BermondseyBoy

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Kiwi I noticed you worked at Beaches in Rouel rd, did you know Roy Rowbotham and John Fitzsimmons?

I was born in number 31 Rouel rd 1944, later we moved to number 83 Rouel rd opposite the Rouel Tavern, my dad had to beg Rolls estate , who owned the house arguing that it was uninhabitable due to the pub opposite being bombed, they relented when dad said he would repair the damage- they charged us ...

The only two pubs that I ever saw over many years that where in Enid street, the Windsor castle at 61-62, halfway along Enid street, and the other pub was next to Rouel rd arch, known as ' the happy home' by locals, number 44, the garage (petrol station) was opposite at the junction with Spa road &a...

Thanks Kiwi, yes I lived a few hundred yards from it , always knew it as 'the happy home' the real name the Lion, they built a pub opposite called the lion, with Richmond sausages next door in Spar rd, the New Lion was in Rouel rd, the Windsor Castle was number 61-62 Enid street, the happy home was ...

Posted by bermondseygal Hi David (taxi105) I thought I was the only one who remembered a pub called 'The Happy Home'! The reason you couldn't find 'The Happy Home' anywhere on the internet is because 'The Happy Home' was a nickname locals called the pub. The actual name of the pub was The Windsor C...