I Lived Above Tooting Police Stn
From 1954-1959 I lived at Flat 4 Tooting Police Stn. With my friend Richard King we spent many happy hours up on the roof throwing mud and moss down on the unsuspecting passers by below. Another trick was to throw stones down the chimney pots. My mistake was to pick the pot of my own flat which resulted in a load of soot spewing out into my parents bedroom. My Dad who was an Inspector at the Station caught us and put me in the cells for a few hours. Our crowning achievement was to set light to a small elastic driven model plane and launch it from the roof. Unfortunately it crashed into a passing trolley bus. Haven't been back to Tooting in 40 years.
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RE: RE: I Lived Above Tooting Police Stn
I was one of those unsuspecting passers by. I thought it was a seagull.
Time finds out all truths.
Comment from Mike Pierce on Saturday, 28th February 2009.
RE: RE: I Lived Above Tooting Police Stn
I was one of those unsuspecting passers by. I thought it was a seagull.
Time finds out all truths.
Comment from Mike Pierce on Saturday, 28th February 2009.