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Hi Pam Many thanks, I will upload your photo if that's ok, do you have a small memory/description/school life to go with it ? I lived just near the junction of Friern & Underhill Road, on the corner of Friern Road used to be Derek Stores where you could buy a pint of milk, a slab of Cheese cut with the wire, etc, do you remember that store ? my Prefab was up a small alley at 198, next door at 200 lived Mrs Smith & her 2 Daughters, Pat & Jean, Jean Married Francis Rossi from Status Quo, 196 lived Mrs Burns with her Daughter Jean, 194 lived Mr & Mrs Moy with their son Bobby, Don't know if you recognize any of these names, Thanks again Pam, Best Wishes, John

Absolutely fantastic photo Pam, the boy on the right, end, looks like Phillip Ramsey, I attended Heber Road School from 1957-1963, my brother, Dad & Uncles also attended Heber Road School, my dad & his brothers lived in Rodwell Road, I grew up in Underhill Road in a Prefab, we lived there for 17 years, we then moved to Greendale Close, My dad worked for the Council on the Parks & Gardens and my Mum worked for Everitt Veros at the bottom of Crystal Palace Road. I remember Mr Reagan who had a ring on every finger, I remember that because he used to hit me over the head with rings, he also lifted me off the floor once by my ear, I was under the Childrens Hospital, Ear,Nose & Throat, he had a son Keith who was good at Cricket, we used to have Games in Dulwich Park, I remember Miss Dyson, she was lovely, Mr Heester was the Headmaster, Don's sweet shop, fantastic times. I'd love to see more of the photos you have, I have a couple of photos of Heber Road School, one is of my brother in one of his lessons, approx date 1954/55, and another one outside the school,(Group Photo) I have another one of my Dad, also outside the school (Group Photo), I still have most of my old school reports from Heber Road & Thomas Calton. I have set up a website and I am looking for any help with photos, cine film, etc, if you can help in any way at all Pam that would be great, I am hoping eventually to put together a DVD about East Dulwich, I shall be uploading the school photos/reports as soon as possible, my website is about Camberwell Borough Council, East Dulwich, Surrounding Areas, etc, the web address if you want to have a look is camberwellboroughcouncil.co.uk

Hi Jacqui Thanks for your memories, we moved into our Prefab approx. 1954, I first met Francis when he was 17 and I was 14, he was going out with the girl next door, Jean Smith, who he eventually married, we became great mates, my Dad gave him a job then sacked him, that's when Pictures of Matchstick Men was written. Alan Lancaster (Bass Player) lived in Australia for years, don't know if he still has a home out there, I used to go out with his sister Doreen, she now has her own business in Australia. I remember Sid Draper, he was always working on cars in Underhill Road opposite our Prefab, The last I heard Sid Draper had his own Coach company. I remember the shop on the corner of Upland Road, it was a sweet shop. The only Tony Randall I knew lived in Crystal Palace Road, We went to the same school, Thomas Calton School in Peckham, I didn't know the family living on the corner of Friern/Underhill Road.I knew Keith Randall who lived in Underhill Road, he was about the same age as me. Did your Aunt live in Friern Road ? What was your Aunt's name ? I'm trying to work out where she lived when you say your Aunt backed onto Jean's Prefab, as her Prefab was the last one next to mine. I lived at 198, Jean lived at 200 which backed onto Garages, so I can only visualize your Aunt living in either Friern Road or off Upland Road, would that be right ? I met up with Francis a few years back at one of his concerts in Brighton, we had a good chat about the old times and had a good laugh. We moved out of our Prefab in 1970 because damp was starting to come through. Thanks for getting in touch. Best Wishes, John

Many thanks for your reply, I have got quite a lot of family photos of East Dulwich, prefabs, etc, but there are just some I'm looking for in particular (the one's I mention) but thanks for the tip, I will try the bookstore you mention & John Beasley,

Hi Many thanks for the link, that is my website, hope you like it, I'm just trying to build up as much info as possible, and possibly put together a DVD or Book, if you think of anything else please let me know, thanks for your help, Best Wishes, John

Does anyone have any photos of the Prefabs in Underhill Road, Derek's General Store on the corner of Friern Road & Underhill Road, the parade of shops in Underhill Road or the Crystal Palace Tavern in the 1960s/70s or 8os. Did you work at Everitt Vero's co ltd at the bottom of Crystal Palace road in the 1960s, do you have any memories you can relate ? My Mum, Joan Chinery worked there and I would be interested if anyone had any stories to tell. Does anyone have any old cine film of East Dulwich or surrounding areas in the 1960s/70s or 80s, I am trying to put together a history and possibly a DVD or book of how East Dulwich was years ago. Did anybody know Len Ellis or Fred Chinery who worked on the council in the 1960s ? Did anybody know Pat & Jean Smith, Jean Burns, Bob Moy, Flo & Joe Kidd, Phillip Ramsey, Kenny & Andy Chappell or Robin Speck who all lived in the Prefabs in Underhill Road, if you can help in anyway that would be great

Thanks James, I have tried the local studies library but they don't seem to have any, I'll have to keep searching, many thanks, John

Many thanks for the update, it's very kind of you, I have never signed up to Facebook but I will do and I'll look him up, Kind Regards, John

That is so sad, Andy & Kenny are/were so talented musically, I remember recording some music with Andy on a reel to reel tape recorder in his Prefab when we were growing up, I lived a stone's throw away from them also in a Prefab in Underhill road, Kenny had a fantastic voice, I watched him sing Sugar Baby Love plus many other songs with his band in The Green Man pub in the Old Kent Road in the 70s, the last I heard he had married an American girl and was living in Florida, he said the music business had been so good to him. Thank you for posting about Andy,it's so sad, god bless him.

