Tag Archives: Hackney

I thought it was funny at the time

Posted on September 4, 2019 by odeboyz

In 1984, I had been transferred to Kemure Road Depot in Hackney. It wasn’t a good move as I’d some very difficult past experiences with the General Trades Manager there, a man named John S. I’d knew him to be … Continue reading →

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Poison in a round tin

Posted on December 19, 2018 by odeboyz

In 1963, I’d begun my plumbing apprenticeship and was working on a building site at Waltham Cross. My boss, Tony, told me that I was going to join the six rainwater stacks into the earthenware drains using a product called … Continue reading →

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Hackney DLO

Posted on December 5, 2018 by odeboyz

In 1965 I was employed by the Hackney Direct Labour Organisation (DLO). I enjoyed being one of their plumbers. It wasn’t a prestigious position but aged twenty one I only wanted a steady reliable income. The talk in the building … Continue reading →

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A job in a million

Posted on September 22, 2017 by odeboyz

When I started work at Hackney Council I quickly realised I was a cog in a big wheel. Lou Olivo, the area foreman, was pig ignorant, arrogant, and annoying to anyone at a lesser grade than him. We were trash, … Continue reading →

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Ted Carter: My first ‘lad’

Posted on September 8, 2017 by odeboyz

On my first day at Hackney I went to the depot and met two men who I told I’d been sent my Mr Lacy. “Oh, that wax work dummy, at the Town Hall – is he still standing by his … Continue reading →

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The Rabbits Pub

Posted on July 13, 2017 by odeboyz

  Stapleford Road, North-East of Harold Hill, is a nice friendly place for people from London like me and my family. Being City bred and born, it was such a difference to have a country pub on our doorstep. Just the ambiance … Continue reading →

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The tragic death of Martin Walker: a Hackney Dustman

Posted on June 9, 2017 by odeboyz

I first met Martin in 1977 when I was foreman plumber at the Defoe Road depot in Stoke Newington, Hackney. He was a plumbers mate on my team. He wasn’t a skilled man but he was essential to us plumbers … Continue reading →

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A strong young man

Posted on January 6, 2017 by odeboyz

Back in the early seventies whilst working as a newly appointed foreman plumber at the DLO (Direct Labour Organisation) for the London Borough of Hackney a job came in for a roof repair to the Stoke Newington Town Hall. Of course, … Continue reading →

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The Blessed Generation

Posted on September 15, 2016 by odeboyz

When I look back over my life, it is not hard to see why I truly believe I and others of my age group should celebrate that we had enough to eat as children; we weren’t conscripted into the army at eighteen … Continue reading →

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The Worst of journeys -To a Nice Place.

Posted on June 3, 2016 by odeboyz

Last Friday, (May bank holiday weekend, 2016) Jan and I set off to see our friends Natasha and Darren, who live in the North at Lytham St Anne’s not far from Blackpool. The M25 was as usual packed with lorries, cars and … Continue reading →

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