Hello Dave Thanks for the Albion picture back + you done a great job enlarging from the little photo. It seems strange I arrived from Stepney in that lorry never dreaming I would learn to drive it one day. It stood me in good stead when I left dickes as I was sent to work for a shoe maker in hugging Hill near St Paul`s. Which is no longer there. I then got a job making army stretchers in Edmonton with a firm called Doherty, when one day the delivery driver was off sick & they were stuck. So I said I can drive Sir, which made the three brothers look at me in disbelief. So the chauffeur took me round the block said I was ok & off I went after he said do you know London. Yes Sir I replied only knowing how to get the Trolly-bus to Liverpool St. Having delivered the various goods one of the brothers made me his chauffeur till I went in the army. I drove lorry`s Jeeps Bren gun carriers & finished Up driving the CO about on manoeuvres Till I went to Korea. So the old Albion played a big part in my life to driving heavy goods when I came out of the army + psv license on coaches to taking antique furniture to Spain Here endith a small part of my life . Thanks again for the pic Scoffer
Dave, I was looking at pics on your site & came across Waterford Verney pics which reminded me that myself & a boy called manic May were the two boys to be chosen to start the place off, along with a Lady called Mrs Bates & her son young master Bates!! We had it clean the place up from top to bottom. I seem to recall celiac wetly moved in the top room at sometime. I think Senior boys later used it as recreation Joint, cos we had a telly which worked more often than not after a couple of clouts. It must have been late autumn cos in November there was a big bon fire built on the green in front of it by the villagers. Then one night someone set fit alight before 5/11/ & manic & I got the blame cos we where Goldings Boys. On reflection I think someone from the village did not agree with us lot being there. Yet another tale from the past Regards Scoff
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