East End Photographs and Drawings

[The Grave Maurice]

So they've taken the fences down at each end of the service road by the market? That's nice.

[tnb]

So they've taken the fences down at each end of the service road by the market? That's nice.

The fence is still there at the Crispin St end.

[Andrew Firth]

A photomontage I've put together of the old Gardiner's Department Store at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Road. Now the site of the Lloyds TSB building.


All the best
Andrew

[Monty]

A quiz/

Where am I?

Now some of you know this and therefore not allowed to play. Especially you Mr Firth.

This, as far as Im aware, is the 2nd oldest photo of a Jack related crime scene.

[chrisjd]

Is it Swallow Gardens 1908?
;-))

[Monty]

Nice try Chris but not quite.

Monty

[tnb]

Nice try Chris but not quite.

Monty

Pinchin Street? Backchurch Lane running vertically, the start of PS running to the right?

[Rubyretro]

Thanks !

Thank you for these photos !

[Monty]

Ok, I admit it...Chris is correct.

It is, in fact, an aerial shot of Swallow Gardens taken in 1908 provided by Rob Clack.

I remember seeing a similar photo of Tower Bridge in a book of aerial photos. The caption read something along the lines of "Tower Bridge taken from the Hot Air Balloon 'Corona' (there was a date I cannot recall) 1908". The images were similar and I feel this photo was taken moments before or after the Tower Bridge one.

Its a shame I cannot recall the books name.

[Roy Corduroy]

Question

This marker/monument is in the park on Whitechapel Road, which is formerly the site of Whitechapel church and rectory. What is the monument? Is there an inscription?



Your help, as always, is appreciated - Roy

[Suzi]

Some new collages of Bucks Row

Going to put the rest in the Art thread on Pub Talk

[Chris]

This marker/monument is in the park on Whitechapel Road, which is formerly the site of Whitechapel church and rectory. What is the monument? Is there an inscription?

There's a sort of answer here:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1281867

[AdamWalsh]

this thread moved!? i thought itd been deleted for a moment there -

[Rob Clack]

Some crime scene illustrations from The New York Herald. Some of these will be familiar to some people.

The illustrator drew the wrong building for this first one. George yard Buildings was next door to these:

The New York Herald Wednesday 11 September 1889


Bucks Row:
The New York Herald Wednesday 11 September 1889


The New York Herald Monday 16 September 1889


Hanbury Street:

The New York Herald Wednesday 11 September 1889


The New York Herald Monday 16 September 1889


Dutfields Yard entrance:

The New York Herald Wednesday 11 September 1889


interior:

The New York Herald Monday 16 September 1889


Mitre Square:

The New York Herald Wednesday 11 September 1889


The New York Herald Monday 16 September 1889


Millers Court:

The New York Herald Wednesday 11 September 1889




The New York Herald Monday 16 September 1889


Castle Alley:

The New York Herald Wednesday 11 September 1889


and Pinchin Street:

The New York Herald Wednesday 11 September 1889

[tnb]

Brilliant Rob. Being greedy now but I don't suppose they did a Swallow Gardens one too? Some interesting angles in there - can anyone englighten me as to where the first Mitre Square picture is supposed to be by the way, with the light?