- Parker's Row in Bermondsey,1956.
Parkers Row
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Re: Parkers Row
fosney wrote: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 Neckinger Street
The Church stood across the road where the flats now standb2e152b0ed0d058d2aa8bdcbeb2bc9f22b43af4f.jpgb7af1f43968a0d2dac92f3e7532d13ce57407548.jpg
Just past the lamppost on the right and next to Mr white's shop , my uncle and his wife opened up a café called the "Commando Café". My uncle Jack [docker by trade] was a wartime Marine Commando who survived the war virtually unscathed and on demob went back on the docks. One day he tripped on some dunnage on the quayside and a travelling quayside crane injured his leg so badly it had to be amputated at the knee. With the compensation they opened the café and run a B&B as well. After the demolition of Parkers row they managed some pubs. The "Ship York" downtown, one in Silwood street that I can't remember the name of and the "Victory" in Galleywall road.
Re: Parkers Row
Hi ducati dad, welcome to the site.
Just wondering if the pub in or near Silwood Street was The Earl of Beaconsfield, Alpine Road.??
Just wondering if the pub in or near Silwood Street was The Earl of Beaconsfield, Alpine Road.??
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Re: Parkers Row
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 Ship York downtown and really put it on it's feet, but just when they should have sat back and enjoyed the fruits of their labour, Nell got itchy feet and they went to the Earl of Beaconsfield where they did the same and then they went to the Victory which was their last pub. Poor Jack, all he wanted was a quite life as his leg always gave him gyp. They finally retired to New Cross.
Re: Parkers Row
No, it was Time & Talents in the former White Hart pub on the corner of George Row and Hickman's Folly.kiwi wrote:T & T Club, The Chapel of White Heart, was this in the RC Holy Trinity Church, Dockhead. ?
Re: Parkers Row
Fogbrain wrote:No, it was Time & Talents in the former White Hart pub on the corner of George Row and Hickman's Folly.kiwi wrote:T & T Club, The Chapel of White Heart, was this in the RC Holy Trinity Church, Dockhead. ?
Cheers Fogbrain.
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