The Blast From the Past Thread.

My mum was particularly proud of this one!
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I think this was either 1961or 62. Along with my late dear brother Trevor we were in a children’s boarding school “Bowden House” in Sleaford East Sussex. We were being taught how to use and answer a phone at the time.

Along with Mrs W, I went back to Seaford a couple of months ago, unfortunately (some would say fortunately) the old Bowden house was demolished in c2010 and a new modern non residential school built in the grounds (see 3rd photo). Ironically the brick built post box just outside is still standing.

Although in East Sussex, the school was owned and operated by the London borough of Tower Hamlets. This was were the family home was before we were put into care.



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Following on from my previous #243
I wrongly said the new school was “non residential” in fact it is residential but only Mon -Friday in term time.

Whereas the original Bowden House was full time residential.
 
Jim said:
Here is the oldest photo I have of me at just 16 I don't think a photo of me younger than this exists, If it does, I've never seen it.

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Jim, when I showed that photo to Rita, straight away she thought it was your James. ;)

Cheers,

Jock. :)

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Somewhere in the North Sea in 1968 after several days at sea, tired and dirty! I am on the left, the chap on the right was my Best Man the following year, and the cool dude in the middle is meanders and my youngest brother Vince, who now lives in Western Australia.


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Ejaydee said:
Somewhere in the North Sea in 1968 after several days at sea, tired and dirty! I am on the left, the chap on the right was my Best Man the following year, and the cool dude in the middle is meanders and my youngest brother Vince, who now lives in Western Australia.


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Best panto voice. Oh no it's not --- me. That's you, Vince and your future best man. Dave??? I never went to sea with you apart from on the Verifier across the bay when you were at Mousehole. 😄
 
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Ejaydee said:
Somewhere in the North Sea in 1968 after several days at sea, tired and dirty! I am on the left, the chap on the right was my Best Man the following year, and the cool dude in the middle is meanders and my youngest brother Vince, who now lives in Western Australia.


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Spent a lot of time in the North Sea on the rigs. Can be a bit rough.

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meanders said:
Best panto voice. Oh no it's not --- me. That's you, Vince and your future best man. Dave??? I never went to sea with you apart from on the Verifier across the bay when you were at Mousehole. 😄
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Reread wot I wrote dear bruv. I never said it was you...Oh no I didn't.

I said it was me on the left and that my future Best Man was on the right. In the middle was our baby brother (your's and mine)! Perhaps not expressed in the best of English, but obvious enough I thought!..........and no, my Best Man's name is not Dave, it is Geoff 😂😂😂

I also think you went to sea on another occasion with me when we piled all the kids, the dog and the makings of a picnic onto the La Jennie in Mevagissey and went across St Austell Bay to Polstreath Beach (the hidden beach) for the day!
 
L' Hobo said:
I thought something like that to begin with but it says AUSTIN on the front so must have been after 1972? 🤔
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Not as late as that, dad died in 1969 and i wa married by then, was still at school when he got this and remember spending a lot of time in the garage 'helping' him was a BMC
IIR engine was bigger, but just a rebored bigger piston? model of the previous engine they used

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scotzsue said:
Not as late as that, dad died in 1969 and i wa married by then, was still at school when he got this and remember spending a lot of time in the garage 'helping' him was a BMC
IIR engine was bigger, but just a rebored bigger piston? model of the previous engine they used
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Interesting, I only mentioned 1972 because I thought that was the year Albion ( that someone else thought they recognised it as) stopped trading and was taken over by Leyland until 1980.
I wonder why, the vehicle in your picture with AUSTIN across the front of it, was thought to be an ALBION? 🤔
 
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L' Hobo said:
Interesting, I only mentioned 1972 because I thought that was the year Albion ( that someone else thought they recognised it as) stopped trading and was taken over by Leyland until 1980.
I wonder why, the vehicle in your picture with AUSTIN across the front of it, was thought to be an ALBION? 🤔
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Wonder if the engine was a collaboration, whatever it was it was 💩
 
The first van, a Holdsworth Fanfare in 1989. I was working at sea, 9 months on and 3 months off. Came home in mid July, couldn't settle, bought the van straight out of the showroom and registered on August 1st. The dealer put a hook up cable and gas cylinder in and off we went. Absolutely no idea what I was doing but wandered until time to go back to work. Parked it up until my next break and went off again. Kept it 2 years and used it for about 5 months in total. Never booked anything, even the ferry, just wandered.
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Ejaydee said:
Reread wot I wrote dear bruv. I never said it was you...Oh no I didn't.

I said it was me on the left and that my future Best Man was on the right. In the middle was our baby brother (your's and mine)! Perhaps not expressed in the best of English, but obvious enough I thought!..........and no, my Best Man's name is not Dave, it is Geoff 😂😂😂
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I can now read it the way you intended Eddy. Sorry to you and sorry Geoff. ;) Mind you, that must be over half a century ago?
Ejaydee said:
I also think you went to sea on another occasion with me when we piled all the kids, the dog and the makings of a picnic onto the La Jennie in Mevagissey and went across St Austell Bay to Polstreath Beach (the hidden beach) for the day!
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If I did, I have zero recollection of it. I remember going on the La Jennie in the harbour when you first got her, but we didn't go anywhere. Having looked at the pictures and location of Polstreath Beach, it triggers no memory, so it may well be my grey cells are failing faster than I thought! :(

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meanders said:
I can now read it the way you intended Eddy. Sorry to you and sorry Geoff. ;) Mind you, that must be over half a century ago?

If I did, I have zero recollection of it. I remember going on the La Jennie in the harbour when you first got her, but we didn't go anywhere. Having looked at the pictures and location of Polstreath Beach, it triggers no memory, so it may well be my grey cells are failing faster than I thought! :(
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If it wasn't you with all the children, yours and mine and our respective spouses, I cannot think of who it may have been. So I am guessing that you cannot remember me pushing Wallah (St Bernard) overboard because I couldn't get him into the dinghy to get him ashore, and me having to hoist him out of the water with the winch when we went back aboard?

All I really remember was lots of children being aboard, the MCA and HSE would have a heart-attack if anyone did that now 😁.
 
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No. I have heard the story though. I think it may have been when Mum was down with Simon & Karl.
 
i used to drive the threepenny bit truck when i was an apprentice in late 60s early 70s loved it but very noisy
 
mitzimad said:
what shool was that i went to school with his brothers
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Highbury County, N5. It went comprehensive in 68, became Highbury Grove.

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