tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post2478095933571933589..comments2024-03-29T11:59:15.244+00:00Comments on After60 -thenext10 Part 2: 70 and onwards: The Old Curiosity ShopFun60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-8589269439094489112016-07-20T08:37:07.238+01:002016-07-20T08:37:07.238+01:00I have never noticed that shop either, and it'...I have never noticed that shop either, and it's a shop for me "curiosity shop" what a nice building well hidden !<br /><br />Your comment mails always arrive in my spam although I have said that you are not spam ! Now I have to check each day, lol ! Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-35977374138500613542016-07-17T16:18:01.463+01:002016-07-17T16:18:01.463+01:00I stood there for a photo 35 yrs. Ago!I stood there for a photo 35 yrs. Ago!Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-32219908418924177112016-07-17T14:05:26.326+01:002016-07-17T14:05:26.326+01:00Sometimes the biggest gems are in small corners. I...Sometimes the biggest gems are in small corners. I probably would have walked right past it, but when next in London (whenever that may be) I will have a lookout for this. Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-70376162570842929722016-07-16T12:27:17.250+01:002016-07-16T12:27:17.250+01:00That is amazing that it is still a shop. I remembe...That is amazing that it is still a shop. I remember taking a photo of it back in the 70's.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-68238988224863801592016-07-15T22:27:31.465+01:002016-07-15T22:27:31.465+01:00When I saw your title my first thought was, I wond...When I saw your title my first thought was, I wonder if shoes are still being made there. And they are! I first noticed the shoes when I walked by maybe 8 years ago with a group of students. Not exactly the "odds and ends" they were expecting. How amazing it has survived all that history and the humble little building is still in use.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-72711032947554246232016-07-15T21:43:37.342+01:002016-07-15T21:43:37.342+01:00It's dwarfed by the neighboring buildings.It's dwarfed by the neighboring buildings.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-62033132517537608232016-07-15T18:20:09.076+01:002016-07-15T18:20:09.076+01:00Oh I so want it to be the one that inspired the b...Oh I so want it to be the one that inspired the book! London is such an amazing city ... Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-78832072143964174132016-07-15T11:05:48.683+01:002016-07-15T11:05:48.683+01:00Even in your own city you can get surprised! It lo...Even in your own city you can get surprised! It looks well preserved.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-11998417458643808282016-07-15T09:38:31.763+01:002016-07-15T09:38:31.763+01:00Never knew it really existed shame the modern buil...Never knew it really existed shame the modern buildings spoil itBilly Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-23240968490595595292016-07-15T09:27:38.284+01:002016-07-15T09:27:38.284+01:00Used to walk past it often when working in London ...Used to walk past it often when working in London - but I didn't take photos in those days. It is amazing it's lasted as long and it's good to see a bit of really old London.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-24794440301877417332016-07-15T04:08:13.897+01:002016-07-15T04:08:13.897+01:00Amazing place! :-)Amazing place! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-3286724042622523362016-07-15T01:05:44.970+01:002016-07-15T01:05:44.970+01:00What an amazing thing to survive in that location ...What an amazing thing to survive in that location for so long. It's twice as old as the country where I live!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826369816985788575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-54120079946876126922016-07-14T21:18:59.262+01:002016-07-14T21:18:59.262+01:00That is amazing that the building survived so many...That is amazing that the building survived so many dangers.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759507296620179428.post-240041596606198042016-07-14T21:16:42.747+01:002016-07-14T21:16:42.747+01:00It is nice that the footpath frontage has not been...It is nice that the footpath frontage has not been overly modernised although I sure it has been 'fixed' up at various times. 500 years, just amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com