Dedicated to the memory of Len

This site is a tribute to Len, who was born in Bethnal Green on January 31, 1938. He is much loved and will always be remembered.

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Things we remember about dad/grandad... Took me to my first, West Ham match (and I've been a suffering supporter ever since). His checked, lumberjack style shirts and braces. Always seemed to have a pencil behind his ear. His distinguishing laugh. Scrabble nights. Things he used to say to his grandchildren... "My goodness". Called them, "rascals", "scoundrels " and "scallywags ". When showing shock or concern about something he'd say, "bloody hell". Something that has stuck with me and I say for the same reasons. Another term he'd use when shocked was, "cor dear old lore". And he would also say, "well I'm shocked!" (Kinda funny from a lifelong 'sparky' lol). I vaguely remember before he was a sparky he was a, stoker on a steam engine train. There was a photograph (don't know if anyone still has it? ) Of dad holding me hanging out the side of a steam engine. Jokingly, he would call someone he was having banter with, a "right pratt" or a, "right div".
Steven
25th February 2021
Thank you for setting up this memorial to Len. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.
Sent by Saint Francis Hospice, Essex on 22/02/2021
I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.
Extract from a poem by Henry Scott Holland
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