Chronicle of a Croydon Boy

​ ​​My poor old minces aint wot they used t' be, even wiv me new bins to 'elp me out. You may not understand as my vernacular is o...

I dunno what's got me so reflective of late. Getting older I guess. Whilst hopping through Twitter this evening I came across an item ...

Only three years ago we, Pat and I, were living in a stunningly beautiful area of Britain - the Scottish Borders. We moved to take up a po...

Hello there, if you ARE there. As you may or may not know I am the supreme Champion of Gardening Club International, but even we experts a...

Sunday, 6th September 2015.  A beautiful sunny day. Perfect for a day of remembrance at Wickenby Airfield in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire: B...

A link to the past. http://chroniclesofacroydonboy.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2009-09-03T16:13:00%2B01:00&max-results=20 Hope...

It is now early 1960-ish I've moved on from Arthur Horton's bookie office and gone to Albert Cook and Son, 801 Wandsworth R...

Lara Fabian.  A vision of beauty.  Beyond compare. This is something I posted a few years ago and think another outing and listen is due. ...

That's a strange title, what the heck does it mean? Well, seeing as it's you, I'll explain.  Fram Actual, one of the few Blogg...

So sad to learn that the wonderful George Cole is no longer with us. He died on 5th August 2015 and I cannot understand why I did not hear...

 Sunday 2nd August 20.15   A pleasant day, lots of cumulus clouds but nice and dry. Great, especially for the adventurous who are vi...

One of my earlier posts. Palaces of Romance, The Cinemas of Croydon. In the 1940s and 1950s Croydon boasted some of  the  best cine...

It's nearly three years since my wife Pat and I decided to move from the Scottish Borders back to Lincolnshire.  This was prompted by so...

Have your sound on, keep your eyes glued to this wonderful dance exhibition. I have always loved ballroom dancing and especially this on...

BBS (before betting shops) I worked in the 'credit office' owned by Albert Cook and Son.  Manning one of the eight phones, I took th...

Again I am in a reflective frame of mind, caused by a friend of ours who lives in Eastbourne who sent us a photo of her dear departed pet c...

After reading the blog "Sixth in Line" by Elisabeth in the land of Oz, I harked back to one day some six years ago when we had to ...

On Sunday 22 March we took a drive to this airfield, just to have a cuppa coffee, a chat with whomsoever was unlucky enough to be collared...

I've just been listening to Sir Peter O'Sullivan on BBC radio 4 and so many memories came flooding back. You may not know this cha...