https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/08/london-characters-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 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:16:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/08/london-characters-iii/#comment-2087905 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:16:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207234#comment-2087905 I would ask Rick Marschall over at the Yesterday’s Newspapers blog about the artist. He or one of the contributors might be able to identify them: https://john-adcock.blogspot.com/

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/08/london-characters-iii/#comment-2082688 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:22:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207234#comment-2082688 The 1867 death certificate of my 3x maternal grandfather gives his profession as “One of the leaders of the Fellowship Porters”. I am intrigued by this. Do you have any information on this job?

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/08/london-characters-iii/#comment-2082517 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:41:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207234#comment-2082517 The Rag and Bone Man brought back a memory from childhood. We had a local one who drove a horse and cart. The comment that it it was “not easy to understand the words” is spot-on. His cry was reduced to “Raa-a-owns” if I can render it phonetically.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/06/08/london-characters-iii/#comment-2082304 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:01:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=207234#comment-2082304 How I miss these people.

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