East End Photographs and Drawings

[WARSPITE]

Whitby?

Hi Im new to the website. Im wondering if anyone can tell me more about the Whitby Collection. Im intrigued as my surname is Whitby.
Can anyone enlighten me please.
Many thanks

[WARSPITE]

Thanks for all the photos everyone.
Im new to the website, and have always wanted to be transported back to Spitalfields in 88, particularly the evil quartermile. Well youve all provided the next best thing, and Im really grateful for sharing them all.
Is anyone up for walking round one day or night to show me the sites? I want to know more than they show on the walks.
Pete

[George Hutchinson]

Pete - I'm the owner and discoverer, if you like, of The Whitby Collection.

I acquired them from my friend, Margaret Whitby-Green, about a year ago. She knew she had them but had no idea of their historical value. They were taken by her uncle, John Gordon Whitby, in 1961. Whitby was simply an amateur criminologist who - unlike many here except Stewart Evans - actually took a camera with him when he did his Ripper site visits at a time when JTR was not as de rigeur as he is today.

John died some years ago but the family is from the North Midlands (Lincolnshire to be exact). Margaret inherited his photographs and the series of shots, including the interior and back of 29 Hanbury Street (taken on more than one occasion), had been languishing in a kitchen drawer for years. Margaret just casually mentioned it to me when we met up in London in the spring of 2007.

PHILIP

[Scott Nelson]

So who served better coffee, Sam or Howard? This is really critical to the whole Mitre Square play.

[Rob Clack]

A few pages back John posted some screen caps from a 'Spitalfields Trust' DVD. I managed to get hold of a copy and here are some other screencaps.

Norton Folgate looking towards Spital Square.


Fournier Street


I believe this is Steward Street looking towards Fort Street. On the right are 'Wingate & Johnston, Export Packers' at number 19.


No idea where this one is.


Nor this, but could the tent in the road be similar to what Patrick Mulshaw was watching over in Winthrop Street?


Rob

[Sam Flynn]

could the tent in the road be similar to what Patrick Mulshaw was watching over in Winthrop Street?
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I reckon so, Rob - nice find.

[Suzi]

Great pics Rob!! What does it say on that sign in the 'tent' pic???

Suz x

[Sam Flynn]

Great pics Rob!! What does it say on that sign in the 'tent' pic???

The last word is "Clothier", but I can't make out the rest, Suzi. Perhaps Rob's (unscanned) version will be clearer.

[Rob Clack]

Hi Gareth, Suzi

The best I can make out the top line is A or H ......weld



Rob

[Sam Flynn]

Hi Gareth, Suzi

The best I can make out the top line is A or H ......weld

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Thanks, Rob. I now see it as:

H & (something) ....feld
(indecipherable)
Bespoke
Clothier

[Rob Clack]

Hi Gareth,

It might be R(aphael) Sonenfield, 26 White Lion Street. I'm not 100% because on the maps I've looked at it should be a bit more to the left. If I'm right the photo was taken from Elder Street.

This is the Goads map from 1944, when the street was (as it is now) Folgate Street. As you can see it is a bit tight.



Rob

[bolo]

I have sharpened the image using Gimp and this is what I can make out:

R & O (?) ....eld

whole sale
Bespoke (?)

Clothier

[Sam Flynn]

It might be R(aphael) Sonenfield, 26 White Lion Street. I'm not 100% because on the maps I've looked at it should be a bit more to the left. If I'm right the photo was taken from Elder Street. This is the Goads map from 1944, when the street was (as it is now) Folgate Street. As you can see it is a bit tight.

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Indeed it is, but I think you're correct, Rob - although the pixellation is bad at high magnification, what I see is certainly congruent with "R Sonenfield". Tight corners aside, that may well be White Lion from Folgate Street, at least to my eyes.

[Rob Clack]

Cheers Gareth, I'll have a look before the next Whitechapel meeting as there is a good possibility that the buildings might still be there.

Rob

[Ade]

Elder Street

Post 360 has a photo of the building at the North corner of Elder Street and Folgate Street. It looks very similar to the building in the 'R Sonenfield' photo.