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Ian Bell: I've just found this site too. Aquila apprentice from 1971 to 1977 (yes 6 years). Remained at Aquila until transfer to London 1988 and then to Bristol in 1996 from where I took slightly early......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

Farruxbek: Stunning. Such ancient sttcerurus are actually my favourite parts of the whole UK be it Stonehenge, the Giant's Causeway or the various ancient ruins dotted around the northernmost Scottish Highlands and Islands. Not......

in response to: Mt. Sinai Annual Appeal 2004 by caracarn

Billy Newman: Hi Margaret nice to hear from you cannot believe your are living in Canada i stayed overnight their in 1963 Vancouver at the Fraser Arms Hotel on my way to Xmas Island in the South Pacific during......

in response to: Mt. Sinai Annual Appeal 2004 by caracarn

Ron Gritten Alberta Canada: I have been laughed at many times and was told I had too much English stout and was having visions, I was in London England when I was in the Canadian Navy during the corination......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Tess Falconer (nee Elliott): Hi all, I feel quite 'out-of-the-loop'. Haven't heard yet of anyone who knows the people I know, except of course, for Cathie & Robert French - feel quite lonely. Just leaving to drive......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Billy Crew: KP Surfer,Rutland House at 45 Govan Road topped with a large eastern-style onion-dome (demolished 1971); I remember this as a hostel,and the The House of Clydesdale,or it might just have been Clydesdale at that time, the......

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jimmy drain kp/planny punter: hullo stevie black. hows it gawn, glad i wis rememberd at school for more than plunkin it, portman st the osbornes, sadly jim oss passed away in london about 4year ago,cancer ah think he was......

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anon (host86-146-151-86.range86-146.btcentralplus.com): John Eadie if i live and breath we were van boys together remember me Billy Newman at Peacocks our driver was Sam our run was Johnston and Kilbarchan never saw you again and now your name......

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I see space people: So I really don't give a shit about Banksy or Robbo. I am pretty much neutral on the whole thing as it is a world away from where I am in Australia. But......

in response to: How to Diss a Banksy by Anonymous

Barbara: Many years ago when I was just 19 years old (I'm 53 now), I went to London with my mom and came across a Pearly gentleman. I remembered seeing one or two photos of Pearly......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

julie Smith: Hello the person enquiring about the Hitchens. My great grandfather was George Hitchen snr (born 1884) who was original Pearly King of Dalston. But who you are mentioning was George Hitchen jnr Pearly King Of......

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julie Smith: Hello the person enquiring about the Hitchens. My great grandfather was George Hitchen snr (born 1884) who was original Pearly King of Dalston. But who you are mentioning was George Hitchen jnr Pearly King Of......

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Julia Nunn: Senseless bickering aside, or maybe it is also a true cockney tradition, I love the history of the Pearlies whether someone else considers one or more of them to be 'authentic' or no. I do......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Charlie: The United Kingdom is a shit hole!! I was born British and have lived in London my entire life. We pay very high taxes and get sod all back for all the money we pay to......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Deborah [aka Jackieo] London: I Absolutely Love New York. There is such a spirit and magic about the place that immediately hits you when you arrive, I still feel it every time I visit -These Pictures are brilliant......

in response to: Old New York in Colour - Part III - Lower East Side by Franny Wentzel

Bill Morris: Thanks for your great pictures of the old Aquila site before it was bulldozed into oblivion. Nearly 30 years of my working life was spent in and around the place starting as a junior technician/inspector......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

Keith newman Pearly minstral of london: I just want to let all the pearlys know that Dave from CHAS N DAVE Has lost his wife to cancer. A lot of Pearlys new her and will miss her. And we all wish......

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David - Bond Street, Londonderry: To Jack - If you were truly Irish, You would know that the British did not "Take over Derry" Its this attitude and ignorance that was the cause of 38 years of murder and......

in response to: The Waterside by Jamie

TRUTH: GENTRIFICATION IN BRIEF http://www.enoughroomforspace.org/project_pages/view/198 Gentrification occurs in urban areas where prior disinvestment in the urban infrastructure creates neighborhoods that can be profitably redeveloped. In its earliest form, gentrification affected decaying working class neighborhoods close to urban centers......

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Anne Poulsen: Dear Pearly Kings and Queens. I'm currently studying for my PD. and my next project is on the Pearlies. I live in Denmark and it is only recently that I have learned about your amazing culture.......

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Pearlykingjim: Pearlykingjim the Genuine & Original Pearly King of Camberwell Sarf London Looking for The best in Genuine Cockney Entertanment or a Genuine Pearly King then Look no further Charity Events-photo's-stories-cockney music the lot! You......

