Full time Gunner - 75 years
Ex Ameteur footballer for Alperton Old Boys, Middlesex County FC(4 games vs Portsmouth,Wildestone, somewhere in Essex & Southall), London Federation of Boys Clubs (circa 1941-1959).
Ex Wembley Wasp Steward.
Won Middx Intermediate Cup & Harrow & Wembley League (several times). Harrow & District 5-a-side cup (Runners Up)1953. Alperton Old Boys Player of the Year 1953.
Middx County FA Junior Inter League (Harrow & Wembley -team) Cup Winners 1953.
Lime Park (Vincent Road (Alperton/Wembley) (infants & Juniors (5-11 years old), Alperton School (11 until 14).
Started work 3 weeks working on wirecoils/plates - sanding (factory)
then Apprentice Electrician (Park Royal Electrics) until 16 years (WW2-wiring trailers for desert).
Left had to (rules at time) change trade to a carpenters mate (WJ Peppitt & Son (Wembley.) (next to Garners/ & Smiths -undertakers)).(pre & after army) ..at 21 went to WS Try ?& son) at Uxbridge.-1959 .
Married 5th December 1953 St James Alperton Church.
Moved to Basingstoke (12 Hulbert Way (the Burgh Estate) working for Musselwhite, Basingsoke (carpenter).
Built 2 bungalows 14 & 14a Hamlyn St Johns Road, East Oakley, Hampshire(while still working (Sainsburys, Costain builders,company Wnchester rd, also pattenmake/carpenter making fibreglas boats (mainly-with cousin John Bayly).
Moved to present 14th March 1964 working for WS Try again (school in wokingham).
Tilburys Construction company (9 years carpenter & foreman)
E Caters (foreman working on the Arborfield camp and other places, TRRL, Crowethorne, Broadmoor Hospital (E Carters took over contract from Tilburys)
8 or 9 years at Clifford Dairys ,Braknell (foreman of building dept.
then self employed maintence work until retired) to enjoy grandchildren... and Fred Puddephatt (heinz 57 dog-collie cross retriever) 14 years .
My wife & I were married 52.5 years.
2 sons 4 grandchildren.
- JoinedJanuary 2010
- OccupationRetired-watching the wheels go round
- HometownWembley, Middx
- Current cityReading
- CountryEngland
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The fact that my Dad (Stan ) had a "proper camera" that was brought out for special occasions and holidays (with mum on the Kodak cine) - with my Uncle John/Aunt Marge -Susan/Denise, occasionally visiting was i think a big influence - it enhanced the curiousity of photographs- be they manly small b/w photos with "Dad's… Read more
The fact that my Dad (Stan ) had a "proper camera" that was brought out for special occasions and holidays (with mum on the Kodak cine) - with my Uncle John/Aunt Marge -Susan/Denise, occasionally visiting was i think a big influence - it enhanced the curiousity of photographs- be they manly small b/w photos with "Dad's " being "Kodak" prints. My Uncle Ken & my Dad did home developing early on - possibly late 40's -probably into the 50's. it was the bases - built further on by my only brother,Graham, even today Dad encourages me with interest in my pointing & clicking -trigger happy ways -as did my mum - leading to my Canon Eos40D kit which I hold as precious as the "few" images that did emerge from the early 60's onwards ( that sometimes featured my involvement). As with most things..both my Dad and brother, Graham have a better feel/eye for photography..tech wise-i don't come close.. but they were or are "gainfully employed" where as illness has fallen on me and recovery of interest in life falls to me via that early interest in photography, railways, football, music, animals .. to record life as I disappointingly record it!..and it has been!. My thanks are offered ... and the patience shown by both parents and some family who were "clicked upon" -sometimes endlessly ( for no apparrent worth while end product.
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