https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/01/27/harry-levenson-bookmaker/dad-old-montague-street-1980-2/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:07:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/01/27/harry-levenson-bookmaker/dad-old-montague-street-1980-2/#comment-87605 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:07:25 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Dad-Old-Montague-Street-1980-2.jpg#comment-87605 My father (Barney) was born on Old Montague Street in 1889!! After abandoning boxing as a career(!) he worked his way up to master craftsman jeweller. He served with the Army Service Corps in France 1914-1918. Then he shipped as an assistant cook with the Cunard Lines so he could find a place in the New World to bring up his growing family. He settled on Canada over Australia or South Africa. Lucky us! And he wore a cap, like your “Dad”, which may be what prompted me to write this!

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