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PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

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keith grey london: Hi i went to a cockney night friday it was fantastic we saw the chas n dave boys that was on stars in there eyes and some pearlys that was a good old nees up.......

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londongirl: i have to agree with you HA HA the pearlies are laughable last year at our local club they booked a group of pearly kings and queens for a cockney night what a shambles they had some old......

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Paddy O'Furniture: I'M the original pearly KING of OLDE LONDON TOWN!...

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Pearlykingjim: i would like to thank the person or persons for the vile and nasty E-mail that was sent to my address, it is someone on this forum form what was said i only hope we bump it......

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Pearlykingjim: ammende script this is how it should read like the dole family i now do not belong to any pearly mafia opps sorry group,is part of it but some of them plastics get right on......

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Pearlykingjim: Wotch ya all not been on this site for a couple of months, just thought i would catch up on things that are going on in the Pearly world i see mr smith is still about wotch......

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Keith : I would just like to say congratulations to george major- Pearly king of peckham for writing such a fantastic book! The book is called ' The hidden whistle and flute' You should all go and......

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Anna: Dear Pearly Kings and Queens, I am a photographer doing my MA at the London College of Communication. I would like to do a photo project on a Pearly family in London. It would be great......

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Diane Dole: In the words of Chas and Dave. RABBIT, RABBIT, RABBIT I do not wish to fuel this unpleasant tittle tattle but give it a rest mate. The people who i assume read this site are genuinly interested in......

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j.smith: Shiny unhappy people All is not well in the world of pearly royalty. Beneath the peacock feathers and rhinestone finery is stirring a nasty battle for the soul of the kingdom. In Guildford county court this......

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pearlykingjim: Wotch ya Tammy Long time no see as you can tell by the post on this forum someone got the hump with pearly kings and queens your not alone in your comments i have in the past been acused......

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pearlykingjim: [[img:24842]] In this photo which was taken in 1963 at Hampton court palace are uncle fred and aunt mary tinsley katie jukes genuine pearly queen of camberwell and a young pearlykingjim for more photos please log on to......

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pearlykingjim: having just read some comments on this page it seems some people have a problem with londons pearly kings and queens did your mother hit you over the head with a bag of buttons when you......

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polish worker: i love the mural art but i cantunderstand why the loyalist art is so much better than the republican art.since we arrived from poland nearly four years ago we have lived in a loyalist area......

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serlingrod: jeeff, I was looking at some of your pics from '05; they're really great! what was the reason for your trip? I was studying abroad for urban planning. I remember this morning very clearly...a buddy......

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wayne adams: all organisations have bickering...i,m hoping that as a london boy of Cockney decent (and proud of it) All the pearlys can stay united in the cause..it,s a shame that i detect a bit of conflict......

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Brian : Hi, As a London boy I am ashamed to say that I did not know where the Pearlys came from until I came across the story of Henry Croft today. I've followed up a number of sites......

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anon (cache-los-ac07.proxy.aol.com): Jeff it's not a throwdowm. it's to let you all know that Genuine pearly kings and queens dont have to be members of the opk&q all though it may seem like that. A few years back......

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anon (cache-los-ac07.proxy.aol.com): I've Just gone through some of the comments about pearly kings and queens. to the pearly king of Brent about your statement about PEARLYKINGJIM get your facts right before you engadge your north and south. pearlykingjim was......

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sharon : I relly enjoy reading all the history of the pearly king and queen my girls school are doing a day where if every one pay 1 pound to a charaty they can come dressed in......

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Catherine Penfold-Waxman: May I add: BT Telecom Tower, London A famous London landmark since the 1960s Location: 60 Cleveland Street, London W1. 189m (620ft) It had a revolving resturant open to the public until a bombing in the early '70's.......

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Chris: billy i dont believe u have ever been to the UK judging from ur... review of it. I have met many cool americans that apreciate there only allie on the planet and are nice......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

reagan: Visited Oslo recently and experienced some Norwegian crime first hand -- had my camera bag nicked on Christmas morning within an hour of arriving in the nearly empty airport. Been safe w it all over......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Colin: I'm not sure that the civicheraldry.co.uk web site is correct to say that the device is known as the Southwark Cross or even that it symbolises the London Borough of Southwark, without further corroborative evidence.......

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Sylvia Womersley: Lovely to see these almost forgotten images of my childhood, I was born in East London and do not know nearly enough about the cultures at that time. I now live in Australia and love......

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elaine: I am glad. Though it may mean you are a mentalist too. Anyway I figure it is an improvement on my uncles who, when I was a kid, knew who all the actors were in......

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