Paul Anthony Gardner’s East End
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Over the last quarter century, Photographer Paul Anthony Gardner (not the famous paper bag seller of the same name) has been recording the diverse architectural heritage of the East End. In the intervening years, some buildings have been cherished while others have been neglected and too many have been destroyed, but thanks to Paul we have these atmospheric photographs as evidence.
Timber Merchant, Whitechapel, 1998
Path under Railway Bridge, Limehouse 2008
Christ Church, Spitalfields 1996
Former Dispensary, Stratford 2009
Abbey Mills Pumping Station, Stratford 1997
East India Dock Rd, Limehouse 2008
German Lutheran Church, Alie St, Aldgate 1996
Baptist Chapel, Grove Rd, Bow 1997
House Mill, Three Mills Island, Bromley by Bow 1997
Lift Bridge, Shadwell Basin 2000
Princelet St Synagogue, Spitalfields 1996
Warehouses at the Bishopsgate Goodsyard, 1999
Council Chamber, Shoreditch Town Hall 1998
Puma Court, Spitalfields 1998
St Botolph’s Hall, Aldgate, 1996
Shoreditch Town Hall, 1996
Princelet St Synagogue, Spitalfields 1996
London Tramways Shed, Shoreditch 1998
Trinity Green Almshouses, Whitechapel, 1998
Hydraulic Pumping Station, Wapping, 1996
Undertakers. Limehouse, 2007
Wilton’s Music Hall, Cable St, 1996
Photographs copyright © Paul Anthony Gardner
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Wonderful set of photographs.
Sue
I love the compositions of these photos; there’s something balanced and pleasing about them, but they’re evocative at the same time: a view into other periods, and spaces which are almost liminal. If I had to choose only one to hang on my wall, I’d have a hard time deciding.
Absolutely beautiful images. All so perfectly composed and exposed.