Thank you. That’s great, I’ll visit for the first time with my son. I have no idea why I haven’t been yet, although we travel over from Essex. Looking forward to it.
Thank you. That’s great, I’ll visit for the first time with my son. I have no idea why I haven’t been yet, although we travel over from Essex. Looking forward to it.
New donation: Note book from the Charlton Athletic Suppoters' Development Association, an early 1960s fundraising group that paid for Charlton's first floodlights.
Sort of an early Valley Gold.
At least one well known surname, Treadgold, on that list of winners.
We have no idea why the matchbox covers but there are pages & pages of them and like stamps they were collected by some in that era.
New donation: Note book from the Charlton Athletic Suppoters' Development Association, an early 1960s fundraising group that paid for Charlton's first floodlights.
Sort of an early Valley Gold.
At least one well known surname, Treadgold, on that list of winners.
We have no idea why the matchbox covers but there are pages & pages of them and like stamps they were collected by some in that era.
I noticed what I assume is a typo, the 4th address down states Upper Norwood bandit country, but has been given an SE9 post code?
New donation: Note book from the Charlton Athletic Suppoters' Development Association, an early 1960s fundraising group that paid for Charlton's first floodlights.
Sort of an early Valley Gold.
At least one well known surname, Treadgold, on that list of winners.
We have no idea why the matchbox covers but there are pages & pages of them and like stamps they were collected by some in that era.
I noticed what I assume is a typo, the 4th address down states Upper Norwood bandit country, but has been given an SE9 post code?
(Just googled it, Upper Norwood is se19)
The back story is that a women moved into a house near Sparrows Lane 30 odd years ago and found this in the basement.
The previous owner of the house was moving to Australia.
The women decided to keep it but is now moving herself so asked someone to bring it in to the museum.
There were some raffle tickets in the book. Some of the match box top designs are wonderful but can't realistically be removed without damaging the CASDA pages, which is the bit that is of interest to us.
The programme production is going back in house next season and the museum have been asked to carry on contributing a couple of pages so we'll be writing about a different object or collection every week.
Away travellers of a certain age will instantly recognise these Lewis Coaches booking slips from 1958 to Ipswich and, we think, 1966 to Norwich.
Part of a big recent donation from the Town family.
More formal times: 1950s Supporters' Club newsletters showing dance photos plus a menu with ticket for an early 60s dinner & dance signed by Eddie Firmani.
Didn't even get a Player of the Year dinner last season.
Part of the recent Town family donation to the museum.
There was a Chiesmans department store in Gravesend back in the day - had a restaurant on top floor, with view over the Thames - great store - I recall our next door neighbour (when I was a lad) worked for them - if I recall correct, they were bought by House of Fraser
That's lovely @Henry Irving and I saw it with my own eyes yesterday too. I only came down a few months ago, but on yesterdays visit I was so impressed that since then there has been a refresh of new items/displays, so it is always worth a regular revisit I say.
Comments
The first photo is a postcard of the squad on the Valley Pitch with a life belt from the ship.
All from the personal collection of Sid Cann
At least one well known surname, Treadgold, on that list of winners.
We have no idea why the matchbox covers but there are pages & pages of them and like stamps they were collected by some in that era.
(Just googled it, Upper Norwood is se19)
The previous owner of the house was moving to Australia.
The women decided to keep it but is now moving herself so asked someone to bring it in to the museum.
There were some raffle tickets in the book. Some of the match box top designs are wonderful but can't realistically be removed without damaging the CASDA pages, which is the bit that is of interest to us.
The programme production is going back in house next season and the museum have been asked to carry on contributing a couple of pages so we'll be writing about a different object or collection every week.
Away travellers of a certain age will instantly recognise these Lewis Coaches booking slips from 1958 to Ipswich and, we think, 1966 to Norwich. Part of a big recent donation from the Town family.
Didn't even get a Player of the Year dinner last season.
Part of the recent Town family donation to the museum.
Will check Friday.
The 50s dances, at least some, as described in the Red Robin mags were in Greenwich Town Hall.
No idea why Chiesmans was chosen, perhaps just a good localish venue.
God I'm old 😞
Steve @Suthers Sutherland donated three decades of scrapbooks complied by his father Fred
The pirate Sunderland v Spurs programme is probably the rarest and so most valuable.
The Managers XI included, according to the programme, three former Addicks; Bartram, Welsh and Stock. The showbiz team lists Sean Connery.
Privileged to have been able to contribute to young Ethan's fund by purchasing this special #cafc shirt, worn v Watford, for the museum.
Gofundme details below if you are able to help
https://gofundme.com/f/ethan-erioluwa-adeoduwale
Match issued and signed Keith Jones shirt