The area is dominated by orchestral musicians during the 1930s. The suburb was growing at this time, with railway stations opening at Berrylands (1933) and Tolworth (1938). It was the home of two of the greatest exponents of their respective instruments: Charles Draper (The Grandfather of English Clarinettists) and Jack Mackintosh (The Cornet King).
Discover the homes and lives of 1930s musicians who lived and worked in Tolworth, Berrylands and Surbiton. This book contains a map and short biographies, from famous residents to more forgotten names.
1930s Musicians and Entertainers of Tolworth, Berrylands and Surbiton
Alban Low
Published February 2022
ISBN 978-1-912960-91-0
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
A World in London Chapbook 12
SLB0204
Print run of 600
Price – £2.60
BUY 1930s Musicians and Entertainers of Tolworth, Berrylands and Surbiton (£2.60 + £1.20 P & P)
- The Toby Jug – 1 Hook Rise South, Tolworth, KT5 9PB
- Jonathan Reeves (music publisher) – 17 Southwood Dr, KT5 9PJ
- Jack Mackintosh (cornet) – 47 Collingwood Ave, KT5 9PU
- Paul Draper (bassoon) – 45 Elgar Ave, KT5 9JH
- Odeon Tolworth – 67 Tolworth Broadway, KT6 7DD
- Reginald Halcrow (organ) – 191 Hamilton Ave, Tolworth, KT6 7JB
- Frederick Ridding (vocalist) and Ella Ridding (vocalist) – 18 Ladywood Rd, KT6 7PD
- Eric Percival (violin) – 116 Cranborne Ave, KT6
- Douglas Cochrane (Musical Director) – 14 Tankerton Rd, KT6 7LG
- Henry Jeal (organ) – 43 Ditton Rd, KT6 6RF
- Ptolemy Pardy (piano) – 27 Langley Ave, KT6 6QP
- Josephine John (piano) – 4 St Matthew’s Ave, KT6 6JJ
- P.G. Clark (actor) – 10 Kingsdowne Rd, KT6 6LW
- Charles Draper (clarinet) – Kampala Lodge, 21 Langley Rd, KT6 6LW
- Ina Scarlett (actress) – 96 King Charles Rd, Surbiton, KT5
- Richard Brinkman (violin) – 6 The Avenue, Surbiton, KT5 8AX
- Leslie Hatton (actor/comedian) – 16 Parklands, Surbiton KT5 8EA
- Peter Newbury (oboe) – 78 Queens Drive, KT5 8PP
- Laurence Lumley-Holmes (flute) – 111 Surbiton Hill Park, KT5
- Charles D. Matthews (clarinet) – 73 The Ridings, Berrylands KT5 8HH
- The Berrylands Hotel – 107 Chiltern Drive, KT5 8LS
The names and addresses of musicians in this book have been sourced from 1930s Musician’s Union handbooks. Every effort has been made to research and verify information and we are grateful to those experts who have helped in the making of this series. If you know any
additional information or corrections then we would love to include them in future editions.
Alban Low is a London-based artist. He co-hosts The Vinyl Thread on Radio Nope, and is artist-in-residence on the radio programme A World in London.
http://www.albanlow.com
Thank you to M.G. Thomas; The National Jazz Archives; Melody Maker; NME; The British Newspaper Archives; The National Archives; The Community Brain; Robin Hutchinson; the team at A World In London (DJ Ritu, Sophie Darling, Norman Druker, Lucas Keen); Radio Nope (Bob, Conan, Deb & Brian); the Furlong family; and my wife Natalie.
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