel a kinship with her. There she is, carrying her steetside find home; seemingly on a mission — already lost in thought about her plans, plots, and logistics. A practical soul. So sturdily dressed.
I relate. Notice her canvas shoes, which probably also serve as house slippers. And the run in her stocking? Her hair covered in a head scarf. A practical wool coat.
I expect she just ducked out for a quick unavoidable errand, passed the hubbub at the market and found (gasp) the perfect box. Still in good condition. Just the right size. “Yes, this will do just fine” she murmurs.

]]> By: Mark One https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/#comment-1914567 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:32:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205974#comment-1914567 A nice chronicle of working class people during the seventies.

]]> By: ANDY STROWMAN https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/26/tony-bock-at-watney-market-iii/#comment-1914447 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:16:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=205974#comment-1914447 Thank you for fine photos and historical memories for me .

Andy

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