09 Apr Memories of a Bermondsey Street boy
As a follow -up to our annual meeting where local Debra Gosling talked about her childhood in Brunswick Court, a BermondseyStreet.London member has drawn our attention to a lovely piece by the Spitalsfields Gentle Author. It features Kevin, a resident on Tyers Estate, who has lived in the area all his life and loves it, from playing on bomb sites as a child to work in the local chocolate and vinegar factories. The picture shows a cleaned up vinegar factory building, no longer Sarson’s, now The Maltings. Full story here https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/07/kevin-o-brien-retired-roadsweeper-ii/
You can read more about the Sarson’s vinegar factory in Bermondsey Street Back Story number 21 The Maltings, downloadable free here http://www.bermondseystreet.london/bermondsey-street-back-stories