Modern London

[brightncheerful]

1888

https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/25/modern-london-1888-i/

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1888

https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/25/modern-london-1888-i/

Very interesting, thanks for posting.

The last time we were down in London, I saw this window in Shepherdess Walk. I thought, this is social history and should be preserved, otherwise it'll just disappear.

Looks like the building is called "Plumage House".

[nimnarb]

Thx, excellent read.

[brightncheerful]

Very interesting, thanks for posting.

The last time we were down in London, I saw this window in Shepherdess Walk. I thought, this is social history and should be preserved, otherwise it'll just disappear.

Looks like the building is called "Plumage House".

Thank you. I've checked on Graces Guide but it's not listed so I've contacted the editor and suggested, along with what I've found:

105 Shepherdess Walk, Hackney, London. (formerly a pub: The Standard)

Company incorporated 20/04/1960 CRN: 00656842 and dissolved on 3 Sep 1992. Two directors: Hannah Rose Lipson and Harry Lipson.

some info here:

[url]https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ikHj7Xc9lJUC&pg=PA234&lpg=PA234&dq=Bestimt+%26+Co+Ltd&source=bl&ots=E2WDOniXPm&sig=ACfU3U0XyMWaUJsl7u6sSlicaqTrfti1dg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuws7qxJ6CAxWgWkEAHROkABQ4KBDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=Bestimt%20%26%20Co%20Ltd&f=false
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The caption suggests the last architectural trace of London’s feather industry.

if the link can't be copies and paste into your browser, i searched google for the company name and it's mentioned in a book :

Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce By Sarah Abrevaya Stein

[brightncheerful]

1888

https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/25/modern-london-1888-i/

Very interesting, thanks for posting.

The last time we were down in London, I saw this window in Shepherdess Walk. I thought, this is social history and should be preserved, otherwise it'll just disappear.

Looks like the building is called "Plumage House".

Now appearing in Graces Guide:

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Bestimt_and_Co

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Now appearing in Graces Guide:

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Bestimt_and_Co

Wow, that's great. A bit of history recorded, well done !!