An Invitation From The Gentle Author | Spitalfields Life
WEB1 day ago · 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
In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house ...
WEBSep 21, 2024 · The gentle author shares his experience of walking the oldest road in Britain, from the Thames to Salisbury Plain, and reflects on the history and landscape of the downs. Read about his encounters with the White Horse, the Neolithic axe head, the earthworks and the harvest.
John Thomas Smith’s Rural Cottages | Spitalfields Life
WEB4 days ago · As September draws to a close and autumn closes in, I get the urge to go to ground, hiding myself away in some remote cabin and not straying from the fireside until spring shows again. With this in mind, John Thomas Smith’s twenty etchings of extravagantly rustic cottages published as Remarks On ...
Harry T Harmer, Artist | Spitalfields Life
WEB3 days ago · The facts of the life of Harry T. Harmer (1927-2013) are scarce yet his distinctive paintings speak eloquently of his personal vision. Born in Kennington, Harry was afflicted with epilepsy and married his wife Ruby when they were both in their adolescence. Ruby offered Harry emotional support in the ...
Marie Lenclos’ Still Light | Spitalfields Life
WEB6 days ago · Artist Marie Lenclos introduces her new exhibition of paintings Still Light which opens at Townhouse this Saturday 28th September and runs until Sunday 13th October. Blue Door, Fournier St ‘When I first came to London in the nineties as an Erasmus student, Spitafields immediately became a favourite place to explore.
Endurance & Joy in the East End 1971-1987 | Spitalfields Life
WEBSep 14, 2024 · When he was a young photographer, David Hoffman came to live in a squat in Fieldgate Mansions in Whitechapel and it changed his life. Over the following years, he documented homelessness, racism and the rise of protest in startlingly intimate and compassionate pictures to compose a vital photographic testimony of resilience.
At 37 Spital Square - Spitalfields Life
WEBSep 2, 2023 · Explore the history and architecture of 37 Spital Square, the last surviving Georgian mansion in the former Priory of St Mary Spital. Learn how the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings restored this magnificent tottering pile and made it …
Lost Spitalfields | Spitalfields Life
WEBSep 24, 2021 · A nostalgic look at the history of Spitalfields, a district of East London, through old photographs of buildings and streets that no longer exist. See how Spitalfields changed over time due to redevelopment, fires, slum clearances and railway construction.
Up On The Roof With Roy Emmins | Spitalfields Life
WEBJul 18, 2021 · Remembering Roy Emmins (1939-2021) who died last week. On a humid midsummer’s day in Whitechapel, the ideal place to be was up on the roof with Roy Emmins, in his wonderful sculpture garden at the back of the Royal London Hospital.
Made In London | Spitalfields Life
WEBDec 6, 2022 · Contrary to popular belief, London continues to be a city of manufacturing and a new book, MADE IN LONDON by Carmel King & Mark Brearley with additional text by Clare Dowdy, presents a wealth of inspiring examples, many of which have been running for generations – it is my delight to publish this East London selection today. Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, Walthamstow
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