East End Photographs and Drawings

[Paddy Goose]

Petticoat Lane in the 60's

[Observer]

Hi here are a few photos

Looking down Brushfield Street from the steps of Christ Church, Spitalfields market to the right. Annie Chapman (in all probability) passed down this street, on the way to her death.



Bottom of Petticoat Lane



Petticoat Lane Market



all the best

Observer

[Observer]

A few more

Petticoat Lane


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Dodgy character, Petticoat Lane

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Wentworth Street market

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Chestnut seller, Wentworth Street

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all the best

Observer

[Lord Lucan]

Petticoat Lane in the 60's

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My goodness that's an ugly child that woman has!

[Andrew Firth]

Just returned from an enjoyable weekend spent wandering around the east end with Gail Dowle and John Bennett, and thought I'd share some of the photos I took.

Four views of Blossom Street








...and a different view to the usual ones you normally get, of the old Board School building on Durward Street, taken from the cafe of the Ideas Store.


All the best
Andrew

[Andrew Firth]

...and a few more.

Christchurch Spitalfields spire, as seen from Commercial Street.


Fleur de Lis Street at night.


The Godfrey Phillips building on Commercial Street.


The arch at the southern end of Gunthorpe Street, adjacent to the White Hart pub.


Looking towards Itchy Park, from across the other side of Commercial Street.


All the best
Andrew

[Andrew Firth]

Final few for now....

A general night view of Old Castle Street looking south.


Princelet Street looking east.


Derelict buildings with scaffolding on Vallance Road.


The doorway of Wilton's Music Hall on Grace's Alley.


Houses on Woodseer Street as seen from Brick Lane.


All the best
Andrew

[The Grave Maurice]

Observer and Andrew,

Thanks so much for the photos. I continue to be amazed by the work of both of you.

Andrew, I know you use a tripod but what shutter speed did you use for that shot of Princelet Street?

[Andrew Firth]

Andrew, I know you use a tripod but what shutter speed did you use for that shot of Princelet Street?

GM,

Thanks for your comments. That particular shot was a six second exposure, so of course a tripod was used for that and indeed all of the night shots!

All the best
Andrew

[The Grave Maurice]

Thank you, Andrew. I really appreciate the information. I hope, at some point, to take shots half as good as yours. Remember to take your camera on the next London Job. We all look forward to the results.

[JTRSickert]

...and a few more.

Christchurch Spitalfields spire, as seen from Commercial Street.
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Fleur de Lis Street at night.
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The Godfrey Phillips building on Commercial Street.
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The arch at the southern end of Gunthorpe Street, adjacent to the White Hart pub.
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Looking towards Itchy Park, from across the other side of Commercial Street.
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All the best
Andrew

I have to say that first picture of the church spiral with the moon in the background is very spooky. One of the best environmental JTR photos.

[Andrew Firth]

Some more pics from last weekend....

A. Gold on Brushfield Street


Catherine Wheel Alley looking East


Some unusual modern chimneys on top of a building near the southern end of Commercial Street.


Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street


Gunthorpe Street at night


All the best
Andrew

[Andrew Firth]

...and some more.....

Hanbury Street at night


Heneage Lane, part of PC Watkins beat on the night of Catherine Eddowes murder


The Market Coffee House on Brushfield Street / Crispin Street


The former Frying Pan public house, now the Sheraz, as seen from Brick Lane.


Reflection of St Botolph's church spire, as seen in the windows of an office building on the opposite side of Aldgate


An old brick arch on Toynbee Street


Close up detail of the plasterwork around the entrance to Wiltons Music Hall on Grace's Alley


All the best
Andrew

[tnb]

By way of my introduction to this thread may I first give my upmost appreciation for everyone who has already posted photos on here - there really are some excellent examples, both in terms of art and information. Particularly, but not at all exclusively, I would like to say WOW to some of Andrew Firth's photos, and I can see I am not alone in that. I am currently awaiting my copy of 'Past Traces' with baited breath - keep up the good work!

Anyway, I have quite a hoard of photos of my own in and around E1 and other locations related to the case, and I have finally decided to get some of them up. In the interests of giving space to others and protecting everyone's sanity I am going to do so in groups of 5 or so at a time, let me know what you think, and if anyone has any particular locations they would like to see let me know, I may just have some; I will almost certainly have other views of any locations that I post that particularly interest anyone.

Enjoy - or be patient!

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The Commercial Tavern, Commercial Street. Built in 1865. Allegedly haunted by Joseph Merrick 'the elephant man', who was also apparently once housed in its cellar. Quite possibly the pub into which Alice McKenzie and 'blind boy' George Dixon drunk shortly before her death. Four doors down (being no. 142) from the old Cambridge Music Hall at no. 146.




Thrawl St from Wentworth St, 'Flower and Dean Walk' visible in the background. Note the vagrants huddled together on the left - some things never change! Polly Nicholls was, of course, thrown out of the kitchen of no. 18 Thrawl St on the night of her murder, she had also stayed recently at no. 56 Flower and Dean St, Liz Stride also resided at no. 32 F&D St from 1882, and Catherine Eddowes met John Kelly at no. 55. Flower and Dean St. was also the location for Mary Kelly's alleged appeal to George Hutchison. All roads lead to Dorset St? I'm not so sure...




Graffiti, off Commercial St. The spire of Christ Church in the background.




I honestly can't remember which street this was. Wherever it is, the corner of Christ Church visible at the end of the street. Any ideas? It doesn't seem to fit with other views of either Fashion St or Toynbee St.




The former Whitechapel Working Lad's Insitute. Scene of the inquests of Martha Tabram and Polly Nicholls. Nightwatchman Patrick Mulshaw was stationed at the back of this building on the night of Nicholls' murder, seeing and hearing nothing except for the figure who passed him at 5am, declaring 'Old man, I think a woman's been murdered'. A waxworks show was located nearby at the time of the murders, capitalising on their notoriety.

[Andrew Firth]

I honestly can't remember which street this was. Wherever it is, the corner of Christ Church visible at the end of the street. Any ideas? It doesn't seem to fit with other views of either Fashion St or Toynbee St.

Hi tnb! Great photos there.

The street in question is Wilkes Street which runs north to south, linking Hanbury Street with Fournier Street.

All the best
Andrew