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Anyone from Shoreditch?

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blinky

blinky Report 13 Sep 2006 21:15

Can you hear the 'bow bells' there? Serious question!

Brit

Brit Report 13 Sep 2006 21:39

Hi Kerry I think they are all watching that show on tv! I am sure someone will know for sure, But I think Shoreditch probably is the Cockney area.

blinky

blinky Report 13 Sep 2006 21:48

Hey it's finished now Get back to work

blinky

blinky Report 13 Sep 2006 22:17

nudge

blinky

blinky Report 14 Sep 2006 09:31

Makes interesting reading Back to the drawing board Many thanks

Carol

Carol Report 5 Dec 2006 20:45

I am looking for the White family from , Shoreditch, the men in the family 1870 ish were brushmakers. the name Wheeler has just cropped up as well now

Researching:
White, French, Elgram in London Broomfield, Gilbert in Medway

Benjamin

Benjamin Report 5 Dec 2006 22:11

I have Auber and Helsdon ancestors from Shoreditch. I have Cockney blood in me.

Jeff

Jeff Report 6 Dec 2006 00:49

It's possible, but could you narrow it down a bit? Jeff

☺Carol in Dulwich☺

☺Carol in Dulwich☺ Report 6 Dec 2006 08:20

A 'true' cockney is often said to be someone born within earshot of the Bow Bells, i.e. the bells of St Mary-le-Bow church in Cheapside in the City of London. However, the bells were silent from the outbreak of World War II until 1961. Also, as the general din in London has increased, the area in which the bells can be heard has contracted. Formerly it included the City, Clerkenwell, Finsbury, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Stepney, Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Bermondsey, and Rotherhithe, although according to the legend of Dick Whittington the bells could be heard from as far away as Highgate.