High Life Street 2.0
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will no doubt ring a few bells for a lot of you.
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will no doubt ring a few bells for a lot of you.
Secondwave
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Are you sure that isn't a picture in front of the Tower as I can see the courage building in the background
After WWII, sandbags were emptied into the Thames that formed a “beach”, adjacent to the Tower of London, which remained for many years until eventually washed away by the tides.
At low tide it was a regular occurrence for the public to get onto the “beach”.
No health and safety in those days with paddling and swimming in the Thames and merchant ships moored opposite and between the Tower of London and London Bridge. It may sound surreal but it’s true
Many were the times my Nan’s neighbour took me there to play on the “beach”
I could be one of the kids in that picture
LennytheLion
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Remember as a young child being on a beach like that in Gravesend, always wondered if it might still be there
I think the Courage/Trumans building was south side of Southwark Bridge not adjacent to Tower Bridge
Lion of rotherhithe
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Courages was definitely on the river by tower bridgeI think the Courage/Trumans building was south side of Southwark Bridge not adjacent to Tower Bridge
That is the beach Djacent to Tower Bridge and was accessed from the Tower of London by a ship's accommodation ladder which was the only piece of wreckage.picked up when the AMC "Rawalpindi' was sunk by the "Admiral Scheer" in the North Atlantic in 1939. The captain of the "Rawalpindi" was Ludovic Kennedy's father and I think his fight to protect the Convoy he was awarded the Victoria Cross" posthumouslyMagnificent display of.courage..
The Courage's brewery was on the South Side of the Thames and was called.'The "Albion Brewery"
The tug moored on the Admiralty buoy is one of.Gaselee tugs. Looks like the "GNAT"
They named their tugs after insects.
You may notice.that the.bridge has just being lowered or raised by the lay of the vascular
The Courage's brewery was on the South Side of the Thames and was called.'The "Albion Brewery"
The tug moored on the Admiralty buoy is one of.Gaselee tugs. Looks like the "GNAT"
They named their tugs after insects.
You may notice.that the.bridge has just being lowered or raised by the lay of the vascular
That's a great memoryAfter WWII, sandbags were emptied into the Thames that formed a “beach”, adjacent to the Tower of London, which remained for many years until eventually washed away by the tides.
At low tide it was a regular occurrence for the public to get onto the “beach”.
No health and safety in those days with paddling and swimming in the Thames and merchant ships moored opposite and between the Tower of London and London Bridge. It may sound surreal but it’s true
Many were the times my Nan’s neighbour took me there to play on the “beach”
I could be one of the kids in that picture
Me and my old man used to walk from Peckham to Billingsgate on a Saturday morning to get winkles, cockles, kippers and other bits. Would always go onto the beach when the tide was out along tower bridge.
Great stuff, Obeney.
1950's. This sandy stretch was opened in 1934 for kids to use.
More pics and info here https://mediadrumworld.com/2018/07/24/29596/
70sCR
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What my mate DT has always called his manor.
Moda 3 used to knock out bermondsey9
Lion1964
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Butlers wharfI think the Courage/Trumans building was south side of Southwark Bridge not adjacent to Tower Bridge
King of The Jungle
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Great bit of film HLS. I liked seeing Borough Market without a latte or artisan pizza in sight.
