Portsoken Ward Life II

Further Essays on Lives and Life around Petticoat Lane

With a foreword by Nickie Aiken, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster

Portsoken Ward

Following the success of Portsoken Ward Life, Essays for Extraordinary Times, published in 2021, the editors continue to mine the lives and life in this most easterly ward of the City of London. The abundance of eccentrics cannot fail to enthral and entertain, while the place exerts an undeniable influence on the City and East End.  NC

Portsoken Ward Life - Essays for Extraordinary Times

“A particular thank you for your excellent history of the ward and the club”

The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor, Alderman Vincent Keaveny

“I watch the wards progress with renewed hope for the future”

Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE (Former Alderman for Portsoken and Past Lord Mayor of the City of London)

“This book shines a light on ward life in Portsoken”

Sir Michael Bear (Former Alderman for Portsoken and Past Lord Mayor of the City of London)

“The first history of Portsoken Ward since John Stowe in 1720 - and a worthy one”

David Ayres (Citizen and Upholder; Past Master Cripplegate Ward Club; Conservation officer for the ward of Cripplegate author of Fripperer To Upholder)