East End Photographs and Drawings

[chubbs]

It never rains, but it pours. Here's yet another photo of the rear of George Yard Buildings. I found it while looking to see if I could find an architectural plan of the building, because I'd be intrigued to see exactly how the stairs go. Was the ground floor extension a more recent addition?

[Christian]

Thank you! So it's actually George Yard Building but it had different name at the time.

Cracking image well done!!!

[I1ariusz]

That's a great discovery. How did you stumble across it?

From time to time I have this way of asking google couple of etries like: victorian east end, victorian whitechapel, victorian spitalfields, xix london etc. And sometimes something new comes up from index. Last time I remember thats how I've discovered new Dorset Street photo (now popular)

[chubbs]

Perhaps this was posted here before but this photo looks like a George Yard Buildings from behind - much better quality.

https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/314857

That's a great discovery. How did you stumble across it?

[I1ariusz]

See here for explanation:

https://www.jtrforums.com/forum/the-crime-scenes/george-yard/617839-george-yard-buildings-c1900

JM

Thank you! So it's actually George Yard Building but it had different name at the time.

[jmenges]

The website identifies that photo as "Balliol House".

See here for explanation:

https://www.jtrforums.com/forum/the-crime-scenes/george-yard/617839-george-yard-buildings-c1900

JM

[Wickerman]

Perhaps this was posted here before but this photo looks like a George Yard Buildings from behind - much better quality.

https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/314857

The website identifies that photo as "Balliol House".

[I1ariusz]

Perhaps this was posted here before but this photo looks like a George Yard Buildings from behind - much better quality.

https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/314857

[Ms Diddles]

Hi all,

I thought this exhibition may be of interest to anyone in the London area.

I'd definitely be going if I didn't live so far away.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2023/jun/30/a-history-of-living-conditions-in-the-east-end-in-pictures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Plus it's always nice to give this excellent thread a run out....!

[DJA]

Nope,not Chinese.

[DJA]

Some appear to be Chinese.

[MsWeatherwax]

Hi all.

This popped up in one of my Facebook history groups this morning. It's tagged as a picture of "Victorian Slums in London, 1890", but for a Victorian slum, it looks remarkably clean (and recently white washed) to me? The other features of the building seem off to me too, but it did cross my mind that it might be an old barn or storage shed that was being used to doss in.

All I've been able to establish so far is that the Guardian seem to use the picture frequently for pieces on housing. I'm going to keep poking around, but I was wondering if any of the very knowledgeable folk on this site have any insight into where in London this could be?

[Christian]

Lovley colour image Goulston st entrance early 50s

[Christian]

One of my photos Vine Court 1994

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

Hi Al,
It looks like like the shop is STRONGWATER (at least that's what I could make out) which was a butchers based on a comment I found at this site -

https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/10/22/alan-deins-east-end-shops-x/

Val Mutch PERMALINK
October 22, 2021

Such sad pictures. I grew up on the East End and my father was a Kosher butcher. He worked for Maxie Strongwater in Old Montague Street. He made the best Vienna’s and SaltBeef ever.

Thanks Ven,

Yes, definitely Strongwater. Thanks for that link, absolutely fascinating, great pictures. Really shows the effects of time and change. Interesting personal connection you've got there too.