Comments on: At Paul Pindar’s House https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/27/at-paul-pindars-house-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:41:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Victoria Wisternof https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/27/at-paul-pindars-house-x/#comment-1976478 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:41:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206289#comment-1976478 I wonder if anyone knows any more about the history of Paul Pindar’s House?
The Telegraph recently published a picture of it in an article titled London’s 15 Greatest Lost Buildings. (18 March 2026).
The sign over the door was J Townsend and a sign in the window read Fine Old Ales & Stout.

I wondered if this might be an ancestor James Townsend (1788 – 1866) who was a wine merchant and emigrated to New Zealand with his wife and ten children in 1850?

]]> By: Mark One https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/27/at-paul-pindars-house-x/#comment-1946618 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:27:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206289#comment-1946618 Seen ’em. They are super impressive.

]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/27/at-paul-pindars-house-x/#comment-1946280 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:38:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206289#comment-1946280 Back in the late 90s I occasionally worked in the V&A shop, it was in a slightly different location and the frontage of Paul Pindar’s house was against the wall there. I thought it was very impressive but had no idea of the history behind it at that time!

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