Comments on: So Long, Leslie Norris of Bethnal Green https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 12 Feb 2017 09:17:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ty Sway https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-1135322 Sun, 12 Feb 2017 09:17:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-1135322 Romford ceased being in Essex in 1965. Since then Romford has been in London, in the London Borough of Havering in east London.

]]> By: essexcockney https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-258403 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:43:16 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-258403 what a great man Leslie was ,salt of the earth cockney ,,,,you can take the cockney out of the east end but you cannot take the east end out of the cockney RIP……..

]]> By: Lynne Ellis https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-189466 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:35:48 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-189466 Hello , lovely photos ..That’s my mum June McBarron , nee Gladden , wearing sunglasses in the photo sitting round the table on the camping trip..

We were saddened by Leslie’s death but very proud to have known him and to be invited to his funeral
Rest in Peace Leslie

]]> By: Ian Norris (Les's son) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-184146 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 21:20:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-184146 Ian Norris

More pictures of Dad’s funeral from the website of our local newspaper – note the welcome presence of St. John Ambulance, Air Training Corps, Royal British Legion, The Burma Star Association and the Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps – many thanks to all who turned out so smartly to give Dad a great send off and to all of Dad’s many friends and colleagues who attended to celebrate Dad’s life with our family………

http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/funeral_1_2819763?storyId=1.2819764.1380301376

http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/gallery_funeral_for_war_vet_leslie_norris_held_in_collier_row_1_2819764

]]> By: jeannette https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-169104 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:33:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-169104 singing his school song in the tent in burma.
a life well lived, thank you, gentle author.

]]> By: Roy Servis https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-168877 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:05:37 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-168877 Very sad to hear of the passing of Leslie, knew him and his brother Joe many years ago at G.W Potts in the meat market.

]]> By: Ron Pummell. https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-168701 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:53:16 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-168701 I delivered the daily newspapers to the Norris family home in Hassard Street, Bethnal Green in the late 1940’s. Following the previous report by the Gentle Author I made contact with Leslie and we enjoyed lunch and a very long chat at his home. Leslie knew so many people.
RIP Leslie Norris.

]]> By: Brian https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-168313 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:05:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-168313 Although I’ve been in Australia more than 60 years I’m still a Cockney (once a Pom always a Pom as an old Aussie chum used to say). Loved the post and the pictures.

Of course one reminded me very clearly of our VE Day street party in Langley Crescent Dagenham where we lived after the war before emigrating to Australia.

Thanks for the post I must get back more often to the Internet and catch up on all your posts for the last couple of months. They’re always so well worth reading

]]> By: Nicholas Broad https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/09/06/so-long-leslie-norris-of-bethnal-green/#comment-168077 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 08:49:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=96695#comment-168077 What a wonderful life story, of a wonderful family man. May he rest in peace with his beloved wife.

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