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I don't get anybody come for Christmas, so each year I get out the box of Crackers, feel inside tge end and bring out the little joke I have read them before so I?m putting new ones inside. I must think of ten. 1. Santa You have forgot to take your sack if you are going to give a present to the Pooh Man. Its alright I have got a Plastic bag in my pocket. 2. Doctor to patient Is there a reason I did not see you last time you came to make an appointment? When your receptionist said that you could not see me, I though it better to wait until you got your new glasses. 3. I put fresh dog food down every day it never gets eaten. Why is that? I only got a Parrot. 4 What do you hope you will find in your Christmas stocking? Don't put useless things in there, ?leave the young woman?. 5. Are you having the same Christmas dinner as last year? No I will cook a fresh one. 6. Did you get many Christmas cards? A few one said ?I could not read your meter it will be estimated for this quarter?. The other one said ?We called but got no reply as your neighbour is worried, if you do no contact the Police Station in four hours we will smash your front door down. 7. Will you take this woman to have and to hold? I?ll take her but it will take the Best Man and all the Usher?s to hold her down. 8. Man staggers from the Vets Surgery holding his crotch, what?s wrong mate said a passing man? Bloody wife made an appointment with that deaf vet for our Doberman to be castrated. 9. Will you be going out with the Carol singers? No but I would not mind getting Carol on her own. 10. What would you like for a Christmas Present? Anything except a pair of slippers. You know I am really looking forward to Christmas to read those Jokes!

I wonder if the Council think of the area of pavement taken up by these obstuctions to the detriment of the less able pedestians? The less able using any kind of walking aid has to rely on the able to give space for them to get past. A mobile Bugy or wheel chair needs far more space. If you put yourself in the place of a BLIND person, approaching the pictured advertising stand you will realise that a Blind person using a stick to probe ahead will pass below the main obstuction and posibly come into contact with a very prominent corner of the board. I know that any thing placed on a pavement or road belongs to the person or organisation that placed it there, any accident caused by those persons obstuctions are liable by law to compensate the aggrieved. Has the Council considdered that the financial gain from those who advertise, can be at the detriment of those who will claim for accidents caused? Yes any claim is settled by the insurers but, but once a claim is proven then the insurer will increase the Policy to include this. Making you the resident a little more added to your Council Tax.

Some time in the 1950s to 1960s I remember the Magdala opposite was the car Show room and shop, and Garage that repaired cars at the back, there was one of those wind the handle Petrol Pumps with a glass top, and if you wanted oil he would pump it out of a 45 gallon drum. On the other corner was the hardware shop sold Paraffin and pots and pans, I went to Heber School with the son. A few houses up the hill was an alleyway that led to a couple of houses behind those in Lordship Lane. There was an Insurance shop next to St Anthony?s Hall nears the Steam Laundry. I used them for years they moved to Streatham then Norbury. In Pellett Road there was a row of shops the all belonged to one company I think they were Plumbers or Heating a passage under the first one led to the back yard. On the corner of Landcroft and Pellett where there are flats was a house that was Doctor Hunters Surgery, they moved to Lordship Lane just a few houses from Townley Road but It was bombed , so they moved to the corner of Townley Road. Where the zebra crossing is lived the Britain & Colman families, on the corner of Heber road was the Dentist, just behind that in Heber was Colmans the Builders, The works was under the arch of the house to the workshops. On the other side corner of the road lived Lionel Place the Baker, there was a Tin Dance Hall in the rear Garden, next house up Lordship lane was Greenaway & Sons Builders, who I worked for four years, there was then a gap where the houses were bombed, then the Church on Goodrich Corner. Nearly opposite was Milo Road the first part on the left was the Council dust cart depot where a dozen road sweepers kept their carts there was a little Hut there, later it got added to the house next door as part of their garden. Milo Garage on the left had work shops that did car repairs, as well as letting out lock up garages, they had a Petrol pump with the handle I think it had one of those Glass Shell Tops that lighted up. The owners lived in one of the three houses opposite. In Lordship Lane up from Goodrich Road were some four story houses facing Milo these had the typical Tilts (Estate Agents )look although the houses were built of yellow Stock Bricks they always used the Red Fletton Brick, you can see they cut through the side of the landing of the first floor to build the most unsightly outside steps going up to the fourth floor, two of my school mates lived up there I can tell you everybody was scarred stiff of using theses in icy weather. Next door lived the Wallace?s, Phillis was my age we used to leave home at the same time for school so walked together. Her brother slightly older than us was due to be called into the Services, but he joined the Air Raid Wardens based in Dulwich Library with my father. There was an enormous amount of shells being fired into the sky at the German Aircraft overhead the shells breaking to steel fragments with the parts of the destroyed aircraft dropped around us all the time smashing the Roofs of houses. One such large part fell through the roof of his top floor bedroom smashing his head killing and him, my dad the nearest Warden had to deal with it. He did not tell me for days what had happened. Other families along there were the Smith?s / Hardley?s / Ellerthorp / Rodgers / Longs / Thomas / Tooks / Tonks. On the corner of Bawdale was the Tyre Shop & Off Licence I think it was called the Victory, at the back was the School of Motoring Wilsons kept their cars there, and the entrance to Places Bake House my mates brother worked there for years named Peter Morgan. The corner of Whatley road was a second hand car showroom, then a sweet shop, then a gap where some houses had got bombed the houses each side were supported by Flying timber braces to keep them up, a few houses up 197 Lordship Lane was the pets shop in the basement of a house that had cemented the front garden over and displayed rabbits and cats in cages, all bales of hay and straw sawdust, and birds though they were in the room down the steps, if you go by there now the iron railings are still there, They did not get taken in the war because of the pets there. My mate worked for the Metropolitan Gas Board in Old Kent Road he had to repair a gas leak in the cellar of the Magdala repairing the gas pipe the barman got blown up with the escape of gas. Blew the Flaps up in the front of the pub, where they used to lower the barrels down a ladder with a rope tied onto the Brewers Dray to slowly lower the barrel, I remember that row of shops, the front pavement or rather the frontage was at all levels some parts a steep slope other steps.