Does anyone have any photos of the Prefabs, General Store on the corner of Friern Road & Underhill Road or the parade of shops in Underhill Road in the 1960s/70s or the Crystal Palace Tavern. Did you work at Everitt Vero's co ltd at the bottom of Crystal Palace road in the 1960s, do you have any memories you can relate ? My Mum, Joan Chinery worked there and I would be interested if anyone had any stories to tell. Does anyone have any old cine film of East Dulwich or surrounding areas in the 1960s/70s or 80s, I am trying to put together a history and possibly a DVD of how East Dulwich was years ago and also add the information to my website at camberwellboroughcouncil.co.uk. Did anybody know Len Ellis or Fred Chinery who worked on the council in the 1960s ? Did anybody know Pat & Jean Smith, Jean Burns, Bob Moy, Flo & Joe Kidd, Phillip Ramsey, Kenny & Andy Chappell or Robin Speck who all lived in the Prefabs in Underhill Road, if you can help in anyway that would be great

Hi CS, Sorry to hear you have been unwell, hope you are on the mend now mate, love reading all you memories, and thank you for all your input to my website at camberwellboroughcouncil.co.uk, get well soon, all the best, Johnnyboy

Good old days and a lot of happy memories, and you are right, Jean did visit her sister, Pat in CPR, I don't know if Pat still lives there, haven't seen Pat or Jean for many years now, as you say East Dulwich has changed so much, too many flats, many of the Flats just look so out of place, I loved living in our Prefab, it was such a different world back then

Hi Many thanks for info, have seen your thread, Francis Rossi was my next door neighbour for years, he lived in a Prefab at 200 Underhill Road with Jean Smith, they eventually married and moved to one of the flats above the Co-op in Lordship Lane, which you mention in your thread, I used to visit him there, he also had some of his stage clothes made in a little tailors in Lordship Lane, he then moved to Lowther Hill off Forest Hill, beautiful house that was, from there he moved to the home he lives in now. When he lived in the Prefab my Dad gave him a job on the council cutting the grass on the Lordship Lane Estate by The Plough Pub, my Dad eventually sacked him for taking too much time off and the rest is history.

Hi, Many thanks for your reply, that will be great.

Many thanks for your reply, what did your job entail ? my Mum worked there in the 1960s but sadly she contracted cancer and died in 1967. Would you have any photos of the building inside Or Out or any photos relating to Everitt Vero ? many thanks again for your reply, Best Wishes, John

New information added to my website http://www.camberwellboroughcouncil.co.uk The Battle for South London

Does anyone have any photos of the Prefabs, General Store on the corner of Friern Road & Underhill Road or the parade of shops in Underhill Road in the 1960s/70s or the Crystal Palace Tavern. Did you work at Everitt Vero's co ltd at the bottom of Crystal Palace road in the 1960s, do you have any memories you can relate ? My Mum, Joan Chinery worked there and I would be interested if anyone had any stories to tell. Does anyone have any old cine film of East Dulwich or surrounding areas in the 1960s/70s or 80s, I am trying to put together a history and possibly a DVD of how East Dulwich was years ago and also add the information to my website at camberwellboroughcouncil.co.uk. Did anybody know Len Ellis or Fred Chinery who worked on the council in the 1960s ? Did anybody know Pat & Jean Smith, Jean Burns, Bob Moy, Flo & Joe Kidd, Phillip Ramsey, Kenny & Andy Chappell or Robin Speck who all lived in the Prefabs in Underhill Road, if you can help in anyway that would be great

Hi Again computed shorty & everyone, I have now added Photo Gallery 2 with an upload button for photos, I've tested it and it seems to be working ok, fingers crossed it remains that way and allows users to upload their photos, All the Best,John

Hi Computedshorty, Your memories have been fantastic, Thank you for all your help, I am going to check out what other users will have to do to upload their photos, soon as I have worked it out I will let you know, Thanks Again, All the Best, John

Hi, I don't know if anyone can help, I designed the camberwell borough council website and am looking for any old photos of Honor Oak Nursery, Council Workmen & their memories, etc to add to the site, also any old photos or cine film of surrounding areas, especially East Dulwich where I was born, grew up & worked, my Mum worked at Everitt Vero Co Ltd at the bottom of Crystal Palace Road, my Dad was a parks Foreman on the council, his Driver was Len Ellis, he made superb cine films of council workers in action, would love to see those films now, he used to bring them to my house when I was a kid to show my Mum & Dad,I attended Heber Road School & Thomas Calton Secondary, any help anyone can give to add to the website would be fantastic, many thanks to computedshorty who has added lots of memories Johnnyboy