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Chapter Three – 1918 to 1927

‘Mr Tower of London – Pages 56 to 77

: Page 58 – June 1923

: Page 58

: Page 58 – Cast photo

: Page 58 – Cast photo

: Page 58 – Cast photo

: Page 63 – Roy Parry

: Page 63 – George Jewitt

: Page 63 – Myddleton Square Church

: Page 64 – 22 Charring Cross Road, London

: Page 66 – The wedding

: Page 66 – Reverse of the wedding photo ‘Best wishes to Sybil [Hudson] Archie. Same as me husband says, Gracie

: Page 66 – Wedding invitation to Sybil Hudson who was also in the ‘Mr Tower’ cast.

: Page 67 – Tommy joins ‘Mr Tower’ (With thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: Gracie and Archie in a slightly disturbing pose ‘Mr Tower of London’

: Betty in ‘Mr Tower of London’

: Page 68

: (With thanks to Melanie Stansfield)

: Page 71 Gracie’s one special dress

: Page 72 – Visiting the real Tower, rather than reading the reviews

: ‘Mr Tower of London’ cast changing ‘digs’

: (With thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: Page 75 – 72a Upper Street, Islington

: Page 76 – The ‘Pitt Girls’ (With thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: Page 77 – ‘A Weeks Pleasure’ (With thanks to the British Music Hall Society)

: Page 77 – The only known image of ‘The Busby Band’

: Page 77

: Page 79 – 12 Dorothy Avenue before Gracie’s alterations

: Page 79 – Gracie at Peacehaven shortly after purchase

: Page 79 – Just a small extension !

: Page 79 – the ‘Dewdrop Inn’ still going strong, a stones throw from Telford

: Page 81

: Page 82 – ‘By Request’ – Edith

: Page 82 – ‘By Request’ – Betty

: Page 82 – Tommy and Nino Rossini (With thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: Page 83 – The waxworks scene (With thanks to Michael Stansfield)

: Page 83 – The waxworks scene (With thanks to Michael Stansfield)

: Gracie ‘By Request’

: Page 82 – Annie and Gracie 1928

: ‘By Request’ programme – 2

: ‘By Request’ Flier

: Page 84 – ‘Tonight You Belong To Me’ – ‘By request’

: Page 85 – ‘By Request’ Tommy Fields (With thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: Page 86 – 1926 in a new cloche hat

: Page 86 – Gracie, Irene, Archie’s daughter and Archie (with thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: Page 87 – Blackpool 1926 (With thanks to Mervyn Rossini)