Dear Old 'enry

A Memory of Wembley.

As a kid in the 50's, my friends and I used to cycle from Hanwell, around Horseden Hill and on to Wembley, specifically to see Henry Cooper. It took us ages to get there but once we got there, we used to ask Henry for some fruit because we were so hungry and he would throw 3 or 4 apples at us and then tell us to "Clear Off". We'd went nearly every Saturday and he was always kind to us local kids - although pretended to be cross.

I was shocked when I returned to Wembley about 4 years ago - it seems that that past life has been completely wiped out.

Henry's shop was on or near the crossroads as I remember.