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Nah,its cos Arsenal got beat!!!

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Luke20 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just wondering is jester the same person who > married ellen and had 2 sons called david & john > also john sissons died about 3 years ago im > friends with his daughter Yeah Luke,think i am that person,my name John.Also had a daughter Susan.We lived in L.L.for a time then moved on to Catford.Have sent you a private e.mail

The off-licence was on the corner of Bawdale Rd.and L.L. named Whites.The back of the offie stretched all the way back to Whateley and stabled horses during late 40s early 50s.Think there was another bakery opposite Whites on the other corner of Bawdale.Ah and Lockharts the toy shop (what a mess) and Kellaway the undertaker.Freemans the butcher.Thought id get back Shorty,as memory failed me regarding Fellbrick Rd.Thats a good pic of Ken at the Chinbrook,taken with the good old Brownie camera no doubt,no colour pics them days.Smart pic of Friern as well mate.Remember the coalman used to deliver with a horse and cart, if you ran short you could always get a bag of coal in i think Ulverscroft Rd just off Whateley his name Bicknells.Anscombes in Crystal Palace Road sold livestock and used to display baby chicks in the window who used to gather together under a dustbin lid which had a light bulb fixed through the middle so as to give them heat.(plenty of dead-uns in there mate)

Hi Shorty,think i remember Mrs.Sissons as being a park keeper in Dulwich Park.She used to wear a brown suit with long trousers,the first lady we ever saw wearing trousers.(if this is the same person)The shop on the corner of Whateley and L.Lane,i recollect as being a used car sales place(but this might be later than you are thinking)Further up was Aylings the greengrocers and next was a newsagents then came the houses.I do have a faint recollection of a doctors surgery in Pellat Road but cannot put a name to him.My doctor was Hunter in Townley Road and i think his partner there was a Dr.Pitman.You remember the newsagents opposite Bells the ironmongers corner of Whateley @l.lane his name was Poole and we as kids used to go in and nick his sweets as he was a bit short sighted and about 80yrs.old.There was a shoemenders next door to him i think.Then on the next corner Jobbins the cycle seller if my memory serves me.Getting back to Whateley do you remember a grocers shop called Heards she was a widow with a daughter named Bessie this was at the bottom end towards L.L.WE used to have to take our ration books there for groceries.She would always allow tick and custormers paid end of week if she was lucky.Sid G. was always reading the Sherlock Holmes books.His dad used to chase him down the road weilding a leather belt at times.Sid had a good mate from L.L. house opposite the Magdala his name was Alan Read (nipper for short)and another good mate was Kenny Jenkins.The fish shop you spoke about was run by a Jewish family think Jack Silver was his name.Used to get a pennyworth of cracklings and a fish and chips those days was about a shilling.Back to L.L. there was David Greigs,Place the bakers,the Oil shop,the off-licence on the corner (not sure Fellbrick Road).You remember the pieman who walked around with a tray of pies on his head(think they were made of horsemeat)Another street walker crying out ICE THERE LUVERLY that was Guilliano who also had a shop North Cross Rd.As i said before my father was a street bookie who stood on the steps of Sids house just after the war,everyone called him Buck.Lots of things i remember which i will relate to you later.By the way i am now living in sunny Thailand where i have been for the last 8yrs.(no snow here kiddo)Nice chatting to you mate,hope ive not bored you and look forward to your very interested posts.Take care,regards John.

computedshorty,your threads are so interesting.I lived in Whateley Road from when i was born 1936 until 1949 when we moved to 13 landcroft road.I remember the Filkins at the top end of Landcroft and the Bowens as you have mentioned.I was especially struck with the beautiful Brenda when i was about 13 or 14 years old.In Whateley i lived at no.74 which was a few doors down from the Gherkins.My father Usually called Buck was the street bookmaker who stood at the Gherkins house doorway.I can remember most of the family names of the people who lived my end of the street with the basements, up until you reached the posher end which had small front gardens starting with a family called pamplet fathers nickname babe.My best friends in the street were the Don family boys namely Raymond, Kenny,and Clifford.I recall during the war we all used to use the,what was it,Anderson shelter in the back garden.Full of bed bugs and very damp.It was so small but had to house 3 families when the siren went.Anyway i enjoy reading your very interesting threads as you are a mine of information.Keep it up Shorty.Regards John Butterworth.

Did anyone live in Whateley Road from 1939-1960. Would like to here from you and talk about those years. I lived at number 74 middle flat above the Uptons (basement) and below the Steeles (top flat). Opposite Landcroft Road where i moved to no. 13 in the late 1940s.Was brought up in Whateley and had loads of mates there, namely the Dons, Nicholsons,Whybrows.

That is Sid Gherkin sitting front passenger seat and is that one of the Jex brothers sitting back seat.One of Sids best pals when i knew him was Kenny Jenkins who lived in Whateley Road, opposite side to Sids house.Hope Sid is still about!!