George Brown of East Dulwich - tired & emotiona

[Shaggy]

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/english-labour-politician-george-brown-at-his-home-east-news-photo/2638252

Browsing Getty, I saw this pic. Apparently George Brown used to live in the neighborhood. Anyone any idea where?

[geneie]

I do believe it was in Beauval Road, up the top near the junction with Milo Road...

[Laur]

Not sure how accurate this is ;

"From 1945 until 1964 the Browns lived at 77 Court Lane, Dulwich"

http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=30861&back=

[Con]

Who is he?

[Zebedee Tring]

Con, you are presumably a member of the younger generation. However, old gits like me, who were at school and university in the 60s, remember Brown so well, because there was always a good chance that when he appeared on TV he would be pissed out of his mind or would be photographed looking down women's cleavages - this was at a time when he was Foreign Secretary. Indeed he nearly became Leader of the Labour Party and potential PM (gawd help us!)

[Penguin68]

A famous story (possibly not true) of Brown goes as follows:-

Attending a glittering official reception at the Palace of the Dawn on an official visit to Brazil, with all the military officers in full-dress uniform and the ambassadors in court dress, he is said to have made a bee-line for a gorgeously crimson-clad figure.

A colleague later recalled: ?George said: ?Excuse me, but may I have the pleasure of this dance?? There was a terrible silence for a moment before the guest, who knew who he was, replied: ?There are three reasons, Mr Brown, why I will not dance with you.

'?The first, I fear, is that you?ve had too much to drink. The second is that this is not, as you suppose, a waltz that the orchestra is playing but the Peruvian national anthem, for which you should be standing to attention. And the third reason why we may not dance, Mr Brown, is that I am the Cardinal Archbishop of Lima.??

[BrandNewGuy]

George Brown after a 'long night' in the Commons:

 

[Sonners]

Penguin, that story is true (my late step-father-in-law wrote George Brown's Biography and had the story on good authority!).

[Sue]

That's an excellent story Penguin :))

[Penguin68]

Mnay years ago (1969 or so) we got access, as students, to a 'free' telephone (i.e. we weren't paying the bill). We spent our time ringing up every George or G Brown in the London Telephone Directory (there were quite a few) and saying, in a very passible imitation of Harold Wilson 'George, you're drunk, and you're fired'. Well, we thought it was funny.

[Zebedee Tring]

BrandNewGuy, that photo that you posted looks like the one that appeared in The Grauniad, captioned "Lord George Brown resigns from Labour Party". The Grauniad was criticised at the time for publishing this; however, it was the only way that the paper could indicate that he had resigned from the Labour Party while totally pissed without provoking a libel writ.

[Laur]

That's funny Penguin68...it made me remember the time as a teenage fan I looked in the telephone directory for the telephone number for Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot of Curiosity Killed the Cat ! His Dad answered and told me he wasn't there:)

[brezzo]

Great thread this much better than all the house price stuff.

PS: which former Prime minister lived in Herne Hill?

[jrpfinch]

John Major lived at the Camberwell end of Coldharbour Lane (#144 I think) and in Burton Road by Myatts Field.

Herne Hill hmmmm...

[Pugwash]

George lived at 77 Court lane for many years, my best friend lived at number 75 and her family foiled a burglar attempting to get into George's house. After that, security was stepped up

[hazelnunhead]

Great story penquin ....... Thanks for sharing

[Townleygreen]

didn't Jim Callaghan live in Herne Hill??

[TonyQuinn]

Didn't Crossman live in Dulwich too? What about Crosland? Did Barbara Castle have a flat on Nunhead side of Peckham Rye? Roy Jenkins, I have it in good authority, used to squat up at some flat on Champion Hill.

[????]

Alex Douglas-Home lived above The Palmerston

Eden's brother (so nearly), had a hideaway for his mistress on Friern Road

Percival was going to retire to Mamora Road before Assasination spoilt his plans

Heath bought a house for a secret love child on Sylvester Road

[brezzo]

Correct, jim Callaghan lived on Carver Rd for a few months after he was sacked as Chancellor and had to move out of number 11.

This thread just gets better.

[Zebedee Tring]

Harold Macmillan used to visit the Plough regularly in order to get pissed and to enjoy a sing song round the old joanna.

[purplebreeze]

Thank you for this entertaining thread and yes better this than all the horrible trolling at times...it made me laugh and not get angry : ) and I learned something new about politics...haha

[Blueskies]

Yes thank you - very entertaining stories and good to know random political trivia about the area!

[Laur]

Don't forget Margaret Thatcher during her short-lived time in Dulwich

http://www.dulwichsociety.com/2013-summer/861-baroness-margaret-thatcher

[Townleygreen]

James Callaghan's two daughters went to JAGS.