Think how long it would have taken on this number 12 Bus. The Kings Arms, Peckham Rye. Three buses can be seen in the picture. The one in the side street is run by National, whilst the one parked at the offside kerb is General's route 12, showing Turnham Green on the rear destination board. The route was Turnham Green and Peckham Rye, via Shepherds Bush - Marble Arch - Oxford Circus - Charing Cross - Westminster Bridge - and Camberwell Green. The 12 still runs a large section of this route to this day. The old Kings Arms prior to rebuilding after the war. To the right of the no 12 bus can be seen the part of the Rye where the wartine underground Air Raid Shelters were dug into the grassed area. Anyone here remember usung them?

Agriculture Question. It might be possible that your book does not include Dulwich. An answer. One of the last was: BELAIR The house was built in 1785 for John Willes, a cornfactor of Whitechapel and was known as College Place. It was renamed Belair by a later resident Charles Ranken, a solicitor. It was enlarged to provide 47 rooms when Charles Hutton, a wool merchant and sheriff lived there with his wife, 11 children and ten servants. It remained a private house until 1938 when it was owned by Sir Evan Spicer, a paper merchant. At this time it still had a farm with animals and hayfields, orchards and kitchen gardens. Southwark leased Belair in 1946 for recreation purposes but the house was in a poor state after the war and had to be largely rebuilt. The Victorian extensions were removed at this time. The buildings were deteriorating again in the council's ownership but have now been made into an elegant restaurant with function rooms. The former coachhouse by Gallery Road has also been renovated. The grounds remain a public park.

Have you tried ringing its number while in that vacinity? From another phone. You might hear it or the finder might answer.

Alleyn's Collage. Dulwich College c1870 In 1538 Henry VIII seized control of Bermondsey Abbey, and hence Dulwich. He sold the rights to Dulwich on to a London goldsmith, Thomas Carlton, for ?609 18s.2d. In October 1605 his grandson sold up to Edward Alleyn, a famous Elizabethan actor, for ?4,900. Alleyn had a major impact on the way Dulwich was run for many years. Alleyn built a college to help educate 12 poor children, and made provision for 12 elderly people. This college is now world famous as Dulwich College. Two other schools also benefit from his gift, James Allen's Girls' School, founded in 1741 by the Warden of Dulwich College, and Alleyn's School, a boys school founded in 1842. Significantly Alleyn gave the manorial rights and freehold of his land to the College who were then able to block the over development of Dulwich. I wonder if I qualify to be a resident as an Elderly Person?

