| Description | Two letters with two attached copies of the same essay My School Days covering memories of childhood and youth on the Island. Born 1918 or before. Mentions Dockland Settlement, handcarts to Blackheath; watching football; Port of London Authority (PLA) gala swimming; casual labourers and dockwork; narrow escape from drowning; George Wright; fires in the docks and fire engines; Salvage Corps; voting Labour; Roman Catholic (R.C.) processions; street games; primitive methodist chapel; Vi Lerpiniere; Marie Tendler a 'Jewish daughter from the fish shop' who played football; thoughts of Empire and the ocean-going liners [ships]; childhood freedom. Mentions Jimmy Gordon, George Jennings, Len Sprackling, Len Waterson, wartime heroes.
Later letter with essay attachment originally catalogued under AUB/008/1: together with 'A Letter from the Trustees', appeal form returned by Corroyer with his story.
[Originally contained further essay 'Dockland Settlement' AUB/008/2 not found in file, covering 1934; football; Mr Kimberley, warden; weekly sports and activities programme; Reubon; Skeels; Hooper Cushen; Mr Lindsay; Poplar Hospital; Standard car; Mr Bryant; Mr Hames.]
Autobiography. Original handwritten |