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by rodebdon
Tue Feb 28, 2017 3:19 pm
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: Tower Bridge Road
Replies: 105
Views: 162718

Re: Tower Bridge Road

Fantastic picture Joe. It's lovely to see all these black and white photographs, so much more atmosphere than colour.

Rod.
by rodebdon
Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:55 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Tommy Steele on the move
Replies: 5
Views: 21779

Re: Tommy Steele on the move

Hi Bermondseyboy Don't worry you aint't stupid, I thought exactly the same thing,he does look like the picture of his dad in the book.Could it be that there spelling was even worse than mine,bearing in mind there great interest in horse raceing could it originaly be intended as "Derby" aft...
by rodebdon
Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:54 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Tommy Steele on the move
Replies: 5
Views: 21779

Re: Tommy Steele on the move

Why as Tommy Steeles dad called Darbo?. Hi Bermondseyboy,in Tommy Steeles book (you can all guess the title there's a big clue here) he asked his Dad about the nickname he said. 'Cos I'm Tommy Hicks,and my dad was Tommy Hicks,and so was his dad, and we was all called Darbo. But I'm Tommy Hicks so wh...
by rodebdon
Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:49 pm
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: Tower Bridge Road
Replies: 105
Views: 162718

Re: Trocette/Super Cinema tower bridge road

It's rather nice how many of us have the same memories, Trocette, and Edwards. How did Edwards ever go out of business. , The best doughnuts in the world let alone the apple slice and other great things. Hop-along Cassidy and Roy Rogers, there must have been many others but I can't remember them eit...
by rodebdon
Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:39 pm
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: Tower Bridge Road
Replies: 105
Views: 162718

Re: Trocette/Super Cinema tower bridge road

Hi Joe and Bermondseyboy.

I don't think I went to the picture club that often, sixpence was quite a lot of money, there was also lots to do on saturdays. I have to admit I'd forgoten about the promise, perhaps I got fed up with it and left. Those doughnuts at Edwards beckoned to.

Rod.
by rodebdon
Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:36 pm
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: Tower Bridge Road
Replies: 105
Views: 162718

Re: Trocette/Super Cinema tower bridge road

Hi Joe, The Trocette, yes I remember it. but the song oh! no! strangely when I saw your post headline the tune went through my head. I could remember most of the first verse but the second, did it start with, As members of the A B C we all come here to see de dun de dum de dum de dum la la, le la, l...
by rodebdon
Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:22 pm
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: New kent Road
Replies: 44
Views: 50818

Trocadero new kent road

Listening To Radio 3 the other day I was pleased to hear the Trocadero at the Elephant and Casle mentioned, not something you expect to hear on Radio 3. The topic was the Mighty Wurlitzer. After the Vandals went to work again and pulled down the old Cinema the organ went to South Bank University, It...
by rodebdon
Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:42 pm
Forum: Pie & Mash
Topic: The great pie & mash debate
Replies: 21
Views: 70979

The great pie & mash debate

SPR Manze opened 1908 Bombed 1940.jpg As we all know there are two kind's of people,those who eat their Pie's the right way up, and those who flip them over.The second group haveing exposed the soft white underside of the Pie,then attack it viciously with the spoon.Having inflicted terrible damage ...

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