BermondseyBoy

Did Bill Todd have a brother at Courage's ? only I worked on the transport with a driver called Frank Todd.

Hi Kiwi, I remember George at Park St depot on Southwark Bridge. I started there as a Drayman, worked there for a few years and then transferred to Horselydown, Tower Bridge. At that time there were two delivery fleets, the bottle fleet ran out of Park St and the draught fleet ran out of Horselydown...

Pictures taken from Tooley Street. SHAD THAMES,corner with Tooley Street 1 X.jpg Shad Thames corner with Shad Thames 2018, same location as picture 1 X.png Shad Thames left 1976. Jamaica Wharf & Dockhead Wharf were along the left-hand side. X.png Shad Thames from Tooley Street 2019,same loc...

BARCLAY.jpg PARK STREET.jpgNoah’s Ark Pub, Bankside,1930s X.jpg It was in Park Street that General von Haynau [ an Austrian general, noted for his brutality to the masses and whose evil reputation preceded him] who was on a visit to England and the brewery was recognised and attacked by Barclay Per...

Coxson place is off Fair street and Neptune street is off Lower road.

St Olave's Hospital - Lower Road I am sure many of us remember St Olave's Hospital either as a visitor or patient. Built in 1870 it served the community for over 100 years. Constructed on ground adjacent to the Workhouse, which had been established since 1729. In 1885 St Olave's was known as the In...

paperboy wrote:I recall a fish curers next door, or perhaps behind, Manzes in TBRd. The aroma of kippers smoking was enough to put you off your stewed eels.

I think the wet fish shop was called Seculars..

Tower Bridge Magistrates Court and Police Station c2006, now The Dixon Hotel. Tower Bridge Nick as we would call it in the 50s & 60s, boy does this bring back some memories. ;) I can remember a lady Magistrate there but just cannot remember her name. If you came up against her you were not goin...

Yes, that's the one. Jack's wife, Nell, convinced the brewery that she needed a garage built in the back yard, which they duly did. The funny thing was that neither she or Jack owned a car. In fact Nell couldn't drive. Nell's forte was taking a rundown pub and building it up. They started with the S...

Parkers Row --Looking South Picture 1950s looking south on Parkers Row towards Abbey Street. Picture of Christ Church corner of Parkers Row and Abbey Street on the left, the drill hall at the junction of Abbey Street can be seen to the rght of the tram in the distance. Turning to the right is Necki...