AND
OTHER LONDON TALES
OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY
BY
CHARLES
S.P. JENKINS
'So
we beat on, boats against
the current, borne back
ceaselessly into the
past.'
From The
Great Gatsby by
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A
series of memories of a
childhood spent in the
East End of London
(Bethnal Green, Stepney,
Whitechapel, Hoxton &
Hackney)
together with a number of tales of other areas of London
www.eastend-memories.org
I am grateful to all readers who visit this website and I hope that it will be an enjoyable experience.
If you did enjoy this site, you might also enjoy my other site:
STORIES OF LONDON
stories from the East End to the City ..... from north of the river to the south .....
a series of stories of past and present times
www.Stories-of-London.org
Follow additions to the websites at
LATEST ADDITIONS TO THIS SITE
CARVE THEIR NAMES WITH PRIDE
VIOLETTE SZABO
ODETTE
WOMEN AT WAR
THE BETHNAL GREEN UNDERGROUND DISASTER
Born
within the sound of Bow
Bells
and brought up amongst
costermongers,
pie n mash
shops, jellied eels &
tailors,
this site is lovingly
dedicated to
my parents, Mr. G.
and
to all the other people
that I knew
during those years
Within
this site, I have
endeavoured to offer a
collection of stories,
photographs and musical
clips together
with links to other
related sites for your pleasure. I would ask
that the reader remembers
that this presentation
consists of personal
accounts of my area of the East End and other areas of
London. As a result, I
cannot always vouch to
the strict accuracy of
all facts including
technical ones. However,
I have done my best to be
as truthful as possible. Perhaps I am guilty of
not always seeing the
past as it was. This may
well be the case at
times, but as far as I
can recall, I have been
as honest as my memory
permits. Please remember
that the site is not
intended to be a
truthful history, but a
reflection of
what I remember.
However, should you feel
that I have made an
error, gross or minor,
please right the wrong by
contacting me and your
comments and corrections
will be included here.
Finally, if you have a
story to tell or a
contribution to make from
your own personal
memories of London,
please feel free to
contact me. Perhaps your
story can find a home
here. |
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WHO
IS A COCKNEY? |
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BETHNAL
GREEN - THE ROUGH DIAMOND
IN THE CROWN
AROUND BETHNAL GREEN |
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REMEMBERING
THE HACKNEY EMPIRE
(1948-1956)
PART
ONE - THE THEATRE
PART
TWO - THE FIRST HALF
PART
THREE - THE INTERVAL
PART
FOUR - THE SECOND
HALF
PART
FIVE - THE GREAT
CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION
- THE PANTOMIME
PART
SIX - CONCLUSION |
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MUSICAL
EVENINGS |
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REMEMBERING
THE EXCELSIOR, BETHNAL
GREEN
PROLOGUE - THE EXCELSIOR - FROM SIMPLE SOCIAL CENTER & KINO TO CINEMA & SHRINE
PART TWO - THE EXCELSIOR - CONSTRUCTION & HISTORY
PART THREE - THE EXCELSIOR - A PERSONAL TALE
PART FOUR - THE CINEMA IN THE GARAGE & ITS INSPIRATION
- MEMORIES OF THE PREMIER CINEMA, ENFIELD
- THE CINEMA IN THE GARAGE |
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MEMORIES
OF THE EAST END CINEMAS
GOING
TO THE PICTURES
EAST
END CINEMAS
(including an appeal to save the KENNINGHALL CINEMA on Lower Clapton Road, Hackney)
PICTURE
PALACES PHOTO GALLERY |
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REMEMBERING
THE ESSOLDO, BETHNAL
GREEN (1948-1956)
PART
ONE - HISTORY: FROM
CELLULOID TO TRIMMINGS
PART
TWO - EARLY DEALINGS
PART
THREE - DESPERATE
TIMES, DESPERATE
MEASURES & 3-D
PART
FOUR - CINEMASCOPE
- A BRIEF
INTRODUCTION TO
SPECIFICATIONS
PART
FIVE - THE ESSOLDO,
CINEMASCOPE AND ME
PART
SIX - POSTER GALLERY OF
ADDITIONAL FILMS SHOWN AT
THE ESSOLDO, BETHNAL
GREEN
REFLECTIONS
FROM READERS |
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THE
EMPRESS, MARE STREET,
HACKNEY (1953-1956)
PART
ONE - THE BECKONING
SIRENS
PART
TWO - MAY I HAVE A PENNY,
PLEASE?
