The Golden Heart Pub Spitalfields
During my life I’ve visited many pubs and bars all over the world. Possibly the one I’ve visited most is the Golden Heart pub in Spitalfields. My friend Sandra Esqulant is the licensee and is one of the oldest residents around Spitalfields Market. The pub has changed over the years due to its proximity to the City of London and Brick Lane. In the past local residents, market workers and artists were the main clientele. Today there are more tourists. Nevertheless you can still find times when the pub is not packed with tourists; afternoons and early week day evenings are my favourite times. If you are lucky you may even meet the charismatic Sandra who is often referred to as ‘the Queen of Spitalfields’.
The Golden Heart pub 2010
Commercial Street by The Golden Heart pub, Spitalfields 2001
The Golden Heart pub 2010
Lawrence in the Golden Heart pub, 1998
Sandra (photographing me) in the golden heart 2010
Rose in the bar of the Golden Heart Pub c.2000
The Golden Heart pub, London 2008
Sandra (below) has appeared in a number of films I’ve made with Hazuan Hashim about the East End of London.
Sandra during a film interview, 2013
Golden Heart Pub c.2008
Rose at ‘The Golden Heart’ c.2000
Sandra 2007
Sandra, Commercial Street c.1999
Sandra (above) is an expert with the Hula Hoop and can occasionally be seen performing in and outside the pub.
Sandra with her Hula Hoop in the Golden Heart. London 2005
A woman passes a painting of Sandra. Hanbury Street, London 2012
Sandra, 2008
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