East End Photographs and Drawings

[Robert]

Ah, phone directory lists him as a hairdresser. There till 1984, maybe longer.

[MrBarnett]

Nicholas,

Here's an image from the corner of Winthrop Street looking south. Can't quite see your place, but I thought it might be of interest.

Gary.

[barnflatwyngarde]

Whitechapel 1905



Mitre Tavern, Hatton Garden. City of London



Old London, circa 1870, photographer unknown

Avvie,
Your 3rd photograph captioned "Old London, circa 1870, photographer unknown", is in fact a photograph of Glasgow.
The photograph was taken by a famous Glasgow photographer Thomas Annan.

Link attached.

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O182730/close-no-193-high-st-photograph-annan-thomas/

[avvie]

Avvie,
Your 3rd photograph captioned "Old London, circa 1870, photographer unknown", is in fact a photograph of Glasgow.
The photograph was taken by a famous Glasgow photographer Thomas Annan.

Link attached.

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1...-annan-thomas/

Thankyou! Always nice to know where these photos are taken

[East london Me]

Hello, I'm a newcomer and have enjoyed reading the threads on this forum immensely and finally joined up. Here's a photo of Father Christmas trying to break in to the corner shop on Crispin Street, Spitalfields in 2013:



Here's a photo of the back of the Ten Bells:

[Robert]

Father Christmases 4 Justice.

[East london Me]

Looks like the Ten Bells attachment didn't work. Don't know why, so trying again. This is the back of the pub:



The big plant is a banana plant as the building had been a banana warehouse, called David Kira Banana Merchants, Fournier Street.

[Sam Flynn]

Looks like the Ten Bells attachment didn't work

Is that a banana plant? If so, you can be forgiven for that minor slip-up

[Sam Flynn]

The building as it is now...

..."ARS Properties"? They should seriously think about changing their marketing team!

[MrBarnett]

I'm thinking of opening a branch of Elbow Estate Agents next door.

[Albert]

Which one should I use, Mr Barnett - I really don't know!!

[Robert]

And Gratia Artis t'other side?

[Nicolas]

..."ARS Properties"? They should seriously think about changing their marketing team!

I know, I tried, believe me....It's a Bengali tradition. Initial of the father, then the wife, then the first born

[Nicolas]

Hi Nicolas

This might possibly be the Harry who was listed in the 1964 voting register. I think he'd been there since at least 1954. His middle name may have been 'Lewis' and he may have owned a second home elsewhere in London.

Thank you for this, I'll look into it further

[Nicolas]

Nicholas,

Here's an image from the corner of Winthrop Street looking south. Can't quite see your place, but I thought it might be of interest.

Gary.

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Thank you Gary, a very interesting pic indeed, I can just about make out where this is