https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/03/18/in-chinese-limehouse/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:24:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/03/18/in-chinese-limehouse/#comment-1968815 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:24:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206377#comment-1968815 Wonderful history of which I was unaware. Chinese were and are hard working and peaceable immigrants, happy to integrate into any society while still maintaining their own ‘Chinatown’ localities.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/03/18/in-chinese-limehouse/#comment-1968703 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:16:17 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206377#comment-1968703 Wonderful photos .. lovely children, and don’t Tsang Sing and the other Chinese gentlemen look smart!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/03/18/in-chinese-limehouse/#comment-1968604 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:37:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206377#comment-1968604 Beautiful pictures Gentle Author .
I heard
that opium dens were in China Town and perhaps famous poets attended them too.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/03/18/in-chinese-limehouse/#comment-1968558 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:36:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206377#comment-1968558 This is so interesting. I only knew about London’s first Chinatown in the East End from the storylines in Call The Midwife which have been really nuanced over the years. Heidi Thomas and team are meticulous in their research and the images you share bring it all back.

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