Do You Remember

Hi all

The little park in Leroy Street, remember it well as it was the closest park to me and as far as we were allowed to venture. My strongest memories are of knocking my sister out cold pushing a swing with me dolly in it when she ran smack into it !! - The little shed where we would put on "shows" me playing the lead of course !! - There was a lady "parky" at the time who only had one arm and she used to knit dollies clothes. She invited me and me sister to go to her home in Grange Road and me nan went bannanas when i told her. Anyway she was ok as it happens and did knit me some bits for me doll lol.

I was for a short while friends with Toby Nobles daughter and another girl who lived in Leroy Street, (didnt he have a somewhat dubious club back then) I can remember the other girls name avidly cos we went to Bermondsey Central together (Georgina Barrett) but not too sure about Nobles daughter - think it was Christine.

There was a little church hall just up from the park on the left where we had the Queens Coronation party and we were all given a tin of toffees plus a cup/mug.

Does anyone remember St Georges Church on the corner of Pages Walk - they had a youth club there and the scouts etc was run from there - loved the sunday morning marches down Pages Walk through to Grange Road............such good memories...................big sigh..............lol

Bett

Hi Bett

Yes Toby Nobles Daughter was Christine and chatting to my Bruv he said he also had an elder Daughter that he called Princess.
Also Knows Georgina Barrett.
I'm sure that Patrick Long (one of our Members) can confirm this.

Bermondseyboy
Steve

hi Bett,i use to work for Toby's father back in 1971 when he had a cash & carry off new kent road
i used be a drivers mate but in those days i was a littlelight fingered and got the sack? good old day's, he also had a brother called David the father had a house in brighton and i can remember his club because my aunt use to live a flat next door to it.

Hi all

Yes remember spangles,  Penny chews and Black Jacks also,Sweat cigaretes,I think you could get all these without coupons. Penny up the wall, we also used to play a similar game with cigarete cards , cards sloped against the wall, if you scaled yours and knocked one down you won it.
 The park in Leroy St, ( to young and inocent to do anything but play and shelter from the rain under the shelter with girls) .

Roderick

Oxford & Bermondsey Boys Club 1960-1968, when it was a single storey building in Pages Walk with a 5-a-side floodlite football pitch, I used to play football and box for them, are there any other old O & B boys out there?
Can anyone remember the name of the pub at the opposite end of Crimscott St from the Earl of Derby, almost opposite the Victoria in Pages Walk, it was run by an ex boxer  Neville Axford?
All the sweets that you mention could be got with pinched coupons from Micky Sullivans sweet shop, in the road opposite the Pagoda
Can anyone remember The Magnet Public House in the Old Kent Road, Bricklayers Arms end, next to a fish & chip shop and deaf & dumb school opposite the post office.
How about the Co-op opposite the deaf & dumb school.
I also worked for Tobies in Tower Bridge Rd on Saturdays in the early 60's

The Pub at the end of Crimscott Street was The Fellmongers Arms.
There was a shooting there I think the doorman?
After which it became The willows.
I think at that time the Tennant was a chap called Sonny from the Samson?
Not sure when it closed down?

I did go to the Oxford & Bermondsey for a brief while but i did'nt do much there?
I ended up joining the Marine Cadets in Decima Street, Sherbourne House.

I was always in and out of Tobies, usally a bit of shopping for my Nan and sweets for me.

Bermondseyboy

Bermondseyboy what great memories you brought back with all the great things we kept ourselves occupied with, the skiffle bands, always on the lookout for teachests .. Then along came Lonnie Donnagon. with his skiffle group.. Always had a sweet ciggi hanging from the lip untill it just had to be chewed up, had much fun with these pretending to get burnt on the red end..Never played penny up the wall cos never had any to spare{pre war) but had lots of good times with the fag cards both saving them and playing flicks up the wall,. As for the ball bearing wheel scooter it was always challenge to find the timber and the screweyes the long bolt and most important the wheels. But once you had got all these it was how far and fast you could cover ground  great fun... How about the old roller skates, you could really get around with a set of them untill they got"Windows" in them and wore out. Then you had a battle with the Mum and Dad to get half a crown for a new set, a lot of money pre war..
Very happy memories..  Thanks Mate

I remember making a wooden cart out of an old ironing board, pram wheels if you didn't have money for ball-bearings. A bit of string for the steering wheel and an old wooden orange box with suffing for the seat. Getting a few mates to push you - Great fun!  

hiya everyone, i remember hop sctoch, skipping in the squire, british balldog, lemon ice off the ice cream van, i had a great childhood.... i dont think the children have as much fun as we did.....

I agree with Gilly
 
I had a great childhood in 1960's Bermondsey and I don't think today's children have as much fun as we did.
 
I remember:
 
on summer nights racing the local boys on my bike and my mum calling for me to get indoors and me saying ''just five more minutes mum!''
 
Playing on the slide in St. James's Park.
 
Tower Bridge Road - shopping on the stalls then pie n mash in Manzes.
 
Going to the C.U.M Club in Old Jamaica Road every Tuesday and Thursday and drinking Zesto
(a fizzy drink similar to Tizer.)
 
Going to Sunday school Sunday morning's in Fair Street and St. James's Road on Sunday afternoon's.
 
Going swimming at Rotherhithe Baths and afterwards buying a six of chips (sixpence) and free crackling at the Venus Fish Bar in Jamaica Road.
 
Friday and Saturday summer night's outside the Gregorian Arms pub in Jamaica Road...my friend and I would sit outside on the pub step while our dads were in the pub and we would have Coca Cola and crisps and bread and jelly from the jellied eels off my uncles eel stall.
 
Going to brownies in The Bermondsey Settlement.
 
Going to Joe Maynes sweet shop in Fair Street after school and buying sweets, crisps and a
jubbly.
 
Tower Bridge Primary School...some of the happiest days ever!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

bermondseyboy i was in the marine cadets ,at,Decima  street,it was great fun ,but i had to give it up because my boss wouldnt give me extra time off to go on any courses with them.Shame really i enjoyed going there.
i remember drilling in the hall upstairs when a fire broke out in the broom factory behind us ,ahh such memories