Music Hall Memories

the most beautiful and magical scenery I had ever seen. Our (originally) German guide Maria was so passionate about this region. She had lived there for 20 years and showed us the best the region had to offer. I will never forget those six days. On that same trip we spent a night in beautiful Cambridge. Our family background is English, so we are very patriotic.

We are returning to England this November and will be visiting York, Stratford and London (where we will be seeing two musicals), Greenwich and Chelsea Physic Garden among other things. I cannot wait to be back on English soil. —

AUSTRALIA. *We’re delighted to hear that you’ll be visiting again. To get a quarterly breath of English air, why not consider taking out a subscription to This England (see page 98)? — Ed. Sir: “Let’s All Go To The Music Hall!” (“London Pride”, Summer 2017) brought back many happy memories for me. I was just 14-years-old at the end of 1944 and had returned to London after being evacuated to South Wales. My mother lived in Wellclose Square, near to Grace’s Alley, and for sometime during my teenage years, Wilton’s Music Hall was used as a youth centre, which I attended every evening.

We had activities for both boys and girls including: cooking, drama, art, table tennis and on Sunday evenings they held a church service, which we were all encouraged to attend.

In those days it was called “The Old Mahogany Bar”, I can only assume this was because of the amount of mahogany that was used on the interior. The balcony was beautiful,

ULLENHALL, Nr. HENLEY-IN-ARDEN, WARWICKSHIRE.