Many months ago David wrote to tell us that Romford Football Club had appeared in the 1949 Amateur Cup Final at Wembley. Well, my "Romford Now & Then" Web...
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Michael Merry
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Feb 2, 2000 8:15 pm
Phil: When I lived in UK, (i've been gone for 42 years now) I used to go and watch Romford quite a bit. In the 50's their huge rival every year it seemed, was ...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 2, 2000 9:33 pm
Hi Mike, Many thanks for your memories of watching Romford. ... Guess what? On their way to Wembley in 1949 Romford played Crook Colliery Welfare in the...
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Evan & Correne James
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Feb 3, 2000 9:05 am
... A couple of years ago I worked with a guy called Cliff Hayden who reckoned he played in that final. I havn't seen him since then though. Evan James...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 3, 2000 9:20 am
Hi Evan, ... Thanks for your contribution. Unfortunately, there's no one of that name mentioned in the Cup Final programme, either for Romford or for Bromley....
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Michael Merry
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Feb 3, 2000 10:57 am
Phil: Thanks for the good news about Romford beating Crook in 49. I watched them during the 50's and they were not so lucky. I remember the old ground all ...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 3, 2000 11:22 am
Hi Mike, ... According to the Cup Final programme William (Bill) Seddon was Romford's trainer (he's pictured standing on the left of the team photo). The ...
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J A Smith
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Feb 3, 2000 11:59 am
I attended Ardleigh Green Primary School, 1947-51. A friend in my class was David Patterson, whose father, George Patterson, played for Romford in the 1949...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 3, 2000 1:40 pm
Hi Alan, ... Many thanks for the contribution. The "pen picture" of George Patterson confirms your memories: "George Patterson, Outside Left Age 40. Born in...
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Michael Merry
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Feb 3, 2000 2:11 pm
Phil: Old Libertians was indeed an organization of ex Royal Liberty pupils. The Libertians had a ground along the Eastern Avenue almost opposite the County...
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dgmaltby
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Feb 3, 2000 3:29 pm
... SUBS? In 1949? Nay lad, men were men in them days! If you had a player injured you played wi' ten men! I'll check through my video of the event! Cheers, ...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 3, 2000 3:45 pm
Hi David, ... I stand corrected! ... I did wonder how you knew so much about it! Looking back at your earlier messages I see that you even knew the crowd...
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J A Smith
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Feb 3, 2000 3:54 pm
For the record, I was at the Royal Liberty School in the same year as Mike Merry and Dave Seddon and saw Dave at some of the recent Old Libertians' reunions. ...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 9, 2000 8:14 pm
Does anyone by any chance remember Havering Court swimming pool? It was situated on the right-hand side of Havering Road, on the way up to ...
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Michael Merry
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Feb 10, 2000 2:05 pm
Phil: Don't recall Havering Court. I did however use the Romford Pool all the time. I had a Bronze medal, Bronze Cross and Medal of Merit fromm The Royal ...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 10, 2000 6:12 pm
Hi Mike, ... Presumably this was the Mawney Road baths, opposite the Mawney Road school? These were pulled down and replaced with the Dolphin in Main Road....
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Sheila West
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Feb 10, 2000 9:04 am
Hi Phil! Apologies for my long silence - I have been away on holidays (its the middle of our summer here) and am only just catching up with all my emails. As...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 11, 2000 9:50 am
Hi Sheila, Many thanks for your very interesting message - certainly no need to apologise for "writing at such length"! I had been unable to date the postcard,...
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Michael Merry
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Feb 11, 2000 11:06 am
Phil: Yes Mawney Road it was. Funny this came up, the village I live in here in Miami, Miami Shores, is building an "Aquatic Center" on the grounds of the Golf...
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Julie Hidden
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Feb 12, 2000 1:17 pm
Hi Phil I vaguely remember the Grange. I think it was on the left hand side of Havering Road just up from where you reckon the swimming pool was. I think ...
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Sheila West
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Feb 13, 2000 11:12 am
Hi Phil and everyone! Re Havering Court Swimming Pool - Yes, from what I remember over the mists of time <EWG>, Havering Court must have been just about...
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dgmaltby
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Feb 13, 2000 4:09 pm
... Migod! But you were lucky! We "inmates" of the RLS were herded into that pool and MADE to use it for every PE (It was probably PT in those days!) lesson...
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Michael Merry
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Feb 14, 2000 11:36 am
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Phil Steer
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Feb 14, 2000 9:24 pm
Hi Sheila, Many thanks for all the info on Havering Court and Havering Grange - there'll be a little more to follow from me on these. ... Your wish is my...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 15, 2000 11:02 am
... Below is an ABC of VJ sights and reactions: Anticlimax. Beer in short supply. Curtailed bus services forced people to walk. Dancing at Romford Stadium and...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 16, 2000 9:30 am
Many thanks Julie and Sheila for you memories of Havering Court and Havering Grange. When I was down at the Central Library the other day I managed to find...
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J A Smith
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Feb 16, 2000 12:28 pm
I have two queries about 'Hampdon Hill'. Firstly, Cromwell's colleague was John Hampden. Secondly, the only Hampden/Hampdon under Romford in the 'Master...
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Phil Steer
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Feb 16, 2000 1:17 pm
Hi Alan, Thanks for your enquiries. ... Ah yes, I'm showing my ignorance here! In my defence, I did think it was 'Hampden', but on my photocopy of the extract...
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Phil Steer
phil.steer@...
Feb 16, 2000 2:18 pm
A little more on the VJ day blaze in Romford Market - I hope it's of interest. From the Romford Times, Wednesday August 22, 1945: Had the wind not suddenly and...
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Douglas Mackay
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Feb 16, 2000 4:42 pm
From Winnipeg, Canada. How many reading this remember Hornchurch in the 1930's? I am going to comment on "Grey Towers" but first I would recommend that all you...
