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From squatting in Whitechapel’s’s Fieldgate Mansions, to becoming a celebrated protest photographer, David Hoffman shares his journey of documenting hidden histories of homelessness, racism, and the beauty and grittiness of the East End.
Henry Silk’s Still Life | Spitalfields Life
15 hours ago · November 13, 2024. by the gentle author. In 1930, basketmaker and artist Henry Silk sits alone in his sparsely furnished room in Rounton Rd in Bow surrounded by few personal possessions. He glances in the mirror and realises that he is no longer young. Yet the pair of medals from the Great War laid on the table remind him how lucky he is to be ...
The Gentle Author’s Tour Of Spitalfields
Sep 4, 2021 · Two extra tours announced on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd October at noon. Tickets cost £50 and include a signed copy of one of The Gentle Author’s books as a souvenir. Email [email protected] to reserve a place. Please give your first and second choice of date and specify which book of mine you would like. Numbers are strictly limited.
Samuel Pepys At St Olave’s - Spitalfields Life
2 days ago · SAMUEL PEPYS, Sunday 17th November, 1661. Samuel Pepys’ memorial in the south aisle. Samuel Pepys’ prayerbook. Engraved nativity and fine calligraphy upon the title page of Pepys’ prayerbook. Door to the vestry. The oldest monument in the church, 1566. Memorial of Peter Capponi, a Florentine merchant & spy, 1582.
Jeffery Johnson’s Favourite Signs | Spitalfields Life
Nov 6, 2024 · Jeffery Johnson’s Favourite Signs. November 6, 2024. by the gentle author. Enigmatic Photographer Jeffrey Johnson deposited a stack of his pictures from the seventies and eighties with Archivist Stefan Dickers at the Bishopsgate Institute, including these photos of signs and ghost signs. Sharing Jeffrey’s relish at this magnificent array, I ...
At 37 Spital Square - Spitalfields Life
Sep 2, 2023 · This magnificent tottering pile is the last surviving Georgian mansion of the entire square once lined with such dwellings, which traced the outline of the former Priory of St Mary Spital that was established in 1187. Indeed, pieces of Medieval stonework from the old Priory buildings are still visible, tucked into the foundations of 37 Spital Sq.
Richard Swallow’s Spitalfields Doors | Spitalfields Life
Oct 12, 2024 · From steel and glass of the riverside buildings at St Pauls to the intimate beauty of Spitalfields. Tall and elegant Georgian facades, rich with classical details, mellow brick and enchanting doors contrast with the vast glass buildings of the encroaching modern city.’. – Richard Swallow. 7 Fournier St. 12 Fournier St. 17 Fournier St. 11 ...
The Doors Of Old London - Spitalfields Life
Oct 11, 2024 · These are the doors of old London. Some are inviting you in and some are shutting you out. Doors that lead to power and doors that lead to prison. Doors that lead to the parlour, doors that lead to the palace, and doors that lead to prayer. These are the doors that I found among hundreds of glass slides once used for magic lantern shows by the ...
Down A Well In Spitalfields
September 27, 2024. by the gentle author. CLICK HERE TO BOOK. Thirty years ago, eighteen wooden plates and bowls were recovered from a silted-up well in Spitalfields. One of the largest discoveries of medieval wooden vessels ever made in this country, they are believed to be dishes belonging to the inmates of the long-gone Hospital of St Mary ...
The Roundels Of Spitalfields | Spitalfields Life
Sep 4, 2024 · The roundels have acquired a history of their own. For example, the weaver’s shuttle and reels of thread marking the silk weavers in Folgate St were cast from a shuttle and reels that Dennis Severs found in his house and lent to Keith. And there was controversy from the start about the roundels, when two were mistakenly installed on the City ...