Solitaire Jewellers

Ref: A piano shop in Penge

Hello, my Name is Anthony Godly, and I lived in Wordsworth Road, Penge from 1947 until March 1966. I then moved up to Venner Road when I first got married, and later during 1969 I
moved away down to Orpington.

I read with interest your article about a piano shop in Penge High street, Charlotte. I'm not sure how far up number 127 is - or was even - was it as far as The Cadets' Drill Hall, though? I can help with some places from the corner of Maple Road onwards if you like. First was Albert Parr, the undertakers then I think a Jewellers - Drinkwater''- that was. There was a Gramaphone Shop - Barclays - then an Optician's - Martin Clarks - I cannot remember who was next, unless of course it was the Queen Adelaide Pub. I know that Pub was along there before you got to The Cadets' Drill Hall, but I don't remember any other shops before there. I can't even recollect an actual piano shop anywhere at all in Penge really The only shop to do with music I can remember was Art Nash in Croydon Road near ''The Pawlene Arm''s Pub and opposite ''The Goldsmith's Arms'' Pub. Is that of any help to you? I don't know if you have read my previous articles about Penge, there were two. In the first one I named nearly all of the shops between the ''Pawlene Arms'' and the corner of Maple road, In the second one I named the rest of the shops from oppdsite ''The Crooked Billet'' downwards, so not bad though. I hope I have helped you. I would be glad to hear about anything else you remember about Penge. The Schools, the Parks perhaps, anything you like really. Glad to know you though, all the same.
Anthony