Back in the day !
I woke this morning thinking about the Derby Arms in Sheen, sadly now converted to residential use and named as Harvey Court. Does anyone remember this pub, ( Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, Mortlake, Surrey SW14) which at the time was run by Len Harvey, the boxing champion. (He later died at his home on 28 November 1976)?
On Sunday's at that time there was the fore runner of a "Disco" which was called "Guys Club", where we would assemble for music (sometimes live with a group called "The Red Caps". There are many stories associated with this time and place, but one which particularly stands out is the night when an altercation took place on the upstairs landing where the large room housing "Guys Club" was located.
Len Harvey appeared, the fighting stopped and a bouncer fell down the stairs after being "slapped" by Harvey. Going down the stairs after him, I recall that Len said "I employ you to stop fights, not start them". We never saw that particular bouncer again.
The photograph is the Derby Arms as it is today.
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