East End Photographs and Drawings

[Archaic]

Article w/ Photos & Book About "Britain's Child Slaves"

Hi Jason.

I think that little boy might be selling matchboxes. And yes, it's very Dickensian. When I see photos like this I always wonder what became of the children when they grew up? Though I suppose I should say, if they grew up.

This article about the abuse of Child Workers in Industrial Britain. It has photos.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1312764/Britains-child-slaves-New-book-says-misery-helped-forge-Britain.html

Here's the book title: 'Childhood And Child Labour In The British Industrial Revolution' by Professor Jane Humphries

Best regards,
Archaic

[Andrew Firth]

A few new ones from me

Was in the east end last weekend with a few friends, and as I've not posted on here for a while (been busy with Conference graphics etc), thought I'd share a few pics.

The site of Dutfield's Yard at sunset.


Reflection of St. Botolph's Aldgate.


The view of Mitre Square from the site of the old Kearley & Tonge building.


Just off Brick Lane, one of the lamps in the old Truman's Brewery complex.


Maybrick woz 'ere? Hanbury Street, just west of the site of number 29.


All the best
Andrew

[Andrew Firth]

A few more from the other weekend...

The site of Dutfields Yard, roughly where the disabled parking bay is today.


The flags are out in Mitre Square...


Parliament Court


All the best
Andrew

[ChrisGeorge]

Very fine photographs as usual, Andrew. Thanks for sharing them with us.

[Andrew Firth]

You're welcome Chris!

Hopefully I'll have some more to post before long.

All the best
Andrew

[Cogidubnus]

Very fine photographs as usual, Andrew. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Ditto Andrew

Thanks

Dave

[yen_powell]

Today I have been supervising the removal of the carriageway wearing course in Back Church Lane, a few metres south of Pinchin Street.

We planed off the top 40mm of asphalt, as you can see leaving a grooved surface ready for the new asphalt to be laid back over it. That's Cable Street the other side of the railway bridge.

In these pictures below you can see what at first appears to be just a normal planed surface, we nearly missed the old manhole cover that had been tarmaced over when this carriageway was still a granite sett road. I took pictures walking towards it and you see it slowly appear.

[yen_powell]

Continued
We removed the cover and replaced it as it was fractured. This is the manhole with the frame and cover removed. It was a deep sewer and there was a rat bait shelf at the bottom, so whoever was laying the bait must have walked along the sewer as the cover was unusable.

There was also a sewer vent buried, which we removed and reset so it can now actually function as a vent again.

[Archaic]

Hi Yen, thanks for posting those photos.

It's interesting to see the layers of history being peeled back, like the skin of an onion.

Best regards,
Archaic

[DRoy]

Sorry if these have been shown before but I didn't see them on this site anywhere. They are drawings from The Pittsburgh Dispatch November 1890

Cheers
DRoy

[DGB]

Sorry if these have been shown before but I didn't see them on this site anywhere. They are drawings from The Pittsburgh Dispatch November 1890

Cheers
DRoy

These are really great, obviously all by the same hand.

The George Yard one seems more likely the front of the passage from Hanbury St.

[DRoy]

These are really great, obviously all by the same hand.

The George Yard one seems more likely the front of the passage from Hanbury St.

Hi DGB,

What I'm curious about is how the artist was able to draw these locations. If he is a Pittsburgh artist then how could he draw them? Was he stationed in London so able to view the sites or are they perhaps copied from photos or other drawings?

DRoy

[Archaic]

What I'm curious about is how the artist was able to draw these locations. If he is a Pittsburgh artist then how could he draw them? Was he stationed in London so able to view the sites or are they perhaps copied from photos or other drawings?

Hi DRoy. Since no one has answered your question, I'll try to.

These particular illustrations were done in 1890, so the Pittsburgh artist could have had access to all sorts of 1888 newspapers with Ripper-related illustrations. He could simply have produced his own versions of them for the Pittsburgh readers, as "illustrated news" was all the rage.

Best regards,
Archaic

PS: Welcome to Casebook!

[moonbegger]

Took some pics in the mid 80's

[moonbegger]

Another mid 80's pic. This one is Bucks Row (Durward st ) spot where Polly lay .