Tristán White and Sharon Crawford conclude their two-episode exploration of Barkingside & Fairlop, in IG6. They look for the home where 1965 UK's Eurovision representative Kathy Kirby used to live (on Tomswood Hill), and talk also about marathon legend Jim Peters, who lived on the same street. A trip to Fullwell Cross Library follows, designed by architect Frederick Gibberd, plus Ken Aston Square, named after the locally-born referee who modernised modern refereeing but introducing four important renovations. A visit to the pocket park follows, influenced by Gibberd's own garden in Harlow. A trip to ICHS (Ilford County High School) follows, the alma mater of Old Parkonians such as Sir Trevor Francis, Mel Tormé and many more. We reveal the story behind a prank that happened there in the 1960s, where 6th-formers painted "HM PRISON" on the school roof. We visit The Chequers, the nearby pub, where The Dubliners played, and then talk about the Barkingside Magistrates' Court and Barnardo's, the charity set up by an Irish wannabe doctor who was aghast at the poverty he found in the East End. We finish the episode visiting the village green in the middle of the cottages set up by Dr Barnardo and his wife Syrie to look after impoverished girls, plus speak to local residents Lauren, Addie and cat Coco!
CORRECTION:
At 04:16 I put up a panel saying that Kathy Kirby was bisexual. She was in fact heteroflexible. I apologise for any offence caused. However, in those days, the term "heteroflexible" wasn't around.
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AFFILIATE LINKS:
As with the last episode, we mention the New Fairlop Oak, one of the 61 Great Trees of London.
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Peter Ackroyd's wonderful book "Queer City" can be read here:
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FURTHER VIEWING:
We reference a number of previous episodes during this episode. Namely:
The previous episode (1) of this series on Barkingside & Fairlop
• Barkingside & Fairlop ...
In episode 6 of our Barking & Dagenham series, we visited Farm Close, where houses were destroyed by last year's wildfires. See the full episode here:
• Barking & Dagenham ¦ L...
When talking about the history of Fullwell Cross, we refer to Ep 2 of Barking & Dagenham:
• Barking & Dagenham ¦ L...
Regarding Bobby Moore and his impact on Barking, we visit Bobby Moore Way in episode 1 of Barking & Dagenham:
• Barking & Dagenham ¦ L...
And we visit his old home in ep 3 of Barking & Dagenham:
• Barking & Dagenham ¦ L...
We talk about the Aldgate Pump, which caused the death of thousands of East Londoners. See here:
• Aldgate ¦ Love Your Lo...
Watch the full performance of Kathy Kirby at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 here:
• 1965 United Kingdom: K...
The winning song that year, "Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son", by France Gall, can be viewed here:
• 1965 United Kingdom: K...
We showed a snippet of High Street Kensington taken in 1953.
• High Street Kensington
We recommend the channel that this video is hosted on:
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RAGGED SCHOOL MUSEUM
Since filming this episode, the Ragged School Museum has reopened to the public:
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BARNARDO'S
Find out more about Barnardo's, as well as volunteering opportunities, here:
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FURTHER READING:
Loads of information about Ken Aston and his influence on the beautiful game can be found at:
kenaston.org/
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro: Barkingside & Fairlop, ep 2
01:27 Kathy Kirby and Jim Peters (Tomswood Hill)
05:55 Fullwell Cross Library (architect: Frederick Gibberd)
11:11 Ken Aston Square (influential referee)
17:14 Pocket park dedicated to Frederick Gibberd
19:58 ICHS (Ilford County High Street)
24:54 The Chequers (pub)
27:35 Barkingside Magistrates' Court and Youth Court
30:05 Dr Barnardo and his legacy
43:36 Outro
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16 окт 2024