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I am sorry to report the death of David Power on 15th December at the age of ninety. David Power 1934-2024. David Power lived in a comfortable Peabody flat round the back of the …
A Final Walk Home - Spitalfields Life
4 days ago · I thought long and hard about what to do with my parents’ ashes. My dad died four years ago and my mum last year. In 2015, my parents moved into a little bungalow opposite …
On Twelfth Night | Spitalfields Life
5 days ago · My Christmas star is still on display in the kitchen window. Like every year, I leave it hanging for as long as possible. I have now read: Those who follow the Christian tradition to …
Lost Spitalfields | Spitalfields Life
Oct 16, 2024 · Now one of those little houses on Buxton Street would suit me just fine! Although I grew up in Chelsea and not the East End, our childhood playgrounds back in the 1950s were …
The Closure Of Smithfield Market | Spitalfields Life
Nov 29, 2024 · Another rich piece of London history. Family friends of ours dating back to the early 1950s, owned the very lucrative Christmas Turkey business at Smithfield and I have a …
Literary Life - Spitalfields
Dec 1, 2024 · There are more than 5,000 stories by The Gentle Author with 43,000 pictures to be found in the categories and archives on this site
Conditions Of Living | Spitalfields Life
Jul 1, 2023 · In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London
Fifteenth Annual Report - Spitalfields Life
Aug 23, 2024 · Secondly, there is a new planning battle looming that is set to dominate the next year in Spitalfields. I am sure you will recall the fight four years ago when the Truman Brewery …
Down A Well In Spitalfields | Spitalfields Life
Sep 27, 2024 · 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 …
Crowdfund Report - Spitalfields Life
Sep 11, 2024 · Our crowdfund closed yesterday and, thanks to the generous contributions of 180 readers of Spitalfields Life, we raised £10,952 in twenty-eight days.Consequently, I am …