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stephen

stephen Report 20 Oct 2019 16:20

a lot of my ancestors originated from the Hoxton Shoreditch and Spitalfields area,if anyone has any original photos of the area ie streets pubs community etc would love to hear from you photos before the blitz would be great

greyghost

greyghost Report 20 Oct 2019 17:14

Stephen, it's unlikely that anyone with what you are looking for will happen by your request.

If you haven't done so already, google "old photos of ........... " and there will be sites shown with the sort of thing you're looking for.

Or "History of ............."

Rambling

Rambling Report 20 Oct 2019 18:10

If you haven't already seen it http://www.hoxtonkid.com/blog3/index.php/gallery/archive-images/

also try looking on Facebook groups, eg:

Memories of Hoxton, Shoreditch
Echoes of The East End

Researching:

stephen

stephen Report 21 Oct 2019 18:57

Thank you for your suggestions usually those photos are taken by professional photographers I would like to see some authentic photos by amateurs families etc all the best

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 21 Oct 2019 19:44

Stephen ................

The reason why you are unlikely to get any response from GR members is that very small minority of them actually just browse on these community pages.

I should try Facebook, as Rambling suggested

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 21 Oct 2019 20:26

If you get the chance, visit Denis Sever's house in Spitalfields. Look it up for info on opening times.