Comments on: Robert Boyd-Bowman, Alexander Boyd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/11/24/robert-boyd-bowman-alexander-boyd/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 19 Nov 2022 14:23:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kevin Batchelor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/11/24/robert-boyd-bowman-alexander-boyd/#comment-1491852 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 14:23:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=49708#comment-1491852 I am writing a history of Belsize Boxing Club, which was formed in 1882. Robert Boyd-Bowman had a few contests for the club in the early 1960s. May I quote from your article on him, above, in the book, please?

Do you have contact details for him?

Thank you.

]]> By: Paul and Dudley Savill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/11/24/robert-boyd-bowman-alexander-boyd/#comment-55155 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:11:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=49708#comment-55155 Remember us? Names from the past, Belsize Boxing and Warwick Gardens! We were just talking about you and wondered what had happened to you! Get in touch for the sake of auld long syne!

]]> By: helga landry https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/11/24/robert-boyd-bowman-alexander-boyd/#comment-46542 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:31:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=49708#comment-46542 Hi Boyd, a voice from the past! which is going back to when you and Angela lived in Seymour Something. Once a year, a number of ‘old’ friends are meeting up (Dagmar, Tania, Susie, etc.) It occurred to me that you might care to join. Would/could be interesting. After all, you were very much part of our history, way back when we were so young and carefree. It is a lunch on 27 May in Chiswick, hosted by a lovely Thai lady. Look forward to hearing from you, but if you think, Oh my god, that’s not my thing, I understand and then would just wish you all the best. Also, just to mention it, I am leaving for France next Tuesday,8th, without my laptop, in case you would reply after the 8th and then find it surprising that I do not answer. I would of course revert back to you a few days before the DO.)

]]> By: Rowena Macdonald https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/11/24/robert-boyd-bowman-alexander-boyd/#comment-30800 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:12:29 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=49708#comment-30800 This guy’s early years selling fire extinguishers and heaters sound like something out of Julian McLaren-Ross’s ‘Of Love and Hunger’: brilliant book, thoroughly recommend it to anyone interested in 1940s and 50s.
Really entertaining post. Mr Boyd sounds like a total character and I thoroughly approve of his Made in England aesthetic. If Britain wants to get its economy back on top, that’s the way we need to go: high quality British manufacturing.

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