Bow Geezer, Dennis Banks, was born in London in 1931. I recorded him talking on 22nd Jan 2024. Growing up in Loughton, Essex before WW2 Life during the London Blitz in WW2 Dennis’ father worked
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Tag: Blitz
Dougie Carnegie talks about being bombed out
Dougie Carnegie (1932 – 2022) talks about being bombed out in the first recording below. After Dougie and Shirley married they lived on Cadogan Terrace at the eastern end of Victoria Park. It was a
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Grandson of local Fire Officer during the Blitz visits the Geezers
Peter Quilter visited the Geezers last Tuesday to give an extraordinarily interesting talk on life at Bow Fire Station during the 1930s and 40s. After 45 years working for NatWest Peter Quilter retired just as
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