Faces & Places

[Zelley]

With much discussion on the Fifties, how many remember the 1953 Coronation procession in London.  And what about Fifties activities in places like Hamstead Heath Park.

[Blunny]

Hello Zelley,
Nothing i'm afraid as I was in hospital near Basingstoke over that period, actually saw it on TV, 1st TV I saw, and I was not impressed. Still not, watch very little unless certain documentaries.

Peter

[Zelley]

One of the shopkeepers at The Victoria (Talza) Arcade was Thomas Habberley.
He was born in London in the mid-1880s.

Looking at the history of Southend, its such a shame that so many old buildings were demolished in the Sixties.  The Talza arcade was one of them.
Somehow a mall just doesnt have the atmosphere and character of the old Arcades.