Henry Silk’s Still Life | Spitalfields Life
17 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.
Human Life - Spitalfields
Nov 3, 2016 · 4 4.13.23 George Dickinson, Sales Manager. 5 3.31.23 St Mary Stratford Atte Bow Church. 2 3.24.23 Some People From Spitalfields History. 3 3.21.23 Phil Mills, Steeplekeeper. 5 3.14.23 At Margolis Silver. 11 3.13.23 Sheila Bell Remembers Great Eastern Buildings.
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.
People You May Meet On My Tour | Spitalfields Life
Mar 18, 2023 · The tour (took it with three friends in early January) is absolutely fabulous – really opened my eyes to all sorts of different ideas and sights that I have been thinking and reading about since: urban planning (and how much of what we see as modern has roots back to the 16th century); Culpepper’s Herbal (had/still have an early copy that I appreciate anew); progress; community and courage ...
People You May Meet On My Tour | Spitalfields Life
Sep 16, 2021 · People You May Meet On My Tour. September 16, 2021. by the gentle author. My walking tour of Spitalfields is full this weekend but a few tickets remain for Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September at noon. Email [email protected] to book. Map of the Gentle Author’s Tour drawn by Adam Dant. .
In William Blake’s Lambeth | Spitalfields Life
Nov 5, 2024 · On the south side of the arches is Hercules Rd, site of the William Blake Estate today, where he lived between 1790 and 1800 at 13 Hercules Buildings, a three-storey terrace house demolished in 1917. Blake passed ten productive and formative years on the south bank, that he recalled as ‘Lambeth’s vale where Jerusalem’s foundations began.’.
Scenes From Dennis Severs’ House | Spitalfields Life
Dec 21, 2021 · Scenes From Dennis Severs’ House. December 21, 2021. by the gentle author. . Over the past year, it has been my delight to work for the Spitalfields Trust at Dennis Severs’ House, devising the new Dennis Severs’ Tour and rehearsing the actors, Joel Saxon and Lisa D’Agostino who are hosts. Here I present a few vignettes of the life of ...
At Mile End Place | Spitalfields Life
At Mile End Place. April 7, 2024. by the gentle author. CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR TICKET. . Mrs Johnson walks past 19 Mile End Place. Whenever I walk down the Mile End Rd, I always take a moment to step in through the archway and visit Mile End Place. This tiny enclave of early nineteenth century cottages sandwiched between the Velho and the ...