This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood (35 page)

Provident 31–2, 47, 134, 207

Prudential 47, 134

Putney Bridge 252

Pye International records 179, 180–1, 195

Queens Park Rangers 114–15, 116–17, 119, 148, 159, 177, 269

Rachman, Peter 48, 75, 190

racism 77–80, 92, 169

radio: pirate stations 279–80; programmes 24, 45, 46, 130, 172; sets 45, 46, 112, 130, 171, 172, 254, 268;
see also
BBC Radio

Radio Luxembourg 112

Radio Rentals 45, 119

Record Song Book
132

records, music 45, 50–1, 111, 119, 130, 179, 180–1, 182, 186, 195, 198

Regent Sound Studios 270

Remington Electric Razors 254–5

Rice-Davies, Mandy 190

Rillington Place 147–8

Robb, Jimmy 185, 187, 215

Roberts, Cheryl 175, 179, 180, 196, 213–14

Rockers 197

Roehampton 149, 179, 266, 267

Rolling Stones 184, 187–8

Romford 160, 162–6

Ron (Lilian’s suitor) 160–5

Rowe Housing Trust 12, 48–9, 80, 82–3, 95–6, 194, 199, 204; after Lilian’s death 235–6

Salmon, Justice 79–80

Samwell, Ian 275

Sassoon, Vidal 184

Schaefer, Jack:
Shane
118, 119, 129

Shane
(book and film) 118, 129–30

Shellito, Ken 178

Shepherd, Jennifer 157

Shepherd’s Bush 23, 60, 194, 269, 275; market 181

shops 38–40, 98, 99, 104

singing 132–3

Sir Walter St John’s School 124–5

Sloane Grammar School, Chelsea 125–6, 127–9, 136–7, 140, 148–9, 159, 168–9, 174, 177, 180, 211, 212, 248–51, 252–3, 254; caning 188; English lessons 169, 170, 248–51; music 129, 184; R.E. 169; school play 170; smoking 214–15; sport 128

Small Faces, the (band) 256–7, 270

Smith, Carol 120, 121–2, 123, 185–6

Smith, Mr (teacher) 169–70, 248, 253

smoking 41, 139–40, 199, 281; at school 214–15

Soho 175, 184, 187, 194, 252, 270, 280

Somerset House 221, 223, 224

song-writing 112, 113, 270

Southam Street, North Kensington 12–14, 21–3, 35–8, 46, 48, 55, 56, 69, 80, 83, 245; immigrants and racism 75–80, 89–90, 93–5; photographs 13, 76; violence 65–7, 89–90; demolition 95, 99, 266

St Charles’ Hospital 171, 202, 203–4, 283

St Clement Danes School 124

Stacey, Mr (father of Yvonne) 215–16

Stacey, Mrs (mother of Yvonne) 215–16

Stacey, Yvonne 185–7, 206, 215–16

Stamford Bridge 177–8

Stamp, Terence 183

Stewart, Rod 252

Stonehouse, John 277

Sunday School 25

Sutton Dwellings 24, 25, 134, 182

swimming 109

Swinson, Paul 184

Symbols, the (band) 257

Tanner, Dr 137, 140, 148, 170–1, 177, 191, 204

Tapper, Dereck 72–3, 74, 75, 92–3, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 253; at university 253

Ted (of Sutton Dwellings) 25, 28–9

Teddy Boys 77–8, 89, 90, 145, 227

television 91, 97, 118–19; BBC2 259–60; satire 183

Tesco 255–6, 261–4

That Was the Week That Was
(tv programme) 183

‘The Street Singer’ (song) 50–1

theatre 111–12, 183, 249

‘This Boy’ (song) 280–1

Thompson, Sheila 96, 201, 203, 210–11

Times, The
24, 254

Today
(radio programme) 190

Tom (uncle of Lilian) 19

totters 23

Tracy, Arthur 50

Trellick Tower 266

Two-Way Family Favourites
(radio programme) 130

Vampires, the (band) 185, 205, 206, 212, 228

Walker, ‘Pop’ 35–6

Walmer Road, North Kensington 95–9, 134–5, 175–6, 194, 196, 208; demolition 266

Walthamstow 30, 86

washing 38

Watford 197, 203, 208–9, 246, 258, 272–3

Weedon, Bert:
Play in a Day
113

welfare state 99

Welwyn Garden City 235

West Indians 48, 75–7, 147; Cochrane 89–92, 94

Whitaker, Barbara 258

Whitaker, Mike 196–9, 201, 202, 203, 216, 218–19, 220, 228, 232, 246, 247, 258

Whitaker, Renay (niece of Alan) 273

Whitaker, Tara (niece of Alan) 283

White City 121, 268

Wild Angels, the (band) 256–7

Williams, John 212, 215

Wilson, Harold 254

Wiltshire, Andrew: at school 194, 212–13, 214, 215, 229, 252; with bands 255–6, 257, 260, 263, 268, 269, 270, 272, 279; at wedding 283

Wiltshire, John 213, 214, 252

Wiltshire, Kath 213

Wiltshire, Wally 213

wireless 45, 46;
see also
radio

Wodehouse, P. G. 128

Woofenden, Miss (teacher) 110

Woosnam, Mr (teacher) 128, 248

World’s End pub 187, 188

Wormwood Scrubs 97, 119, 121–2

Wornington Road Infants’ School 35, 57, 64–5, 74, 75, 260

writing 249–50, 252

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