old places in Bermondsey and Southwark
HI JOHN, YES I REMEMBER THE SHOP WHERE THE CASH WAS PUT IN CANNISTERS AND WIZZED ROUND TO THE CASHIER. THE SHOP WAS CALLED HOBBS AND NEXT DOOR WAS A SHOE SHOP, BECAUSE I WORKED IN FREEMANS THE SAMPLE SHOE SHOP WHICH WAS ACROSS THE ROAD I OFTEN WONDERED HOW 2 SHOE SHOPS COULD STAY IN BUSINESS HA HA. I WORKED IN THE SAMPLE SHOP FOR 3 YEARS AFTER WORKING IN BOOTS IN SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD AT THE AGE OF 15. THIS WAS MY FIRST JOB AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL AT 15.
DO YOU REMEMBER FREDDIE SHEENS THE FRUIT AND VEG SHOP WHICH WAS NEAR GRANTS TOY SHOP IN SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD (I WORKED IN GRANTS FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS) MY HUSBAND GEORGE ROSE WORKED FOR FREDDIE FOR ABOUT 5 OR 6 YEARS ON SATURDAYS ONLY AND STARTED WORKING FOR HIM WHILE HE WAS STILL AT SCHOOL, PULLING THE BARROW OUT IN HIS DINNER BREAKS, I ALSO REMEMBER MOST OF THE SHOPS ALONG THE BLUE. THERE WAS MAYNES CLOTHES STORE THIS HAD OPEN FRONTS AND YOU COULD PAY OFF WEEKLY UNTIL THE GOODS WERE PAID FOR. I BOUGHT MOST OF MY KIDS GEAR THERE. AND MY ELDEST SON ALSO WORKED AT MAYNES AND GOT VERY FRIENDLY WITH THE TWO BROTHERS (I THINK THEY WRE CALLED MORRIS AND DENNIS) THAT OWNED IT. HE SPEAKS STILL WITH FONDNESS AND ONE OF THE BROTHERS WAS A WORLD WAR 2 HERO, BUT HE NEVER BROADCAST IT . AFTER MAYNES THERE WERE A FEW MORE SHOPS AND THEN THE CORSET SHOP WITH ALL LADIES REQUISITES IN,. ME AND MY MATES USED TO STAND AMD LAUGH AT ALL THE UNDERWEAR AND BRAS. THEN THERE WAS HODGES FISH SHOP, WOOLIES AND THE POST OFFICE AND NEXT DOOR TO THAT WAS A JEWELLERS CALLED KINGSBURYS. AND NOT TO FORGET THE RIALTO CINEMA AROUND THE CORNER IN ST JAMES ROAD.- I CAN PROBABLY TELL YOU LOADS MORE! OH WHERE DID IT ALL GO ??? THE GOOD (BUT HARD) OLD DAYS HA HA.... SWEET MEMORIES AH REGARDS BABS ROSE
Hi Babs,
Have heard my mother in law talk about all these places. She worked at boots for a while as well, she is 84 now so don't know if you where there when she was. She lived in Abbey street then peter butler house when she got married.
Helli Paperboy
I think SE16 was further doen towards the Blue. New Cross/Rotherhithe end of bermondsey. My Nan and Grandad in Keyes Road (opposite the Town Hall) were in SE1
Vossy53
-vossy53
Hi Vossy 53 & Paperboy I lived in Neckinger estate which was SE16. Horney Lane was SE1 & the Neckinger was SE16. Also another strange thing is that the whole of Spa Road was SE16, but Keyes Road & Alscot Road were SE1 This i Was sure of after becoming a Postman Delivering in the SE1 area. Also I remeber BGH it had big fire bells on the wall outside which made good targets to throw stones at. Rick
Hi customsignco Again it's nice to read your reply, but I am only 67 now so I think your mother-in-law worked at Boots before my time ha ha....But I do remember the man who worked as the pharmacist. His name was Mr Skinner and we all thought he was a bit odd, ha ha, He used to disappear every lunch break and no-one knew where he went, but some-one found out he was having an affair with a lady who worked in Austins chemists next to Woolies...WHAT A DARK HORSE HA HA.
He was I suppose in his 40's then and I was only 15 so dont suppose he's around now ha ha...
Regards BABS
This is a great site, I worked in London through the Eighties building The QEII Conference Centre and Millbank in Westminster. I lived in Biscay Road off Fulham Palace Road near Hammersmith. I used to go in The Golden Gloves.
I didn't know at the time I have ancestors living in London. I am trying to find them. Edward and Catherine Wilson lived in Brixham Hill. Their children Eileen, Edward and Lawrence went to the local schools. Edward Snr. was Headmaster at English Martyrs Walworth for 40 years. Edward jnr was a teacher at Corpus Christi for many years and lived at 11, Woodlands, Raynes Park.
Cheers John Wilson
To be brutally honest mate you did the best thing getting out of Britain
I remember that drapers shop, though not the name of it. I used to love buying ribbon for my plaits in there. The choice used to fascinate me. Also in that parade was a shop selling biscuits. I think it was owned by an italian but I may be wrong. Anyhow he sold biscuits from those tins with a glass lid so you could see what was inside. We always had the broken ones as they were cheaper. On the stalls outside I used to stand for ages watching the eel man gut the fish. They were alive in a big dish pior to being chopped into neat pieces! the eel man was very good looking I seem to remember.
Jill ( from Fort Rd prefab )
I think the name of the lady doctor at the medical mission was Dr Jenkins. My nan seemed to live done down being a hypocondriac!
Is this the medical mission that was to the left of Crimscott St if you looked at it from Grange Rd? It was in a large house with big staircase. There was a Dr Jenkins there in the 60s - she would have been in her 50s then?
My father told me that the slide was erected by a wealthy benefactor who had watched local kids sliding down the stone walls at the church's main doors.
My father told me that the slide was erected by a wealthy benefactor who had watched local kids sliding down the stone walls at the church's main doors.
-tedyboy
Hi Tedyboy
the slide in St. James's Park was named the Joy slide and was donated by Arthur Carr, chairman of Peek Frean's.
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Kind regards
Lesley
