Illustrated London News 20 January 1962 Image © Illustrated London News Group
The Despair of Churchmen and the passion of the mob: Bingo, The game which has swept the country and is being played at the Locarno Ballroom
Illustrated London News 20 January 1962 Image © Illustrated London News Group
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The Stage On This Day 20 January 1921
Letter from M A Gillespie of Franciscan Road, Tooting, pointing out that Tooting and Streatham "..have no theatre or variety hall. Picture shows there are in profusion and these places seem to go on increasing in number.." Image © The Stage Media Company Limited On This Day 19th January 1890 Sir David Robertson was born
David Robertson (1890-1970) was an accountant and Conservative politician; MP for Streatham and Caithness & Sutherland He lived in Prentis Road. He was an expert in the Fishing industry and served with the BEF during WW1., He was wounded in action and returned to Britain to join the civil service. He was Sectional Accountant for the Fish, Game, Poultry and Eggs Section of the Ministry of Food or a time before being promoted to Assistant Director of Finance. Later Chief Accountant at the Ministry of Food Image ©National Portrait Gallery reproduced under the Creative Common License On This Day 19th January 1971 Peter Yapp Ltd ceased trading after 178 years
George Yapp, shoemaker was a member of the Yapp family George Yapp (1860- 1944) born in Chelsea lived at "Bramington", North Drive, Streatham Park. He lived with his wife Williamina, 4 children and 4 servants Peter Yapp Ltd. the shoemaker was established by Samuel Yapp in 1793 in Chelsea. His son George joined him later, when the business was located at 200 Sloane Street. In 1851 Peter, the son of George became involved with the business, and by 1870 the business had expanded to include 201 and 210 Sloane Street in London. A Royal Warrant was awarded to Peter Yapp by Queen Victoria, which it continued to hold until its demise. The Yapp company supplied shoes to the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret as they grew up, as the Yapp family concentrated on making shoes for the younger generation, especially those of distinguished society. George Yapp, who died in 1944, claims that his business was the first to respond to English feet being typically long and narrow, which required narrower fittings. Around 1944, C & J Clark Ltd. acquired Peter Yapp Ltd. via Peter Lord, but the company remained independent, as merging with Peter Lord would have meant forfeiting its Royal Warrant. Nevertheless, by this time, Yapp had ceased manufacturing footwear and concentrated solely upon retailing. An ongoing specialisation in the provision of footwear for children meant the children’s section was refurbished and re-opened in 1949 by Julia ‘Toots’ Lockwood the eight-year-old daughter of actress, Margaret Lockwood. On 19th February 1959, the shop was re-opened following the refurbishment of the women’s and children’s sections. At this point Yapp was selling, amongst other brands, Clarks Skyline shoes. White Lion Restaurant Norwood News On This Day 18 January 1924
Image © Reach PLC. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. On This Day 18th January 2012 Ray Finch died
Ray Finch was one of the most respected British studio potters of the last half century and was born at 49 Buckleigh Road, Streatham in 1914 He was internationally admired for work that expressed the more traditional values of his craft – superbly glazed functional pots – and for running a legendary workshop at Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire. Winchcombe Pottery produced not only well-designed domestic ware, but trained dozens of potters over the years, many of whom became distinguished in their own right. Finch recognised that the key to their particular success was the close-knit team ethos; he disliked publicity that drew attention to his own status. He wanted, in the spirit of the teachings of his hero Eric Gill, to maintain a more anonymous workshop collective that simply made beautiful objects to enhance modern experience. David Whitting- Guardian obituary 31 January 2012 and Image Musing about Mud On This Day 17 January 1933 Thomas Dickie a music hall proprietor died
Thomas Samuel Dickie-born 1855 lived at 15, Streatham High Road with his wife Elizabeth, daughters Gertrude, Ethel, Blanch and sons Albert and Ernest. (Source Census 1901) Dickie was a Music Hall proprietor and he owned the Royal Standard Music Hall which originally stood on the site of the Victoria Palace Theatre. (Image 1 Courtesy John Culme of Footlight Notes) Dickie was the last owner of the Royal Standard Music Hall who bought it in 1896. Two years later he had the place renovated and improved, reopening it on Monday October the 3rd 1898. On This Day 17 January 1912 This picture of the Polar Party to the South Pole was taken. The party included Henry Robertson Bowers from Streatham.
Lieutenant Henry Robertson "Birdie" Bowers (29 July 1883 – 29 March 1912) was one of Robert Falcon Scott's polar party on the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition (1910–1913), all of whom died during their return from the South Pole. The Terra Nova expedition included Eddie Wilson who was the Doctor in the party (St George's Hospital Medical School- now in Tooting) Whilst living in Streatham, Bowers attended Streatham High School for Boys in Pinfold Road in 1896-7. The building survives today as the Computer Centre behind Streatham Library, on which a plaque was placed by The Streatham Society on 29 March 2012 to commemorate the centenary of his death. In honour of his heroism, The Streatham Society and Lambeth Living paid tribute to this legendary Polar explorer with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at 19a-23c Pathfield Road - the site of Lt Bowers’ boyhood home which was destroyed by a V1 flying bomb that fell on Pathfield Road on 18 June 1944 during the Second World War. The Bowers Hills in Antarctica, later renamed the Bowers Mountains, were named in his honour. 'The Polar Party at the South Pole' (Lawrence Oates; Birdie Bowers; Robert Falcon Scott; Edward Adrian Wilson; Edgar Evans) © National Portrait Gallery, London. " The Spirit of Christmas" in the Christmas edition of the Illustrated London News in 1920
Image © Illustrated London News Group The artist is Streatham-born Arthur Butcher of 188 Wellfield Road born On This Day 16th January 1889 |
AuthorMark Bery, Secretary Streatham Society Archives
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