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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 London Coliseum and, with his raffish charm, flowing snowy locks and stylish lambswool sweater, he was completely at home among the performers of theatre land.
A Final Walk Home - Spitalfields Life
6 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 my house leaving behind their home in St Margaret’s at Cliffe, Kent.
David Power In Spitalfields | Spitalfields Life
2 days ago · Continuing my tribute to David Power who died on 15th December aged ninety, here is my account of a return visit he made to Spitalfields where he grew up. David Power at The Golden Heart where he played the piano in 1946 One frost morning, David met me for a celebratory drink by the fireside at The ...
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 couple of wonderful photos of an occasion when Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (King Charles III’s grandmother) was visiting the Market and was photographed with those friends.
On Twelfth Night | Spitalfields Life
Jan 5, 2025 · 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 the letter leave the Christmas tree and decorations up until 2 February.
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 applied for permission to build a hideous shopping mall with a block of corporate offices on top.
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
The Interregnum In Spitalfields
Feb 2, 2024 · Today Philip Marriage introduces this series of photographs published for the first time here. “These photographs were taken almost thirty years ago, 1994-5, during what I think of as ‘The Interregnum’ – the period after the old Spitalfields Market had moved to Leyton but before the wholesale redevelopment of Brushfield St and its inexorable gentrification.
The Relaunch Of Spitalfields Life Books
Sep 16, 2023 · Starting in 2013 with The Gentle Author’s London Album, Spitalfields Life Books published 15 books over 6 years until the pandemic shut us down.Now we are ready to begin again and we are inspired by a string of new titles that we have ready to publish. We are launching a crowdfund to raise enough money to cover production of our next three books, then income from sales of these will permit ...
Fourteenth Annual Report | Spitalfields Life
Aug 25, 2023 · Good Morning, I have just read your annual report and I must congratulate you on what you have achieved. I have be a subscriber for several years and have had much pleasure in reading your articles ad particularly those with old photographs.