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Along with our regular account of the air raids over Portsmouth 68 years ago this week, John Hatherley recalled a case of an Elm Grove bombed-out bank being looted during the Second World War.
Chris Bloxsom was back on the local Amateur Stage scene of the 1950s of, amongst others, The Southsea Shakespeare Actors, whilst Roy Ritson told of his local civil engineering achievements around the same time.
The late concert pianist Maurice Cole, both the man and recordings of more of his music, were further recalled for us by his cousin Margaret Aylen.
Our latest History Show local history quiz winner Margaret Nicholas took us back to Copnor's once Rhubarb Farm and nearby Rat Lane, today known as Norway Road.
Retired local bus driver John Brien took us for another ride around his own recollections of life in the cab - it's amazing what bus and taxi drivers see in their careers ... |
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| Ah - the Swinging Sixties! |
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The Centaur pub - long gone now, together with Elm Road and many other local streets.
Click the image and visit the Portsmouth Pubs site at portsmouthpubs.org - brilliant site! |
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This Sunday we follow Ray White when as a young lad - having survived a direct hit here from a bomb in the Second World War, he dusted himself down and got on with the war effort.
Roy Ritson and Mick Newman stir up their own memories of local 'concreted jobs' and we hear about the local concert pianist the late Maurice Cole from his cousin Margaret Aylen as well as some of his wonderful recordings too.
Local drummer Terry Wiseman returns with more memories of being in something more than just a support act for the The Beatles in 1960s Southsea, but a real support to Ringo.
We revisit the now long-gone Elm Road in Buckland, through the eyes of one-time resident Norma, whilst ex-bus driver John Brien takes us on another nostalgic and amusing ride through his memories of local bus privatisation.
All this and more, in addition to our local history quiz (another winner to celebrate this week with a trophy!) and our regular, detailed review of this past week's air raids as it was 68 years ago in 1941.
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| The late Lily Woodage, pictured in 1963 |
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We heard the piano playing of two local professionals, who both used to perform at the Royal Albert Hall - the late Lilly Woodage, and the late Maurice Cole, who played at every year's Proms during his life!
Tony Thatcher reminded us of boat rides you could take from the beach just off to the east of South Parade Pier in the 1950.
Norma (Surname witheld) described wartime Elm Road before it was wiped off the map forever, and ex-bus driver John Brien recalled more of his working life behind the wheel.
Terry Wiseman's group supported The Beatles when they first performed here at The Savoy, and Chris Bloxsom enlarged on his experience of performing with The Southsea Shakespeare Actors earlier in his life.
All that plus our usual Air Raids Report and our local history Quiz! Quite a lot in one hour - and onward to next Sunday, for another packed show.
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| We got aboard life on the buses in the 1960s, with ex-driver John Brien, with a poem about one of his colleagues from Penny Smith.
Then we board the Hayling Ferry a decade earlier with Tony Thatcher, whilst Roy Ritson returned to talk about live music in Portsmouth around the same time - music in Portsmouth is worth a couple of shows on its own!
Plus (it should go without saying) the weekly local history Quiz and how the air raids restarted this past week (as it was 68 years ago in 1941) after a month's welcome respite.
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Commercial Road in 1938
Click the picture for a much larger image ... |
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| Duggie "Thunderboots" Reid |
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Amongst other things we heard more about Eve White's childhood in war-time Landport and about pre-war Baffins and of the pre-war Southsea shopping experience from Nora Waldren.
Tony Thatcher gave us his experience of pre-war football at Fratton Park and Roy Ritson returned to take us to the pre-war oictures'.
There was, of course, our usual Air Raids report for the past week, as it was 68 years ago in 1941.
A mini-historic local event which occurred only this weekend was our having the latest winner of our weekly local history Quiz to be someone who had won it once before already, Jackie Baynes. Congratulations Jackie!
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