Dear all (and especially Syd and others who might have lived in Linley Crescent), I recently received via my Romford Now & Then website the following enquiry ...
Hi Phil. Just spotted your comment.I did know Arthur and he's parents, this was as you stated during WW2 and for a short time after. We all played together...
Hi Syd and all, Many thanks, Syd, for your replies. I don't suppose that any of you RLS Old Boys out there know anything more about Arthur Bevins (Bivens)? ...
Syd: What year did Arthur go to the RLS or other secondary school? Regards, Alan ... From: "essex_dog_blue" <esmithsmicnq@...> To:...
J. Alan Smith
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Jul 18, 2006 11:37 am
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Hi Phil, Alan. Sorry if this is all a bit vague now but we are talking WW2 60 plus years ago. We were a group of youngsters from Linley Cres and Percy Road who...
Syd: The following message was received on RLSOldBoys. Could it be the same guy? Regards, Alan I have a faint recollection that there was a Bevins who was...
J. Alan Smith
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Jul 19, 2006 1:24 am
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... We have the school Records from 1949 onwards. If the young man in question joined the school in 1944 or 1945 as suggested he would have been in the 5th or...
Hi Phil. It was a long time ago and I could be a little out with those dates. I do though feel certain that he went to the Royal Liberty School so Andy's man...
Hi Syd, Andy, Alan and all, Many thanks for your responses. I wasn't hopeful that anyone would have known (or remember) Arthur or the family, so any...
Hi Phil. Sorry I could not be more helpful but in remembering the lad how very many happy memories came flooding back to me.I am thinking especially of that...
Hi Syd and all , as Percy Road kid in the 50s, ( and i know we have been there b4) thanks again for your memories i also had so much fun growing up there,...
Hallo Paul. Nice to hear from you, hope you are well. I recall your past comments about this area where we grew up and both of us did many of the same things...
thought this may be of interest to some of you if not please delete. paul. Aloha , Here is the latest news from Paul Moore Ukulele player and founder of...
Hi Paul! Leaving all politics aside, your last paragraph brought tears to my eyes. I feel so much for all the ordinary people (and animals) who are caught up...
Hi Paul, You have my admiration Paul because if you wanted to you could easy jump on a plane and go back to the relative peace of Romford which must still be...
I am sorry to say that politics and religion should not be discussed on this group, its for romford history !. Even though its very worrying about the...
I think that our discussion was neither political nor concerning religion, just a comment on the sorry state of affairs in another area of the world. I am...
This is a ROMFORD history site, nothing else. If I get any more of this stuff I will click the SPAM button & leave the group. What happened to the moderator? ...
Hi All, At the east end of the market is an impressive new building that has taken a year to build. What is it? Peter [Non-text portions of this message have...
3 years more like!! ... From: Peter Woodhouse To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:24 PM Subject: [RomfordHistory] Romford...
The build quality and the finishes are so poor. If any of you members are able to walk past it, look at the quality of brickwork, the different shades of...
Peter Woodhouse wrote about 'an impressive new building that has taken a year to build at the east end of the market' and asked 'What is it?' Kevin Rowley said...
did you not notice the wonderful replacement for the dolphin its called ? Tescos? asda. strange looking swimming pool with apartments above it ! thats it...
The building is called The Clockhouse Tower and has public toilets at one end, shop units facing the market, the market manager may have an office there,...
wonder how long till the clock packs up? ... From: Jim Craigmile To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 4:33 PM Subject: Re:...
I must say that, despite build quality and other's negative outpourings about this building, it is aesthetically far better than some of the buildings that...
Had the new Clock Tower building been a modern concrete, steel and glass structure I would not have commented on it as it would have been much the same as most...
well observed jim. as andy has previously stated, there are some hideous buildings around the ring road eg. the moat house. let's hope that the oddments that...
Hi Jim, You asked "Why does Romford always end up with ugly buildings etc" .Simple answer really.Its obvious that the council dont give a toss!! They are...
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