Agriculture. Who Farmed in Dulwich

I could be wrong but I think that the concreting over of Front gardens has been outlawed there must be a way for rain fall to be absorbed into the ground. You could point this out to your Landlord.

Mounting wind turbines--of any kind--on a building is a very bad idea. I've yet to see an application where this has worked or will likely work. In short, rooftop turbines will not do what their promoters claim and often will cause their owners no end of grief. The vibration caused would need a very strong stucture and the high mounting would in itself be a hazard in a built up area. A Turbine of any size would have to be large enough to generate power for home use. Have you ever heard a wind generator in use? I hope you are not thinking of putting it near my bedroom.

Buying a green house is only part of the cost. You will need stageing, that is the work benches and shelves, these can cost as much as the greenhouse. There will be the Bambo stakes and pots, to say nothing of the growing compost or peat, you will nead whitewash to coat the inside of the glass to protect the very young plants in strong sun. A heater of some kind for cold nights. Pest sprays and lots and lots of packets of seeds and a thermometer It is not advised to have a solid floor as you can plant in the ground inside. If you are very tall you might dig a walkway, to give you some headroom so that you do not come into contact with the glass. I have just picked the cucumbers and pepers and tha last of the tomato's, no basil as the herbs are under a cover outside the back door.

When you buy a greenhouse,you must think of where to place it too near a wall or fence you cant put in the glass in, under a tree and the tree will have to be cut back some time so you might damage the Green house. Where in the garden do you get the most sun? Try to put in in the north of your garden so that it gets the southern sun. Make sure you have a level base or the glass wont fit in. Use the Gutter down pipe to collect all the rain water in a bucket, saves all that walking back to the house for water.

I was in Hospital while in the Army, I know they had a job to get blood for me, they got it from an RAF Regiment after a few days I am told that is because my group is Rh B Negative that is a bit out of the normal. I think that it is now those of that group are no longer required to serve in action. Thankful to the lads of the RAF, I got those transfusions I'm still here sixty two years later.

I got Drawer Runners from them for my Kitchen units, I thought that they were no longer made, postage a bit dear, or you can collect from Northcote Road Battersea

I feel sorry for the Teddy Bear

They were pleased to be home those that lived in St Francis Road, and they were due to be playing a Friendly Game on Dulwich Hamlet Football Ground against the Gordon Road team. They say that most of the able bodied ones formed a chain and passed the beer from hand to hand from the nearby Public House. Of course I was not there so it's just hearsay.

I am bald. Perfect.

Bank of England will change a ? for a ? if it is a hundred years old and is in your eyes as a collector worth hundreds they give face value. All of these can be sold for far more than face on ebey.

These of Edward V111 were never put out in circulation, the coin was made thicker and portrait of King George then issued. I had both, needlss to day I sold Edwards one.

Good on you Geordie. I was going to throw my Zimmer under him but was not quick enough. Sale now on of two soiled T.V.s at slight discount. I have an idea that the thief might be back to see those who intervened.

The fist few weeks does make me look when all the freaks are on, and they have no chance of ever winning a place. Then there are the losers that show their true personality when they realise they have failed. If you look back now how many do pass and make a it to become famous. If I were one of the judges, I would have the old fashiond Flap in the stage where they performed, instead of a judge waving the music to stop, a lever could be pulled and the contestant could be without any arguement dispatched to the outside Wheelie Bin.

At one time I collected all the coins made in each year, ( not all sets were produced each year).They are in coin folders. I have hundreds of lesser value ones, as I found a better one I then saved the best. I still have them but cant afford to continue collecting. Look out for a 1905 Half Crown Edward 11. Very few made. Worth ?52 to ?650 depending on grade. That was in 1970.

What part of Upland Road top end should be dry, botton near Rye you might encounter the River Rye. Go into your Cellar and use a devining device, it looks like a pair of twigs in a V if it twitchss, you have water below.

Mel. I dont think you understand enough of " da yoof - slang for the youth! ". It might be better to become more computer aware. You meant to say Then, then why not go back to that message and edit to be correct? To write an interesting Novel, about those who live in your street, would have to have a content of truth, should you ever get a publisher, anything not factual will come back and bite you.

Confucius says: Man keep paper on wooden pole for to clean, soon have splinter look behind, can be been.