The Jammy Years.

A Memory of Fulham.

I was born John Mason in Parfrey St in 1936, moving to 81 Garvan Rd, living on the ground floor, with my Grandad, (Pop), upstairs! Went to Everington St School all through the War. During the daylight raids the whole school came down to the big hall, drawing and Knitting?? After School playing in the street - Release e oh, tin can Tommy, skipping rope across the street (girls as well), and at night, Hemings Bakery - wait for the vans coming back and see if anything nice on board to nick. And roaming around the bomb debris looking for copper and lead for my Grandad to take to Jackie Abbots rag @ bone shop. I was also in the Church Lads Brigade (StAlbans) marching round the streets, club nights, and annual camp (Five Bob a week in tents, all your grub) Dymchurch 1945 - first time most of us had seen the Sea! 11years old got a Sat job at Bill’s grocery shop over the road the old delivery bike 3 trips Westway the other side of the Bush,Chiswick,and Wandsworth High St All for. 5 Bob,Tanner tip from each! Health and Safety???Paper round,shop in Greyhound Rd.Affluent !!Bunking in to the Olympia (Bertram Mills)Earls Court Car show,Food show,and every Picture House except the Bug Hutch,Waltham Green.Never pay on the Buses all pile upstairs and when the conductor comes up tell him we’ve got no money he kicks us off wait for the next bus and eventually we get there. That was Donkeys Years ago,knocking on for 86 now!