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by milton
15 Mar 2024 21:16
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: Charleville Circus
Replies: 20
Views: 6733

Re: Charleville Circus

I can recall a polish run off license by Penge East station whose owner introduced me to 'polish pure spirit' about 90% proof, ye gods. another offy in Penge Lane polish owned, and around the corner from him Stephans stores where I bought ham rolls fro mid morning tea break and I worked in Elmers en...
by milton
14 Mar 2024 15:36
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: Charleville Circus
Replies: 20
Views: 6733

Re: Charleville Circus

recollections may vary someone once said. I grew up the other side of wells park, off kirkdale so knew the area well, I always found Charleville Circus a really gloomy place and avoided it. I did though,once accompany a girlfriend to view a flat on the north side and getting shouted at out of an up...
by milton
9 Mar 2024 15:29
Forum: Town Asylum
Topic: Positive note about the forum!
Replies: 7
Views: 1563

Re: Positive note about the forum!

An overwhelming lack of response would seem to prove my point? this place is dead.Needs a decent burial.
by milton
29 Feb 2024 14:10
Forum: Town Asylum
Topic: Positive note about the forum!
Replies: 7
Views: 1563

Re: Positive note about the forum!

This place is dead on its feet usd to be lively once, but increasing censorship from apperently left leaning mods has mortally wounded it plus the usual rent a mob shouting down any comment they deemed unacceptable just pisses people off and they never return. Who ever runs the site cannot stomach a...
by milton
20 Aug 2023 20:38
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: RIP
Replies: 8
Views: 7855

RIP

This forum seems to be dead on its feet, far from the lively place it used to be.
Dying a slow death.
by milton
6 Jan 2021 17:40
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: thank god i have left the uk
Replies: 11
Views: 8431

Re: thank god i have left the uk

Anyone, and I mean anyone trying to cover up for this government needs to seriously look in the mirror, never in my lifetime have I ever seen a more corrupt UK government. Heads need to roll and traitors gate at the tower of London needs to be re-opened and used !! Not old enough to remember Bliar ...
by milton
18 Oct 2020 15:25
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: Panmure Road
Replies: 5
Views: 11408

Re: Panmure Road

I have sent you a PM Fiona.
by milton
13 Nov 2019 17:31
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: St Antholin Spire / Heritage of London Trust
Replies: 3
Views: 7770

Re: St Antholin Spire / Heritage of London Trust

I knew the spire when it was in the grounds of the social club, and the social club was an odd place set in almost derelict grounds, as if it was hiding away. The spire was removed from its original place in the bottom corner of the grounds near to Round Hill to where it is now. It was surrounded by...
by milton
26 Oct 2019 19:53
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Chaos at Crystal Palace funfair
Replies: 8
Views: 10227

Re: Chaos at Crystal Palace funfair

I wonder what the parents of those youths would think about their actions #1 they are probably as bad as their kids. #2 I wonder how many of those kids even know both their parents? too much indescriminate breeding for benefits amongst the scum element. Go on, tell me if there was more for them to ...
by milton
11 Sep 2019 12:31
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Station muggers
Replies: 7
Views: 9721

Re: Station muggers

here's a thought, maybe the people in the photos are not the real problem? The real problem is the mindset shown inthe post by the aptly named 'Clown' . Crime will cease if we are all nice to each other. Of course it will. think about it before you slag me off. and those in the pictures are not 'Chi...
by milton
25 Jul 2019 16:43
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The Drowning Place - Beckenham Place Park
Replies: 89
Views: 86869

Re: The Drowning Place - Beckenham Place Park

I just read of the closure elsewhere,so came here to see what was going on. In the 1950s, Wells park which was a little gem of a place had several paddling pools graduated from very shallow to deeper for the sole use of children. I see that's all gone now. It was a much loved and used facility. It d...
by milton
25 May 2019 16:44
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Moving to Sydenham
Replies: 53
Views: 56451

Re: Moving to Sydenham

The point of my "thin" evidence is that it was so bad 30yrs ago I upped and got out . From my regular reading of the moans groans and complaints on here, and the odd trip down Kirkdale and Sydenham road via google street to marvel at the variety of fastfood joints,closed pubs and shops, gr...
by milton
24 May 2019 19:53
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: Montie Garrard, Kirkdale
Replies: 4
Views: 9513

Re: Montie Garrard, Kirkdale

keep your memories mate, it's all gone now.
by milton
24 May 2019 19:48
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Moving to Sydenham
Replies: 53
Views: 56451

Re: Moving to Sydenham

while some of those trying to 'scare' people away were rather thin on the evidence I, & my family, have all moved away from SE26 where we were born, how is that 'thin' evidence? and back then the crime rate was nothing like todays. How many of those who are here extoling the virtues of SE26 hav...
by milton
20 May 2019 21:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: St Philip Neri school redevelopment
Replies: 21
Views: 18375

Re: St Philip Neri school redevelopment

I knew that site when it was just a huge hole in the ground after bomb clearance, I got into that hole at the age of 4 and had to be rescued by a passer by. Make of that bit of trivia what you will, kids playing in the street these days, far more dangerous than a bombsite. Bombsite were always cover...
by milton
15 May 2019 19:31
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Moving to Sydenham
Replies: 53
Views: 56451

Re: Moving to Sydenham

Oh dear, you really had to scour the dregs of the internet for that didn't you? Im not actually in Newbury,its our postcode sweetie. But I'll meet your Reddit scourings of some internet sourpuss with this..........https://www.police.uk/metropolitan/00AZ03N/crime/stats/ which is a teeny bit more reli...
by milton
15 May 2019 16:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Moving to Sydenham
Replies: 53
Views: 56451

Re: Moving to Sydenham

before paying too much notice to anything that Milton says, I would click on their name and view previous posts. They belong in a shed along with the other tools... If Milton wanted to stay away from Sydenham so much then I would question why they insist on constantly coming here and posting tripe ...
by milton
15 May 2019 12:44
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Moving to Sydenham
Replies: 53
Views: 56451

Re: Moving to Sydenham

I was born in Sydenham,Adamsrill road, 72 years ago. Lived just off Kirkdale from the age of five till 1970. Moved to the fringes of SE26 at the end of Newlands park, went to schools in SE26, got mended at the childrens hospital,ran a business in SE26. I got out in 1988, went back once for a funeral...
by milton
10 Apr 2019 17:27
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Best Breakfast in Sydenham
Replies: 17
Views: 22586

Re: Best Breakfast in Sydenham

Can no-one in SE26 cook themselves bacon eggs and sausages in the mornings then? £10 quid for that? or 50 quid a week? assuming 5 days out the week you are paid too much. '£200 per month you could get someone to come to your house and cook it and still be quids in. cheap bacon, unidentified sauages,...
by milton
12 Feb 2019 13:03
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Rolf Harris
Replies: 11
Views: 14724

Re: Rolf Harris

late 1950s/early 60s he had a house in Border Road for sure.

Rolf harris by Willy, is it only me that gets a childish delight from that conjunction?