Woolwich People

1975 Woolwich Police station
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pearly king & Queen sometime in the 1980s
early 1970s.. local biker Chris Greene
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Late 1980s Mayor John Austin-Walker with the duke and duchess of York
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Cllr Marie Kingwell with her husband Syd, who has also been a local councillor
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Cll Marie Kingwell on the Woolwich ferry
Rev John Wilson
Mr & Mrs Will Crooks
William Vincent
Feb' 2nd 2008 Brian. another colourful character
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1975 Woolwich Police station
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Arthur Messent, Son of past Mayor and Undertaker J.J.Messent
Salvation army group at Tasma studio in Wellington street
Late 1980s Mayor John Austin-Walker with the Duke & Duchess of York
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Cllr Marie Kingwell with her husband Syd
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A group of people on one of the Ferries .. In the centre is cllr Marie Kingwell and second from left is MP John Cartwright ... Can you name any others for me ??
Kate Vincent
wife of WT Vincent
Early 1900s, Salvation army band
Will crooks caricature
March 7th 2008 Shirley & Wally,
Old Wally died in 2012.. I believe Shirley has also passed too copyright Chris Mansfield

Woolwich Police station 1975
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Harold Messent . son of past mayor and undertaker J.J.Messent
Salvation army group at Tasma studios
Mayor John Austin-Walker with the duke and Duchess of York
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A very young Marie Kingwell wearing the original Woolwich mayoral badge of office .. at the time her father was Mayor
Cllr Marie Kingwell
A young Marie Kingwell ( nee Reeves ) possibly with her father ??
Late 40s - early 50s school group
judging by the notes on the blackboard I guess it must be Union street school ?
Will Crooks
Will Crooks, was an MP for Woolwich from 1903
March 15th 2008.. Street cleaners at Callis yard
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Woolwich Police station 1975
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Beatrice Messent was the daughter of John Jeffery Messent , 2nd mayor of the Woolwich borough council .. JJ Messent originally had a Milliners shop in Powis street and later began an undertakers business in Thomas street .. The shop and the stables he built still exist and are still trading as an undertakers business
Salvation army group at Tasma studio
you will notice a couple of figures have been cut & pasted ( literally ) from another picture
Late 1980s . Mayor John Austin-Walker with the Duke and Duchess of York
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Mayor Marie Kingwell meets the queen ..... not sure where
Florence and Evelyn Vincent .
Children of WT Vincent .. Evelyn died quite young
Approx' 1974 . Cllr Marie Kingwell with Max Wall at the opening of the Tramshed as an entertainment venue
William Vincent
WT Vincent

1975 Woolwich Police station
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Woolwich council chamber ( about 1962 ) the young man, 2nd from the right was Cllr Terry malone
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Early 1900s Woolwich Police officer
Mayor Marie Kingwell meets the Queen
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Cllr Marie Kingwell and first edition of the globe newspaper
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Fred Leslie
Fred was a famous actor born and raised in Woolwich
Woolwich Milkman
William Vincent at Lesnes Abbey excavations
Nov' 4th 2007 .. Two Community support officers
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