East End Photographs and Drawings

[Khanada]

Some of the crappiest lyrics of all time and completely pointless :

In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls...

Just what does that mean, exactly?

Heh, heh -- oh, I can think of much, much worse from the 1980's...

But regardless, it was neat to see Wentworth Dwellings pointed out in the video.

[Paddy Goose]

Hi Khanada,

Wentworth Dwellings? in this 1930's photo by Humphrey Spender a newspaper vendor sells the Standard outside the WD. I'm on a roll - Paddy

[Celesta]

Look at that man's extraordinary face! Marvelous, Paddy. That's a heart-breaker with the kids. Fine pictures overall. Thanks.

[Bailey]

"East End boys and West End girls" as the song goes.

Ooooh, yeah. Been so long since I heard the song (Thank goodness!) that I'd forgotten that lyric. I was a fan when I was 13 and stupid(er) and they were big, but have managed to survive without them since...

B.

[Stephen Thomas]

I'm on a roll.

Nice one PG. Roll with it.

[Paddy Goose]

Stephen, that was a nice job you did matching up the sketches of Dorset St. Here's a match for you. - Paddy

[Suzi]

Excellent pic!!! Shame about the Phossy Jaw tho!!!!

[steje73]

Bringing together the matches and the pet shop boys, how about the lyric in 'So hard';
"I'm always hoping you'll be faithful but you're not, I suppose.
We've both given up smoking cos it's fatal so whose matches are those?"

That's actually pretty good.

[Paddy Goose]

1888 Advertisement

[Mike Covell]

Bringing together the matches and the pet shop boys, how about the lyric in 'So hard';
"I'm always hoping you'll be faithful but you're not, I suppose.
We've both given up smoking cos it's fatal so whose matches are those?"

That's actually pretty good.

And finally, they seemed to have sought insperation from the case, with hits such as,

Jack the Lad,
Violence,
and my fave.....Red Letter Day!!

[Paddy Goose]

Photographer: Paul Augustus Martin - Blind man at the Caledonian Cattle Market, c.1895 (silver print)

[Suzi]

What a beautiful,touching picture! Thanks Paddy

Suz x

[Mike Covell]

What a beautiful,touching picture! Thanks Paddy

Suz x

You can just imagine what an attack on the senses it must have been for a blind man, to be walked through the market! The noises and smells must have been amazing, but equally frightening!

[Chris Scott]

Can any one identify the location of this photo please?
Thanks
Chris

[Chris Scott]

Queen Victoria's Jubilee Parade 1887
Aldgate High Street
The Three Tuns is visible on the extreme left