Artistes of the Golden Age of Music Hall
Victorian Pubs
The Bales also ran several public houses in England, including:
- The Ship in Margate.
- The Oak in Surbiton.
- The Tower in Westminster Bridge Road.
- The Angel in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9.
The picture above is outside the Tower where my (Jane Koszuta) mother Winifred was born in January 1915)
In the picture is Pip 2nd from left, front row, sitting on the wheel, George is the clown, and the boy next to him is surely one of Pip's sons.
The photo must have been taken in 1914 because that year July 29th (visible on FETE & GALA) fell on a Wednesday.
The Tower, Westminster Bridge Road
The Ship, Margate
The Oak, Surbiton
The Angel, Brixton.
About The Tower: I received the following information from Chas McDevitt who was given a print of the same photo for the archives of The Grand Order of Water Rats by Ray Martin:
The Fete advertised in the newspaper is for Brinsworth (opened in 1911) and this was a home for retired showbiz artists sponsored by various charities such as The Grand Order of Water Rats and the E.A.B.F. (Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund).
And Brinsworth is actually where George spent his last years, passing away there in 1949.
About The Angel:
see https://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/angel-pub-coldharbour-lane-brixton.html
Various inhabitants of Brixton have written on this blog expressing their interest in the old photos and documents.
The Royal Zanettos
George, Pip, Arthur, Frank & Albert Bale
Artistes of the Golden Age of Music Hall
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