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  • Originally posted by Stephen Thomas View Post
    For Rob Clack....

    Hi Rob

    As I said before, your work and Neil's here is top notch. This is just regarding the 1912 Kings Block photo which I've always liked and is obviously taken from the junction of what was Harrow Alley and Back Gravel Lane.

    Might you happen to have a photo of what this view looks like now?
    My photos not good enough for you Stephen?

    Sniff

    Monty
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    • Originally posted by Monty View Post
      My photos not good enough for you Stephen?
      What photos, Monty?
      allisvanityandvexationofspirit

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      • Originally posted by Stephen Thomas View Post
        For Rob Clack....

        Hi Rob

        As I said before, your work and Neil's here is top notch. This is just regarding the 1912 Kings Block photo which I've always liked and is obviously taken from the junction of what was Harrow Alley and Back Gravel Lane.

        Might you happen to have a photo of what this view looks like now?
        I Haven't Stephen as it's a pretty crap view. The photo was actually taken at the corner of Cuttler Street looking towards the Liverpool Street Travelodge.
        I've just downloaded this of Google Earth, it's more or less from the same spot.

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        • Originally posted by Rob Clack View Post
          I haven't Stephen as it's a pretty crap view. The photo was actually taken at the corner of Cuttler Street looking towards the Liverpool Street Travelodge.
          I've just downloaded this of Google Earth, it's more or less from the same spot.

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          Thanks Rob

          So everything on the 1912 photo is gone now. Ah well........
          allisvanityandvexationofspirit

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          • Its a good job one of us take photos of the important sites ;-)

            Here is a photo I too of the location during the last London Job. The second Photo is from the hotel looking back toward the spot.

            Cheers
            Monty
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            • May I add my sincere thanks to all those who worked hard to bring us these pictures from Wood Lane. I would also echo the praise for Cath Coulthard, who I have never met in person but communicated with by email and found to be helpful. She under took her stewardship of the museum as a volunteer on top of her regular Police work.

              It is the periodic drip of new discovery that gives us hope and will keep us all bickering for years to come.

              Ah, Harrow Place Travelodge. A great place to stay. A cockerel's stride, (It censored the short version of cockerel! ), to the heart of Spitalfields and yet 3 minutes away from Liverpool Street station from where you can reach the rest of London.

              Looking towards the Travelodge the jewellers where the three Police Officers were callously murdered that led to the siege of Sidney Street would have been on the right where the modern office blocks are now.

              The memorial plaque to Sergeants Tucker and Bentley and Constable Choate is located on the low wall on the left, disappointingly positioned well below eye level of those that pass by.
              Last edited by Hutch Orris; 08-15-2012, 11:15 PM. Reason: Spelling (The shame)
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              • Originally posted by Hutch Orris View Post
                May I add my sincere thanks to all those who worked hard to bring us these pictures from Wood Lane. I would also echo the praise for Cath Coulthard, who I have never met in person but communicated with by email and found to be helpful. She under took her stewardship of the museum as a volunteer on top of her regular Police work.

                It is the periodic drip of new discovery that gives us hope and will keep us all bickering for years to come.

                Ah, Harrow Place Travelodge. A great place to stay. A cockerel's stride, (It censored the short version of cockerel! ), to the heart of Spitalfields and yet 3 minutes away from Liverpool Street station from where you can reach the rest of London.

                Looking towards the Travelodge the jewellers where the three Police Officers were callously murdered that led to the siege of Sidney Street would have been on the right where the modern office blocks are now.

                The memorial plaque to Sergeants Tucker and Bentley and Constable Choate is located on the low wall on the left, disappointingly positioned well below eye level of those that pass by.
                Thank you, Hutch, for your newsy and informative post. I shall have to look for the memorial plaque to Sergeants Tucker and Bentley and Constable Choate when next I am in the vicinity.

                Best regards

                Chris
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                • Thank you Hutch,

                  Believe me, she is better in person.

                  Chris,

                  Here are a few Houndsditch/Sidney St related shots.

                  1) The plaque Hutch mentioned. Cathy was part of the team which bought that to be placed on the wall near the scene. It couldnt be placed on the scene as its a little bit out of the way and its location is a private building, so they placed it near as they could to the spot.

                  2) One of the guns used at the Houndsditch scene. I felt very uncomfortable holding it but I wanted to give an idea of its size. Extremely heavy and, as I said, I did not like holding it.

                  3 & 4) Exhibits used at the inquest, including scale wooden models of the scenes.

                  Cheers

                  Monty
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                  • Originally posted by Tom_Wescott View Post
                    Oh rats, the word 'signed' is missing from the pic. The writing bears a superficial resemblance to the 'From hell' letter, but none at all to 'Dear Boss'. I don't understand the practice of writing the word 'signed' to the far left of a signature. Rather like stating the obvious.
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                    Yours truly,

                    Tom Wescott
                    Tom, the term "signed" or an appropriate abbreviation for it has, in my experience looking at documents, always been indicative of a copy; if a true copy, it is normally, at least in American older documents, indicated on the top-left of the first page.

                    Best of wishes,

                    Billy

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