Juniper Street E.1. A Life in London's East End
A true story of childhood, family and survival in the vanished
East End of London.
Juniper Street E.1. is a memoir of post-war life in London's East End. Through detailed and authentic recollections of family life, schools, and communities based around the famous Cable Street, the notorious Highway, and King David Lane, Henry Say uses evocative and detailed line drawings to recreate a world that has virtually disappeared. In essence, he has captured the emotional geography of a vanished East End. Henry has produced an unexpected time capsule for anyone who grew up in the mid-20th century.Click on the images below to enlarge
In this labour of love, Henry traces the lost architecture of Juniper Street, Glamis Road and King David Lane, blending dry humour, meticulous social detail, with vivid memories of growing up around Shadwell, Wapping and the East End of London.
Lightly illustrated with original line drawings, anchored by the voice of someone who lived it, this is a tribute to a vanished world and the boy who never stopped mapping it.
While Henry was writing his own story, he was unknowingly writing the story of an entire generation.
"An evocative portrait of an East End that has all but disappeared."
— East End Review"Vivid prose... accompanied by enchanting line drawings."
— East End ReviewAs featured in Londonist, East End Review and BBC Radio London
- "I can't take my head out of it! Henry has a great way of writing, and that's from someone who reads at least 100 books a year."- "I just cannot put the book down... I've bought another copy for a friend."- "Thank you for writing such a wonderful memoir... this book is like a treasure to me."- "I just didn't want it to end, and got quite emotional knowing it would come to an end."- "I really enjoyed your book and I am buying a couple of copies for my sons to read, so they get to know a little about my childhood." — former resident of Juniper Street (1957–1967)
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