tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post8576672113567200657..comments2024-03-28T19:15:08.383+00:00Comments on Andrew Simpson: At Greenwich Hospital in 1902Andrew Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215799385557042486noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post-67011616675514167072020-06-11T14:43:46.014+01:002020-06-11T14:43:46.014+01:00My dad worked on the barges repairing them, he was...My dad worked on the barges repairing them, he was a Boilermaker by trade and in a reserved occupation in WW2, he wanted to join the navy, so glad he didnt. <br />You're right working on the river was hard although he didn't actually work the barges. I had a brother in law who was Thames Lighterman.<br /><br />My dad's family lived in Frobisher Street, originally from Thetford working the land.<br /><br />Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975823602963617078noreply@blogger.com