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Battersea, Grammar School 1899 Ref: 44044
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Year: 1949
Battersea
I remember the Granada, 6 pence for the Saturday morning flics. I always felt sorry for the plonker that had to do his bit and make us sing along before the flics started. After the show, down to 'Notarianni's for a 3 penny wafer of ice cream, then walk home along Lavender Hill re-enacting the main film or the trailer and trying to suss out what the hero would do to get out of the predicament he was left in for a week until we could return next Saturday. I remember the Grand Theatre. Mum and Dad if they had enough cash would take us to see a live show, I was enthralled. One drama that has remained in my mind was called "No Room At The Inn". One line sticks in my memory, this woman had charge of two refugee kids, this woman liked to drink and then took her anger out on the kids. The line was "Who broke me bleeding fevver", she had damaged the feather in her hat. I attended Latchmere Road School, nothing remarkable here, I graduated to Wandsworth Technical College, again nothing remarkable happened. I was not a remarkable pupil. I survived though and went on to achieve many memorable events in my life, now I live in New Zealand and enjoy life here. I have clued my NZ wife up on a lot of my early life. At 71 years of age I still enjoy life, motor cycling is still my greatest kick, travel ditto, anyone out there remembers me then I would be happy to correspond. Richard Watson Last edited: 29/08/2008 09:36 by Richard Watson |
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Year: 1948
Lavender hill
As a family we moved to 10 Lavender Hill in 1948, dad managed the butcher shop, Dewhursts, before that it was Chalks. One side was the fish shop Hitchcocks and the other side Maplesden the funeral parlour. Our back 'yard' opened on to Beaufoy Road, it had the chip shop to our right and on the left garages where the hardware shop people in Queenstown Road stored vehicles (Fordson truck and BSA combination). When I became a teenager (1951ish) I discovered girls! One in particular was Jeannie Partridge, she lived in a prefab at the end of Beaufoy Road, we cycled many miles. I left the nest in Lavender Hill in 1957, moved to Littleport in Cambridgeshire for 6 months, did not get on with the rural life and moved back to 6 Wixes Lane across the road from the butcher shop but nearer to the common and stayed there until 1963. The GL council requisitioned the property and I was forced into deciding whether to live in a multi-story block of misery or move on. I drove to India and eventually boarded a boat that slid in to Wellington, New Zealand. I visited Lavender Hill- Beaufoy Road- Wixes Lane in 1987 and 1997, I was saddened to see what had happened. Richard alias (Mosmo) Last edited: 26/08/2008 08:43 by Richard Watson |
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 Battersea, the Park 1899 (ref: 44037) |
Year: 1954
Lavender Hill
My uncle and aunt had a house in Beaufoy Rd, number 5, tucked into the corner next to the Fish & Chip shop. When I was home on on leave from sea that is where I lived, for about 5 years. Usually up the smoke to the jazz clubs I would often walk down from a late tube at Clapham Common underground across the Common. Ladies of the night would ply their trade there and although I never became a customer (honest) I did get quite friendly with one and we'd have a smoke together. Life seemed simpler then. Peter Troy Last edited: 28/04/2008 10:15 by Peter Troy |
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Battersea, the Park 1899 (ref: 44037) |
Year: 1950
My favourite haunt
My memories scan over 50 years, I lived in Anhalt Road and then Ethelburga Street and spent countless hours in the Park. The funfare, with fireworks every Friday night for the end of war celebrations, the tree walk along the riverbank. The smell of the leaves composting in the big bins near the gardeners lodge, the swings down the "posh end" and of course the lake. Having moved to Australia in 1957 it didn't seem likely I would return but, when I was lucky enough to pay a long overdue visit, I walked through the autumn leaves down this avenue and realised you can never truly leave any place you have lived. I felt right at home scuffing the leaves and smelling those old familiar smells. Our house in Anhalt Road sold recently for an obscene amount and Ethelburga Street is barely a shadow of it's former self. I was at school at the Salesian College which is now part of the general education system. Unfortunately one loses contact with those school chums who were so far away. If they read this, know I think of them and those "good old days." Fond memories all. It is wonderful to see the park being restored to it's former glory. Last edited: 29/10/2007 06:41 by John Godbold |
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 Battersea, St John's Hill, the Granada c1955 (ref: B610316) |
help beatles film
This is where I first went to the pictures with a friend. We saw The Beatles film 'Help'. Last edited: 22/02/2007 09:14 by Julia Dickson |
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