1980's London | Bermondsey | Harry Bowling | Reporting London | 1989

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Author Harry Bowling takes a look around his old stomping ground of Bermondsey in London. Harry's books are influenced by his wartime experiences and the characters he met as a child growing up. Harry became known as 'the King of Cockney sagas'

First shown: 06/02/1989
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All Comments (21)

@person.X. 5 years ago

What an absolute gem of a film. Amazing to see Borough market then and those derelict warehouses. Worth millions now.
@darrenwilson8042 5 years ago

"My name's Michael Caine".............sadly Harry died in 1999
@ghvtg 5 years ago

Cortina, Metros, Maestros, mk2 Cavs......!! All going past.That's why I'm tuned in😆
@clipstone 5 years ago

Nice to hear the old cockney accent - fast disappearing.
@tomhami 5 years ago

Great look into living history, sad to see so little of old working London today. More please!
@MJ-rz3ny 5 years ago

Bermondsey people were economically cleansed out of the place.
@MrBarrytommy 3 years ago

Harry a proper 'Diamond Geeza' 😉
@aquablushgirl 3 years ago

Worked in Bermondsey from 2000 to 2002. Still some of the old rail arches and buildings that had yet to be gentrified. Glad I got to work in parts of London like Hoxton, Bermondsey and Highbury before they changed so drastically.
@fasthracing 5 years ago

Last bit of proper London
@DoubleDeckerAnton 5 years ago

Great memories from a bygone era...!!! 😊👌
@danielintheantipodes6741 5 years ago

Wonderful living history! Keep them coming!
@MrDavey2010 5 years ago

Really fascinating. Thank you..
@guidelineuk 5 years ago

Thanks for this upload 😁
@zebedep 5 years ago

Interesting bit of film.
@seventhchild8476 3 years ago

Love these videos. However I am pissed of with the fact that a lot of footage taken during 1960s - 1976 is missing. Growing up in SE London in those days, was adventures to me. Southwark Council did a disservice to the area. Preserving buildings like Jones and Higgins ect, is what was needed.
@trevorrandom 5 years ago

Fantastic stuff... More please ☺
@sal.salvador202 3 years ago

Good clear film 👍
@dfddwm 5 years ago

Used to go over Borough Market in 1970s - it was hard manual work and very early in morning. I can't stand it now - all dolled up and artificial.
@tonyclifton265 4 months ago

"the king of cockney sagas", RIP
@stuco81 5 years ago

Ahh London before the bus lanes! Look how well that traffic flows. At least the clean-up of the river since then has been more successful, it looks positively rank in some of those clips.