Comments for eastlondonhistory.comeastlondonhistory.com http://eastlondonhistory.com 2000 years of the people and places of the East End of London Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on The Half Moon Theatre by PHIL OVERHEAD http://eastlondonhistory.com/2010/11/03/the-half-moon-theatre-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-247881 PHIL OVERHEAD Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:11:47 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?p=666#comment-247881 DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT SOFT OR A GIRL? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT SOFT OR A GIRL?

]]> Comment on The Half Moon Theatre by PHIL OVERHEAD http://eastlondonhistory.com/2010/11/03/the-half-moon-theatre-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-247880 PHIL OVERHEAD Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:10:23 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?p=666#comment-247880 THANKS, JOHN THANKS, JOHN

]]> Comment on The Half Moon Theatre by John Rennie http://eastlondonhistory.com/2010/11/03/the-half-moon-theatre-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-247483 John Rennie Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:56:55 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?p=666#comment-247483 It worked much better as a theatre with a pub next door than just a pub, sigh. A great loss. Try the local history library at Bancroft Road, Phil. They have loads of old newspaper clippings ... might be able to help. It worked much better as a theatre with a pub next door than just a pub, sigh. A great loss. Try the local history library at Bancroft Road, Phil. They have loads of old newspaper clippings … might be able to help.

]]> Comment on Can you help? by John Rennie http://eastlondonhistory.com/can-you-help/comment-page-1/#comment-247480 John Rennie Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:55:41 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/#comment-247480 Marvellous name! Can anybody help Julia re info about the family? Marvellous name! Can anybody help Julia re info about the family?

]]> Comment on East End of London museums by John Rennie http://eastlondonhistory.com/east-end-of-london-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-247479 John Rennie Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:54:47 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?page_id=1646#comment-247479 Absolutely no idea, though worth trying the local history library in Bancroft Road, Mile End. Anyone else help? Absolutely no idea, though worth trying the local history library in Bancroft Road, Mile End. Anyone else help?

]]> Comment on The Half Moon Theatre by PHIL OVERHEAD http://eastlondonhistory.com/2010/11/03/the-half-moon-theatre-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-247478 PHIL OVERHEAD Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:43:43 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?p=666#comment-247478 GOOD TO READ ABOUT THE THEATRE. I WORKED AT THE OLD THEATRE IN ALIE ST IN 1974, AS A MUSICIAN IN A PLAY CALLED SOFT OR A GIRL. I CAN STILL SEE THE OLD PLACE IN MY MINDS EYE. THE PUB NEXT DOOR FOR PRE PERFORMANCE DRINKS! WISH I COULD FIND SOME OLD PHOTOS OF THE PLACE. PHIL OVERHEAD GOOD TO READ ABOUT THE THEATRE. I WORKED AT THE OLD THEATRE IN ALIE ST IN 1974, AS A MUSICIAN IN A PLAY CALLED SOFT OR A GIRL. I CAN STILL SEE THE OLD PLACE IN MY MINDS EYE. THE PUB NEXT DOOR FOR PRE PERFORMANCE DRINKS! WISH I COULD FIND SOME OLD PHOTOS OF THE PLACE. PHIL OVERHEAD

]]> Comment on East End of London museums by Anne http://eastlondonhistory.com/east-end-of-london-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-247219 Anne Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:17:33 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?page_id=1646#comment-247219 I have a german friend who has sugar- baker ancestors. He is asking me whether there are any museums in London which cover the Victorian sugar industry. can anyone help please? I have a german friend who has sugar- baker ancestors. He is asking me whether there are any museums in London which cover the Victorian sugar industry. can anyone help please?

]]> Comment on History of Swedenborg Gardens by Theodore Webber http://eastlondonhistory.com/2011/06/16/history-of-swedenborg-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-242596 Theodore Webber Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:13:33 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?p=1302#comment-242596 More interesting than the life of Swedenborg, is what he actually wrote down throughout the course of 25 years of having visions. I took all of his writings, digitized them, and took every paragraph number and hyperlinked them. All the works are collected together under the title, "The Divine Revelation of the New Jerusalem." I was tired about the lack of knowledge concerning Swedenborg, and tired of hauling all his books around while travelling! Just search for "The Divine Revelation of the New Jerusalem" on Amazon or Barnes & Noble nook books, you will also see individual works published separately in the same series. They have also been recently released on the Kobo e-reader as well. More interesting than the life of Swedenborg, is what he actually wrote down throughout the course of 25 years of having visions. I took all of his writings, digitized them, and took every paragraph number and hyperlinked them. All the works are collected together under the title, “The Divine Revelation of the New Jerusalem.” I was tired about the lack of knowledge concerning Swedenborg, and tired of hauling all his books around while travelling! Just search for “The Divine Revelation of the New Jerusalem” on Amazon or Barnes & Noble nook books, you will also see individual works published separately in the same series. They have also been recently released on the Kobo e-reader as well.

]]> Comment on Jack Warner – Dixon of Dock Green by john http://eastlondonhistory.com/2011/06/16/jack-warner-dixon-of-dock-green/comment-page-1/#comment-242070 john Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:24:26 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?p=1593#comment-242070 was jack warner related the warner families who lived in Great Dalby Leiceshire.My father-in law whose mother was Rosa Warner said they were related. was jack warner related the warner families who lived in Great Dalby Leiceshire.My father-in law whose mother was Rosa Warner said they were related.

]]> Comment on Got an East End story to tell? by Malcolm Hunt http://eastlondonhistory.com/got-an-east-end-story-to-tell/comment-page-1/#comment-240205 Malcolm Hunt Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:49:46 +0000 http://eastlondonhistory.com/?page_id=1656#comment-240205 I know a man who is an ex colleague of mine from British Rail, and he has published an amazing and beautiful book called London's East End Railways Part 1. We all know that Dr Beeching, unchecked, committed many heinous sins against our great public network through the '60s and 70's, but being of East End stock himself, Dave Brennand is best placed to tell of what once was from a professional standpoint as a driver. The link below is to a marvelous review of that book, and Dave himself assures me that Part 2, all about the branch lines to the docks is nearing completion: http://francevuedutrain5.free.fr/HR/HR_161/HR161%2015.pdf If you have a hankering for steam, or just like a bit of well thought history, then this is an absolute delight without being too technical, and some of the art in there is breathtaking. I know a man who is an ex colleague of mine from British Rail, and he has published an amazing and beautiful book called London’s East End Railways Part 1. We all know that Dr Beeching, unchecked, committed many heinous sins against our great public network through the ’60s and 70′s, but being of East End stock himself, Dave Brennand is best placed to tell of what once was from a professional standpoint as a driver. The link below is to a marvelous review of that book, and Dave himself assures me that Part 2, all about the branch lines to the docks is nearing completion:

http://francevuedutrain5.free.fr/HR/HR_161/HR161%2015.pdf

If you have a hankering for steam, or just like a bit of well thought history, then this is an absolute delight without being too technical, and some of the art in there is breathtaking.

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