tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post3269881584500625770..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Clanricarde Gardens, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-35739647413795419292022-04-21T12:24:20.257+01:002022-04-21T12:24:20.257+01:00Good to hear from you, John. I do remember that ga...Good to hear from you, John. I do remember that game - it was a pretty bad break, but I recall the crutches didn’t stop Peter enjoying himself in the Swan. I believe Celia was the South African barmaid Diane’s cousin, wasn’t she? I’m still in London, living in Maida Vale, and still in touch with a couple of people from that era: my mate Ted, who ran his parents’ antiques business, is living in Scotland, and Richard, Canadian guy who played guitar, is down in Devon.<br /><br />Please pass on my best wishes to any of the guys you’re still in contact with - I do look back on those days very fondly.<br /><br />All the best, Bob TaylorBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295361576437833516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-23573863322639592742022-04-17T23:23:39.087+01:002022-04-17T23:23:39.087+01:00I haven’t got your surname Bob so I’ve no way of t...I haven’t got your surname Bob so I’ve no way of tracing you. I remember you very well. What did you do after leaving Notting Hill. Did you go back to Glasgow. Celia from the Swan married my mate Matt and they moved to South Africa. I followed them out for two years and then came back to Ireland. Peter (Walsh) blonde haired guy, broke his leg playing football in zhyde Park if you remember. He still lives in London and drives a black cab. John Mc NamaraJOHN MC NAMARAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484125075719597294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-63926144792866582032022-04-16T00:22:05.845+01:002022-04-16T00:22:05.845+01:00I also lived in No 27, which in fact was 3 houses,...I also lived in No 27, which in fact was 3 houses, 27 being the centre one. JOHN MC NAMARAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484125075719597294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-19306544043006938662022-01-01T15:24:53.591+00:002022-01-01T15:24:53.591+00:00We probably crossed paths in the Swan when the Par...We probably crossed paths in the Swan when the Parrots ran it (I was Scots Bob in those days). Good times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-77713557156319879152021-12-30T11:27:01.163+00:002021-12-30T11:27:01.163+00:00I too lived in 27 and on reading the comments by A...I too lived in 27 and on reading the comments by Anonymous believe I was the friend that shared the room. We also had a mouse problem for a short while until we 'disposed' of the offender. I also recall evenings and lock ins around the corner in the Old Swan pub. Happy days indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-28603377041958264522020-12-04T13:14:51.275+00:002020-12-04T13:14:51.275+00:00Anon. Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry fo...Anon. Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry for your loss. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-39361863026276557552020-12-03T17:13:31.499+00:002020-12-03T17:13:31.499+00:00I was living in the buildings that caught fire and...I was living in the buildings that caught fire and lost several people that I knew very well<br />Far too much gossip as I actually have the truth about this incident<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-91001662108515845212020-06-25T06:39:45.183+01:002020-06-25T06:39:45.183+01:00My parents rented a bed sit to the front of 20 Cla...My parents rented a bed sit to the front of 20 Clanricarde Gardens W2, from 1948-1953. The period of my birth,with my older sister we were trapped by a house fire and rescued by the fire brigade.Apparently we made the evening paper. Luckily the bedsit we lived in had minor smoke damage and we were not made homeless.Soon after and a younger sister in tow we moved to a Tufnell Pk flat with garden, happy days.Clearly I have very little memory of the era except we were in the crowd for the funeral of the King and I can remember visits to the Serpentine. We visited the area often after our move and for all our cramped space, it was like a magnet, difficult to forget. Did you know Lord Heseltine bought number 39 in the 1950s an 18 room b&b and made his first ever property profit very quickly. As you say, a re-gentrified area with much to command itself on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-58540828620649051332020-05-15T20:12:31.468+01:002020-05-15T20:12:31.468+01:00I lived at number 27 for two or three years until ...I lived at number 27 for two or three years until I moved out a couple of months before the fire. In my early 20s, and spending most of my evenings in the Old Swan down the road, I overlooked the drawbacks - it was probably the best time of my life.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295361576437833516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-68560995089135937032018-12-27T17:46:13.469+00:002018-12-27T17:46:13.469+00:00Anonymous: Thank you so much for your informative ...Anonymous: Thank you so much for your informative comment. I've altered the post very slightly so as to make it clearer that not everyone who lived in the street then was poor – although some were. If you look at my earlier post about this street, you'll find other comments by former residents. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-82998229784529972142018-12-27T08:34:34.708+00:002018-12-27T08:34:34.708+00:00I lived in 27 Clanricarde Gardens in 1976 - 77. A...I lived in 27 Clanricarde Gardens in 1976 - 77. As you say the houses were subdivided into bedsits. Myself and a friend shared a room that measured about 4.5 meters by 2.5 meters. Just enough room for 2 single beds, a sink built into a wooden cabinet and 2 small wardrobes for clothing. I think we were on the 3rd or 4th floor. <br />Electricity was through a coin operated meter(which we soon learned how to bypass). The bathroom was down the corridor shared with everyone else on the floor. For the pleasure of living there we paid 15 pound a week between us. We were certainly not poor as you state but happy to live in the center of London close to the west end and everything nearby Notting Hill had to offer. <br />I believe it was number 27 that went on fire in the early 80's resulting in the loss of life of a tenant. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com