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Originally Posted by locojoe
Hi sirvisto68 I was a regular at the " Goat " in the late1950s early 1960s The govenor was called George I think his surname was Giddies or something like that, George was a good bloke and every Sunday he put on a huge bar buffet. Can you remember your next door neihgbours name I might have worked with him when I was firing a Enfield.
I never stopped at Gordon Hill on a V2 so it was not me who allowed you on the footplate. And yes most days were hard work on the ECML but it got a lot easier with the advent of diesels cheers for now.
Alan Locojoe.
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Alan,
Not quite sure if I am doing this right, but here goes anyway,my parents in law were at the Goat from 1953 until 1962, Wally and Dora Reid, I think the George you are talking about was there from 1967 until 1974 [this from 'Pubs of Enfield' not my memory] and yes, what a spread he used to put on for a sunday, if you did not get there by 1205 you missed out and his name was Tozer [wife was Maisie]. My next door neighbours name was Vaughn and he was definatley at the 'Town'. I have just retired from BA after 38 years as a steward and have joined the Swanage Railway where I hope to train to be a signalman although, looking at the manuals it will be a stretch for the grey matter!