Family, friends, ex-boxers and a contingent from the Geezers turned out today for the funeral service of Ted Lewis. Around 100 people went to the City of London Crematorium, Manor Park. My photo below shows
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East End Boxer, Ted Lewis, dead
Sadly Ted Lewis died peacefully in his sleep on 7th August 2017, just before his 88th birthday. Ted came into the world at 5 Ordell Road, Bow, near Tom Thumb’s Arch, way back in August
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Ted re-lives his glory days in Louise’s painting.
A standout painting at Artcatchers TRADITIONS Exhibition which opens this week at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park is Louise Gridley’s portrait of Geezer Ted Lewis, who in his younger days was a champion
Read moreTed Lewis – Local Hero
Photo above – Ted Lewis taken in April 2017. Ted is the best of the East End – a boxer, a Billingsgate porter, a union rep, a photographer, a storyteller and a great community person
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Norma’s Story
War had been declared and within months arrangements were being made for all London and Outer London children to be evacuated to the country where they would be safe from the bombing which was expected
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