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

TOBY'S GYM-THE WORD WOULD SPREAD QUICKLY WHEN A WELL KNOWN "FACE" WAS UP
IN THE CLUB ,USUALLY THE SUNDAY LUNCHTIME SESSION,SOME BOY'S WOULD WASH THE CARS OUTSIDE AND HOPE FOR A COUPLE OF BOB, US LITTL'UNS WOULD MASS AT THE DOOR HOPING FOR SOMEONE FAMOUS(OR DRUNK) TO DIG DEEP IN THE OLD SKY 
ROCKET,AND CHUCK SOME CHANGE AROUND. ALL THESE YEARS LATER,I CAN STILL
RECALL THE LIKES OF FREDDIE MILLS,TERRY DOWNES AND TERRY SPINX,THEY ALL 
LOVED THE KID'S CALLING THIER NAMES AND THE SKIRMISHES AS WE ALL TRIED TO GET NEAR AS THEY THREW THE CHANGE.SHARP SUITS,SMART CARS AND BROKEN NOSES,
GREAT FIGHTERS,FANTASTIC! LATER YEARS I WOULD LIVE IN THE FLAT DIRECTLY
OPPOSITE,WHEN THE CLUB HAD BECOME A CLOTHING FACTORY(NOT QUITE THE SAME!)
   I REMEMBER POLICE COMING TO THE DOORS AFTER THE SHOOTING AT THE CLUB TO SEE
IF ANY OF THE LOCAL KIDS HAD SEEN ANYTHING(WE HADN'T).BERMONDSEY,I REALLY DO
MISS YA!

RON'S(BOB'S)SHOP SWAN MEAD,FIVE BOY'S CHOCOLATE BAR,SUN PAT CHOC NUTS AND RAISINS,JUBBLIES AND EVEREST LOLLIES,AND CORONA FIZZY SODA(LIME+CHERRY) FRUIT SALAD CHEWS,BLACKJACKS,BAZOOKA JOE GUM,AND THE GOOD OLD JAMBOREE BAG,I THINK IV'E CLEANED THE SHOP!

essboy]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

neville axford was a golden gloves champion livedin vauben estate spa road was talkingto one of his old mates  jimmy barnes i use to be in oxford and bermondsey club run by ted harlowin towerr bridge road didnt nobby clarke run the footie team he livedin grange walk nice guy

Hello Bill,

Neville Axford's pub on the corner of Crimscott St was called The Fellmongers Arms.

Thanks
Phil (Bermondsey Beat)

I CAN CERTAINLY REMEMBER THE ONE LEGGED BOOKIES RUNNER,CRUTCHY JOCK, WAS  THE NAME WE KNEW HIM BY AT THAT TIME, HE WOULD CHAT TO US KID'S BY THE WALL.   MY DAD WAS ONE OF PERCY'S(NEWELL) REGULAR  PUNTERS AT HIS PREMISES IN STEWART HOUSE. WHEN I WAS OLDER , I WOULD CHAT WITH ALEC(C J'S REAL  NAME) IN  THE GEORGE+PAGODA. HE WOULD OFTEN BE PLAYING POOL, USUALLY, FOR BIG MONEY,AS HE WAS AN  EXCEPTIONAL PLAYER.

Jusoda, Treetop orange, frozen jubbly, nicking stuff off barges, swimming in the Thames, Sunshine corner Sunday school, stone fights, R.Whites lemonade, short trousers, permanent scabs on knees,
pram wheels for the cart, searching for change under floorboards in bombed houses, knocking down walls on bomb sites, breaking into disused skin factory & walking across acid pits on planks, moving dustcart around the corner on the starter while they were at tea break, nicking sweets from shops, hot peanuts in Woolworths, smashing windows in bombed houses, climbing on everthing, sunday tea with fruit cake & cockles and shrimps, baked potato in oven on the range, toasting bread on open fire, toasting forks, bread pudding, bread pultices, purple iodine on cuts, clip round the ear from dad, end of sweet rationing, fighting off the dentist at the solarium & his horrible rubber smelling mask (nightmares)  toffee apple man, ice cream cart, swimming in Southwark park lido, the high pavement chip shop nr Dunton bridge, shopping for xmas food with mum down the blue, xmas tree with real candles on, paper chains, crepe paper, paper bells that opened out, lighting the open fire by holding newspaper up to make it roar (til newspaper caught light), burning some of the furniture when we couldn't afford coal, cutting out cardboard to fit inside shoes when there was a hole, patterns in the ice inside the windows in winter, snow, snow, boring quiet Sundays, against the law to buy some things on Sundays, lucky bags, sherbert dips, ice cream wafers, small bitter seedless grapes, scrumping apples & gooseberries from prefab gardens, people having noisy rows out on the landing in the flats, women having fights, sitting outside The Horns pub with crisps & lemonade, oxo crisps & arrowroot biscuits from the off license.

Bit boring really 

not boring at all, im sure we all remember them things,life was one big adventure.

I remember all the things you mention you missed park keeper who sat in the little hut drinking tea and telling us off if we got a bit to loud Used to make our own show up under that shed when it was raining WHAT ABOUT  HOP SCOTCH. SKIPPING IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD .MARBLELS ROUNDERS .CRICKET .Even the mum and Dads used to join in We never had much but we had fun as children dont you think Would love my grand children to be able to have times like that .I was never afraid playing out because someone always knew you and where you was