Vauxhall memories event

Vauxhall memories film crew

The neighbourhood is teeming with local history so it was a very pleasant surprise to come across an oral history project in the making organised by the Vauxhall Society. Local elders were invited to share their memories at Spring Gardens (or is that Vauxhall Gardens?) Community Centre. Vauxhall City Farm were giving a presentation complete with animals! The event was being filmed and those attending were invited to talk about their memories particularly of food. That reminds me of an anecdote about a former local resident -Tommy Steele. He claimed to have moved to the area to be near a pie and mash shop. The only problem is there never was one!