Nancy Robinson, Principal at the Robinson School of Dance and the Grand Opera for Streatham. Miriam Licette and Norman Allin in "Der Rosenkavalier" at the Streatham Hill Theatre
In the Streatham News On This Day 22 January 1932
Nancy Robinson, Principal at the Robinson School of Dance and the Grand Opera for Streatham. Miriam Licette and Norman Allin in "Der Rosenkavalier" at the Streatham Hill Theatre
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The film High Sierra was initially released On This Day 21 January 1941.
Starring Humphrey Bogart and former Streatham resident Ida Lupino Samson Dovey of 20 Penrith Street died On This Day 21 January 1922 leaving £4.5k. The family were friends of the Sainsbury family and so held contracts for laundry services of the grocery stores
Our grateful thanks to Roger Hutchings for giving the Society permission to use the photos. Below is a clip from a local newspaper DEATH OF MR. S. DOVEY ROMANCE OF A STREATHAM BUSINESS ‘Recollections of the old days, when the now populous district of West Streatham was grazing ground for cattle, and where, on the eight acres of land in the vicinity of the present Blegborough Road, stood a dairy farm, are recalled this week by the passing of Mr. Samson Dovey, proprietor of the Streatham Park Laundry, who died at his home at Penrith-street. A Worcester farm lad, Mr. Dovey, with his young wife, came to Streatham more than forty years ago and set up in business as a launderer. From this small beginning he built up the present Streatham Park Laundry, which now employs more than forty hands. Not content to work the laundry business alone, Mr Dovey had an eight-acre field in the vicinity of the present Eardley Road Schools. Here he worked his dairy farm. Hard work brought its fruitful results. From his little place in Eardley-road Mr. Dovey migrated to Blegborough-road, and then erected the present laundry buildings. WELL-KNOWN FIGURE IN THE DISTRICT A well-known figure in the district, he will be recalled particularly from his association with another old resident, Mr. Frank Parker, of whom he was an inseparable companion till the latter moved to the East Coast. Mr. Parker was tall and slim, and Mr. Dovey inclined to rotundity – hence the two companions became familiar figures. Mr. Dovey, who was 72, leaves a widow, one son and three daughters. The son, Mr. E. H. Dovey, and a daughter, Mrs. J. T. Collings, now carry on the business. A member of the St. Leonard’s congregation from his earliest days, Mr. Dovey was also a keen Conservative. He was a life member of the Streatham Conservative Association. At the funeral at Streatham Cemetery yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, many wreaths from old friends, employees of the firm, relatives, and acquaintances in Worcester (besides the family tokens) were laid on the grave. The mourners were Mr. A. (sic) Dovey (brother), Mr. E. H. Dovey (son), Mrs. A. Middleton, Mrs. J.T. Collings, and Mrs. Harris (daughters), and Mr. J. T. Collings (son-in-law)’. Anne Castaldini was born on 20 January 1942 in Bournemouth, and brought up at 10 Streatham Common South .
She was an actress, known for ITV Play of the Week 1955, The Golden Spur 1959 and The Long Shadow 1961. She died in June 1997 in Launceston, Cornwall (IMDb) Illustrated London News On This Day 20 January 1962.
The despair of churchmen and the passion of the mob, the game which has swept the country being played at the Locarno, Streatham. Image © Illustrated London News Group 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 at 17 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 NPG x84582 reproduced under the Creative Common License Lady Diana Manners as The Madonna in "The Miracle" at the Streatham Hill Theatre. Daily Mail On This Day 19th January 1933
Louisa Kate Hassard died On This Day 18th January 1923 leaving an estate of £19.7k. She lived at 278 Leigham Crt Road and before that 41 Palace Road.
She was the daughter of James and Jane Sutton of Pembroke House and she married William Charles Hassard, a stockjobber born in Dublin, at St Leonard's Church in 1889 Their 2 sons William and Edward were killed in the Great War and are both commemorated at Christ Church - Image ©IWM (Portrait "Some Account of The Family of Hassard with a List of Descendants in England and Ireland" by The Rev. Henry Biddall Swanzy, M.A. Privately Printed in 1903) On This Day 18th January 1985 Wilfred Bramble died
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March, 1912 – 18 January, 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son . He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night He died of cancer at his home in Westminster, London, aged 72 on 18 January, 1985. He was cremated on 25 January, 1985 at Streatham Park cemetery where his ashes were scattered #ThrowbackThursday and a view of the shops and the Railway Hotel (right) in Greyhound Lane c.1912. The pub was opened c.1875.
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