Historic programmes barking v Dulwich Hamlet 1922

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7-10-1922 BARKING TOWN v DULWICH HAMLET LONDON CHARITY CUP LOST 1-0 PART 2

 

 

 

In addition to the football interest old programmes are a valuable source of local and national social history with the advertisements being a particularly fertile field. This programme contained 34 advertisements which must have helped the club’s cash flow.

 

 

 

For example W.J.Pearson of 55 East Street and 39 Broadway (Barking,not New York DP) proclaimed that English meat always has been and always will be the best and assured potential customers that all meat was killed on the premises while the Bull Hotel ,obviously so well known that no address was necessary (I think from memory that it was on the corner of East Street and The Broadway) , proudly boasted of its status as caterers to Barking Town Football Club with luncheons ( as Richie Benaud still says) from 12.30 to 2.

 

 

 

A.F.Clark of 47 Longbridge Road offered special value in cigars and fancy goods while A.L Knights of North Street offered both new and second hand pianos. Mrs J.Murray of The Faircross ,described as near the park, was noted for high class confectionery, tobacco ,cigars and refreshments. H.Franks ran a high class gentlemen’s tailors in East Street and Ray England’s rabbits always has (sic) been and always will be the best. The Herbal Dispensary cured with nature remedies and Gee’s coffee bar assured us of no urn tea. Alternatively one could go to Vardy’s Tea Rooms at 69 East Street for a good cup of tea or coffee with light refreshments.

 

 

 

Barking Market was home to royalty in those days with J.Wingham and Co being the dried fruit king and cash grocer .G.E Cornelius was noted for high quality pigeon corn, Day’s Stores was the handiest stores in the neighbourhood ,supplying oil, colour (as paint was then known hence the term oil and colourman DP) hardware and oil stoves and those in need of cobblers were exhorted to take those boots to Smith’s because they are the cheapest and best . Albon’s Stores was the best house for footballs,cycles,gramophones and records while Harvey of East Street was the direct agency for Hotspur Football Boots. ( I have a birthday card from my late wife which reproduced an advertisement for Hotspur Concrete Football Boots !)

 

 

 

Harper’s Dairy respectfully solicited the favour of your recommendation as a purveyor of pure new milk containing all its cream.This was supplied from the farm twice daily but John Knight at Barking Dairy, Longbridge Road was himself a cowkeeper and dairy farmer –teas provided –a trial solicited. A name still familiar from my childhood was A.Wheele toy dealer and tobacconist among other items . Central Garage ,29, East Street was a motor and general engineer with weddings a speciality and a separate lock up for cars. For the non drivers H.Parkins ,motor cartage contractor,offered summer seaside and country outings. Ambitiously he promised parties of fourteen taken anywhere at lowest possible terms on all pneumatic tyres.

 

 

 

Finally B.Wallis of 1, Gascoigne Road described himself simply and starkly as Undertaker.