shop??

[tobyduke]

does anyone no the address of the coffee shop Elizabeth stride had with her husband in poplar in the east end.think its around 1865 to 1870

[Mike Covell]

The A-Z lists numerous entries for Elizabeth and John Stride's Coffee Shops,
Chrisp street, Poplar
Upper North street, Poplar,
178 Poplar High street.

[Stephen Thomas]

In case anybody imagines Stride in a crisp white apron serving jolly coffee drinkers in Poplar, it has to be said that East End coffee shops were grubby establishments which often doubled as brothels and usually didn't even serve coffee.

[Mike Covell]

Similar to the ones in Hull then! ..... .....

[Sam Flynn]

it has to be said that East End coffee shops were grubby establishments which often doubled as brothels and usually didn't even serve coffee.

... bet that didn't stop a whole lot o' grindin' goin' on

[Simon Wood]

Hi All,

"And what is true of the coffee is true of the coffee-house. Working-men, in the main, frequent these places, and greasy, dirty places they are, without one thing about them to cherish decency in a man or put self-respect into him. Tablecloths and napkins are unknown. A man eats in the midst of the debris left by his predecessor, and dribbles his own scraps about him and on the floor. In rush times, in such places, I have positively waded through the muck and mess that covered the floor and I have managed to eat because I was abominably hungry and capable of eating anything."

Jack London.

Regards,

Simon

[Mike Covell]

Wow, just when did the first McDonalds open in London!