Tooting

I had to confess during the week, to a group of colleagues over dinner, that I was born in Balham and grew up in Streatham. It didn't sound very glamourous. But actually I'm very proud of the fact that I'm a Londoner; I may not want to live their now, but that's not the point! It must be like defending a brother or sister that you spend most of your childhood fighting with; I can criticise London but nobody born outside the M25 is allowed to!

So when a group popped up on Facebook called Tooting SW17, and prompted by my best friend K, I just had to join.

These two photographs were lurking in an album with 85 others. Pure gems. Not only excellent photographs but also images that stir up a thousand memories of growing up in London.

Kx