Mural Mile End Road

The Mile End Road Mural was painted in 2011 by artist Mychael Barratt and two assistants. This mural reflects the history of the surrounding area of Whitechapel with an array of buildings and people. The mural includes the artists Gilbert and George, William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, the Krays, Joseph Merrick known as the Elephant Man. Buildings such as The Royal London Hospital, Christ church in Spitalfields and even captures the dockers from Victoria Dock and much more if you look closely.

Trinity Almshouses Whitechapel

Trinity Green Almshouses (formerly Trinity Hospital) are a series of Grade I listed almshouses on Mile End Road in Whitechapel. They were originally built in 1695 to provide housing for retired sailors, and are the oldest almshouses in Central London. The buildings were damaged during WW2 and were then restored in the 1950s by London County Council. The land was given to the Corporation by Captain Henry Mudd of Ratcliffe. The almshouses are believed to have been designed by Sir William Ogbourne,and the houses were organised into two rows, with a central green and chapel. Charles Robert Ashbee set up a Committee for the Survey of the Memorials of Greater London. The almshouses were the first buildings to be put on his preservation register, which eventually became the listed building system.

Gerard the Giant

Meet Gerard the giant dates from c1670

This figure shown in Photo 1 stood at the front elevation of what was Gerard’s Hall at Basing Lane, Cheapside in the City of London. Legend had it that a giant lived in the building.

Photo 2: Shows a Trade card engraving for T. Younghusband, Gerard's Hall Hotel, Basing Lane. Additional hand writing indicates the position of an effigy before 1835.

Photo 3: Shows a map of where Gerard’s Hall was situated.

The crypt of Gerard's Hall survived the great fire of London in 1666  and was used as a cellar with barrels against the walls with a vaulted ceiling but was removed in a street widening scheme during 1852. Photo 4 shows an illustration of the crypt dated 1795.

Vintage Postal Posters 1941-1957

Vintage Christmas 🎄 posters from the the British Postal Museum & Archive collection
Photo 1 year: 1957
Photo 2 year: 1952
Photo 3 year: 1941
Photo 4 year: 1957
#postalheritage #christmas ✉️ 🎄

My Unknown soldier

My unknown soldier this photo was in my Nanny Dixie’s collection of old photos Iv never been able to identify who he is it’s a shame that on the back of this card a Christmas message was written to his family but it’s says love..... then his name is not there #wewillrememberthem #lestweforget 🌹

William Nicholas Graham 1874-1958

William Nicholas Graham
25th April 1874-1958

My 2x great grandfather known as Nick from Holborn, London served in the First World War as Private in the Royal Defence Corps known as the R.D.C in the last year of the war he was discharged to the reserve as he was suffering with an inguinal hernia. Thank you to my great aunt and cousin for providing me with this wonderful photo capturing him in his uniform. #lestweforget 🌹