PART
THREE - THE EMPRESS,
HACKNEY
PART
FOUR - THE JOURNEY TO
HACKNEY
PART
FIVE - HOW TO MARRY A
MILLIONAIRE
PART
SIX - THE EGYPTIAN &
THE RISE OF SOCIALISM
PART
SEVEN - CARMEN JONES,
PORGY & BESS and
CARMEN MUSICAL & PHOTO
GALLERY
PART
EIGHT- A WHITE FEATHER, A
MAN CALLED PETER & A
VIRGIN QUEEN
PART NINE
- POSTER GALLERY OF FILMS
SHOWN ON THE ESSOLDO
& GRANADA CIRCUITS |
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MEDICINE & THE
KID FROM LEFT FIELD
CONNECTIONS
AN
AMERICAN IN LONDON
THE
FILM
JAMES & THE CASE OF THE UNANSWERED QUESTION
READERS' COMMENTS
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BUBBA
and ZAYDE |
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TO
GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WE GO
- INVITATION TO HIGH TEA |
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EAST
END TOFF
AFTER
THOUGHT
EPILOGUE
- THE QUEST
OVERCOATS |
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RADIO
LUXEMBOURG : 208-ON-THE-DIAL : STATION OF THE STARS
RADIO
BEFORE RADIO LUXEMBOURG
208
- RADIO LUXEMBOURG
- THE EARLY YEARS
208
- RADIO LUXEMBOURG
- THE STATION OF THE
STARS
AFTER
THOUGHT
THE
HISTORY OF THE FOOTBALL
POOLS
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DRAIN
PIPE TROUSERS - ROCK MY
SOUL
AFTERMATH |
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INVITATION
TO THE DANCE
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SUNDAY
MORNINGS IN THE EAST END
SUNDAY
NEWSPAPERS, MEETING
PARENTS & IRONING
DOWN
THE LANE - SPIVS, WIDE
BOYS & COSTERMONGERS
SUNDAY
MARKETS - BRICK LANE,
PETTICOAT LANE -
BUYING RECORDS
SUNDAY
MORNING MARKETS -
COLUMBIA ROAD FLOWER
MARKET
SUNDAY
MARKETS PHOTO GALLERY |
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CLUB
ROW DOGS
MY DOG
FIDO AND FIDO
THE LAST DOG
DO YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION?
PETS & CLUB ROW MARKET PHOTO GALLERY |
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A
FEW COLOURFUL CHARACTERS
THE PRINCE
THE
PHANTOM
MA'S
SECRET
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CATARI!
CATARI!! - THE
POWER OF AN UNGRATEFUL HEART |
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SEASIDE
EXCURSION |
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A
TRIP TO GAMAGES |
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THE
MIRACLE IN HOMERTON |
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A PLACE LOST & NO LONGER REMEMBERED
PROLOGUE
DAWSON'S - A DEPARTMENT STORE - PAS COMME LES AUTRES
OUT OF THE BLUE – A READER’S MEMORIES OF DAWSON’S |
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A PERFECT DAY
PART ONE - THE ROAD TO LONDON FIELDS
PART TWO - THE LITTLE RED BUS
PART THREE - THE ROAD TO RIDLEY ROAD
PART FOUR - THE RIDLEY ROAD MARKET
PART FIVE - THE PLAZA DALSTON
PART SIX - AFTERMATH |
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WOMEN AT WAR |
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VICTORIA PARK |
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THE BETHNAL GREEN UNDERGROUND DISASTER |
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CARVE THEIR NAMES WITH PRIDE
VIOLETTE SZABO
ODETTE |
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EPILOGUE |
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I am grateful to all readers who have visited this website and I hope that it has been an enjoyable experience. |
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