East End Photographs and Drawings

[Stephen Thomas]

Fantastic, John.

That's what so many of us are here for, social history.

Me, I've got no interest in murder, serial or otherwise, whatsoever.

[Suzi]

Is it just my fertile imagination joining up the dots, or is that lad on the right-hand kerb holding a model aircraft of some description?

Without a doubt!! I can see the propeller- no doubt elastic band driven- as clear as day!!
(Ease up on the cough mixture Suz !)

[Mike Covell]

Is it just my fertile imagination joining up the dots, or is that lad on the right-hand kerb holding a model aircraft of some description?

Looks like a side elevation of a chimeny sweeps brush! Altogether now, "Chim, chimeny, chim, chimeny...."

[Suzi]

Probably been seen many times before but www.jewisheastend.com/spitalfields.html is well worth a trawl through.
Memories of The Great Bagel Bake Trek 'eh!!
Suz x

[Paddy Goose]

Thank you for sharing that link, Suzi. The Girls School in Spital Sq pictured there is an interesting building. - Pads

Here's Shoreditch

[tolvis]

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Some pics taken on april 11th, my first visit to the sites.

1. Mitre square
2. Mitre square from Mitre street (isn´t that stain, visible in both pics, quite unnerving? It was almost as if....)
3. The white hart (me on the right, not me on the left.)
4. the lovely Gunthorpe street passage

Happy new year everyone!

[John Bennett]

Whoopee, first posts of 2009 on the nice thread for happy boys and girls. I went to the LMA today (my first time) and came back with some real corkers.

This first set will astound anybody who only remembers Wilkes Street as it is today, all gentrified and smart.

Entrance to Puma Court, 1970.


1972. Not nice.


19 Wilkes Street, also 1972.


15 Wilkes Street 1980.

[John Bennett]

Another burst...

Some remarkable pictures taken of the inside (and backyard) of 24 Hanbury Street in 1972.

[Sam Flynn]

Fabulous pics, there, John. Apart from the box of spaghetti and the electric fittings, it's as if time had stood still in Hanbury Street for 84 years.

[Steve F]

Great photo's

Hi John
Love the photo's esp the Hanbury Street ones,really give a feel of what it was like in 1888

[Celesta]

Tolvis, Nice photos of the White Hart and Gunthorpe. No matter the time of day a photo is taken there, Gunthorpe looks creepy. Thanks for posting these.

John Bennett, Those old pix are fantabulous, sir. I just love the photos of #24, spaghetti and all. Thanks.


Keep 'em coming, folks. We love these pictures.

[Observer]

Hi John

Puma Court today. Obviosly the other corner of the street from the one in your photo. notice that the metal bollards are still in place

all the best

Observer

[John Bennett]

And here are some more.

The long-demolished south side of Whitechapel High Street, 1956.


Whitechapel High Street at the junction with Goulston Street in 1977. 'John Collier' is now the Aldgate Exchange pub, WS1888 fans.


Commercial Street 1972 - the Queen's Head when it was Banco de Bilbao.


Also from 1972, everybody's favourite (!) Ripper boozer.


Is it just me, or was Spitalfields deluged by photographers in 1972?

[Suzi]

Fabulous pics John!
Great to see Tubby still lurking in his stall outside John Colliers - Obviously 'the window to watch'!
Hey in that pic of the Ten Bells are the doors on the left hand side ,behind 'that car' or is the cough mixture taking it's toll again?

Suzi x

[John Bennett]

Welcome back to the friendly thread where everybody gives each other sweeties and Tellytubbies roam around giving out nice hugs. Although the photos can be a bit grim...

Some more recent finds.

Artillery Lane, junction with Gun Street, 1982


A depressing view of Wilkes Street, 1983. This is what it looked like when I first ventured down it. Yik.


Brick Lane, corner of Fournier Street (believe it or not), 1955


Brick Lane, corner with Princelet Street, 1972