Happy Memories Of Clapham In The 50s 60s
A Memory of Clapham.
I started life in St Lukes Avenue, just off Clapham High St, then we moved to Belmont Road near Stonehouse Street, as kids our adventure playground was the allotment in Grafton Square and the bombed out church next to the Sun public house Old Town, I went to Clapham Manor School in Stonehouse Street i also spent a short time in the Boys Brigade ( Mum made me join because you got a free woolly jumper) we used to meet in the old church in Grafton Square, the one the Luftwaffe left standing, as i got older i joined the 1426 club in Venn Street and met some very good friends there, they really were good days, I even got married on the common in the Holy Trinity Church, I have been back a few times and seen all the changes but it's still my Clapham.
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Julie
Regards,
Jamie
I lived in Clapham from c1957 to 1967. I attended Macaulay and Henry Thornton schools.
I also went to the 1426 Club St Anne's Hall, Venn Street. I made long-standing friendships there which carry on to this day; we met for a reunion yesterday 26/07/2022 in the The Sun, Clapham Old Town.
If others on this site were also members of the 1426 Club please contact me as we have created a "1426 Clapham" FaceBook group.