tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post6586485831108693280..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Drama on Tower BridgeCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-3381239079232621232020-09-23T02:09:57.446+01:002020-09-23T02:09:57.446+01:00Alberts father robert gunter 1853-1916. Lived on b...Alberts father robert gunter 1853-1916. Lived on beveden street, shorditch, robert was my great grandmothers grandfather, anyway my great grandmother lived in that flat until she passed away 2004.. i remember that flat so well, my nan when she grew up, moved to haberdasher streetLee ruston-mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16228029527873086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-49042455476961823772020-09-23T02:01:47.033+01:002020-09-23T02:01:47.033+01:00Wow all these comments. So my grandmother told me ...Wow all these comments. So my grandmother told me this story and albert was her great uncle, making him my 3rd great uncle. <br />His neice was my great grandmother louise field, (maton. Married name).. please anyone who is related please get in touchLee ruston-mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16228029527873086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-62509863310777146052020-07-23T15:17:45.418+01:002020-07-23T15:17:45.418+01:00If it was New Year's Eve perhaps he'd had ...If it was New Year's Eve perhaps he'd had a few and thought it seemed like a good idea at the time.Dan Hicksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-13282452021429824112017-03-10T21:52:51.182+00:002017-03-10T21:52:51.182+00:00Albert's heroics were covered on QI - Series I...Albert's heroics were covered on QI - Series I, episode 'Indecision'.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13394750560444662589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-38988367464016880242013-09-01T21:18:58.126+01:002013-09-01T21:18:58.126+01:00Back in early seventies, I remember a kids publica...Back in early seventies, I remember a kids publication called 'World Of Wonder'. One of the magazine's early front covers featured an artist's reconstruction of the incident. From what I recall of that picture the gap was slightly exaggerated, maybe for dramatic effect. What I also recall is my mother telling me she was a witness to this incident, although I admit I cannot authenticate this. Dolphin55https://www.blogger.com/profile/05969952805224004410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-49421428623096187282012-12-27T21:13:33.446+00:002012-12-27T21:13:33.446+00:00His name was Albert Gunter he was my great uncle. ...His name was Albert Gunter he was my great uncle. I never heard that he was married previously or that he had a previous son? That would make my aunt Edna and her brother this man Michael Wollen's half brother and sister? Thus family story always fascinated me as a kid and I would brag about it.<br />I read in these reports that he broke his leg I always heard from the family story that it was his arm that he broke and that when he got home to Islington and told his wife "Never guess what happened to me to day" and she just said "that's just typical of you" and carried on ironing lol. <br />I heard he also appeared on the BBC programme 'Whats My line' in 1953 hosted by Eamon Andrews. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739153362133285659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-36163454197260006872012-11-06T14:16:15.780+00:002012-11-06T14:16:15.780+00:00His name was Gunter, He was my great uncle, my lat...His name was Gunter, He was my great uncle, my late mother told me the story when I was a child.<br /><br /><br /> Terry WadeTerry Wadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-55807690051510340882012-03-15T16:41:26.234+00:002012-03-15T16:41:26.234+00:00Anon, it was reported on 31 December so must have ...Anon, it was reported on 31 December so must have happened before that. The LT Museum website used to give the date as 28 December, although that page no longer exists. Some sources give 30 December - it's no wonder that many accounts have settled on 'in December'!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-90710941088706827522012-03-13T14:27:20.835+00:002012-03-13T14:27:20.835+00:00It was actually on Tuesday 31st December 1952 at j...It was actually on Tuesday 31st December 1952 at just after 9:30pm<br />according to reports in both the Daily Mail and The Evening Standard<br />on the 31st DecemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-52070873730629338432012-02-18T19:46:25.195+00:002012-02-18T19:46:25.195+00:00There IS a photo of the bus actually stuck rear en...There IS a photo of the bus actually stuck rear end up in the Tower of London displayStan from Australianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-77552056303991451432011-10-09T15:19:38.180+01:002011-10-09T15:19:38.180+01:00I always called him uncle although strictly speaki...I always called him uncle although strictly speaking he was an uncle in law as his wife Emmy was my Aunt (maiden name Atkins)<br />Hope this makes it clearer.<br /><br />Phil AtkinsPhil Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791926403090724365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-79736895272287138092011-10-02T22:38:27.130+01:002011-10-02T22:38:27.130+01:00Hi my father-in-law is Albert gunters son, and he...Hi my father-in-law is Albert gunters son, and he does not have any brothers, only sisters, so a little confused...:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-8485472625634665512011-10-02T16:52:44.408+01:002011-10-02T16:52:44.408+01:00Nice comments
Albert was my father
I have no knowl...Nice comments<br />Albert was my father<br />I have no knowledge of any other members of the family<br /><br />Alan Edward GunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-53429636018955011132011-02-20T18:33:46.603+00:002011-02-20T18:33:46.603+00:00Albert Gunter was my uncle and I well remember as ...Albert Gunter was my uncle and I well remember as a fifteen year old the excitement this event caused in the family. £10 does not seem a lot for saving a bus and all the passengers as even in those days it was little more than a weeks average wage.bPhil Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791926403090724365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-50620572122530437252010-09-29T09:33:52.257+01:002010-09-29T09:33:52.257+01:00i worked with albert at dalston bus garage,is name...i worked with albert at dalston bus garage,is name was albert gunter,,i dropped him of home a few times in theberton st,sadly he is dead now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-82043629285961069972010-06-11T13:40:11.071+01:002010-06-11T13:40:11.071+01:00Sarah, I'll trust you on the spelling and amen...Sarah, I'll trust you on the spelling and amend!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-69953813133394332252010-06-09T16:13:40.285+01:002010-06-09T16:13:40.285+01:00We must be related somewhere Micheal. Albert Gunte...We must be related somewhere Micheal. Albert Gunter is my grandads uncle. My grandad often told me the story about how he jumped his bus over the bridge.Sarahmwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363687270536378219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-4180044845978474672010-04-17T21:37:45.949+01:002010-04-17T21:37:45.949+01:00Both versions appear, confusingly, but as far as I...Both versions appear, confusingly, but as far as I know Gunton is correct.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-83068614407642146332010-04-17T10:00:48.882+01:002010-04-17T10:00:48.882+01:00Wasn't his surname Gunter not Gunton?Wasn't his surname Gunter not Gunton?Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-46449336816873666722009-10-20T21:42:23.383+01:002009-10-20T21:42:23.383+01:00Glad you liked it - it's an amazing story!Glad you liked it - it's an amazing story!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-87294142312259165082009-10-13T03:12:30.312+01:002009-10-13T03:12:30.312+01:00What's funny about finding this blog entry is ...What's funny about finding this blog entry is that Albert was my dad. My moms relationship with him wasn't faring well so she left. Mom told me one day that my real father was the only man to have jumped tower bridge in a London Transport double decker.<br />I never met the man as my mother married my adopted father and on it went. Thanks for posting this:)Michael Wollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047391914698013613noreply@blogger.com