Original Cockney Museum

Reviews

YOUR COCKNEY MUSEUM SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, THE HISTORY OF LONG AGO.

HAPPY EASTER GEORGE SO PLEASED TO NOTE YOU ARE FULLY BOOKED UP UNTILL 3rd OF MAY. YOUR COCKNEY MUSEUM SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, THE HISTORY OF LONG AGO, THE LOVING COLLECTED ARTIFACTS, THE COSTER’S UNIFORMS AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PEARLIES WHO RAISED SO MUCH MONEY FOR SUCH GOOD CAUSES. YOU HAVE KEPT THE TRADITION THAT IS SPECIAL TO LONDON. OUR COSTER’S TRADITION LIVE’S ON FROM THE START OF MARKETS, DOWN THROUGH THE AGES, OUR OWN PEARLY KINGS AND QUEENS AND THEIR HISTORY IS ALL LONDONS TOO. I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO ENJOYS HISTORY, WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PEARLY KINGS AND QUEENS AND YOUR HISTORY TOO BY PURCHASING YOUR BOOK “ THE HIDDEN WHISTLE AND FLUTE “ GOD BLESS YOU GEORGE AND ALL YOUR FAMILY MAY THEY CONTINUE TO KEEP THE TRADITION AND COCKNEY MUSEUM ALIVE. XXX

Lorraine Beck

IT WAS SUCH A GREAT PLACE EVERYONE SHOULD SEE WHAT LIFE WAS REALLY LIKE LONG AGO

I ENJOYED MY TIME AT GEORGE’S COCKNEY MUSEUM. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT PLACE EVERYONE SHOULD SEE WHAT LIFE WAS REALLY LIKE LONG AGO. I DIDN’T STAY LONG AS WE HAD COVID HANGING AROUND BUT HAVE PROMISED GEORGE I
MOST DEFINITELY WILL BE BACK. I ORDERED MY PIE AND MASH IN ADVANCE. I WAS ASKED WHEN I BOOKED IF I WANTED IT. SUCH A GREAT TIME CANT WAIT TO SEE MY FRIEND GEORGE AGAIN HE WAS FRIENDLY AND FUNNY TELLING ME WHEN HE MET PRINCESS MARGARET. LOVE YOU GEORGE, AND YOU MUST BUY HIS BOOK “THE HIDDEN WHISTLE AND FLUTE”.

Louisa Magowan

A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT

YES BUT YOU HAVE TO ORDER PIE AND MASH BEFORE YOU GO SO THEY CAN ORDER IT IN. A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT.

Shirley Read & Michael Jury

IT WAS A GREAT VISIT VERY INTERESTING

IT WAS A GREAT VISIT VERY INTERESTING AND GEORGE MAJOR VERY HELPFUL EXPLAINING A FEW THINGS. AND TO TOP IT ALL HAD DELICIOUS MANZE PIE AND MASH. WOULD ADVISE PEOPLE TO VISIT THIS AMAZING MUSEUM.

Tracy Moloney

INFORMATIVE ON THE HISTORY OF THE PEARLY KINGS AND QUEENS TRADITION

LOVLEY COCKNEY WELCOME FROM GEORGE MAJOR AND VERY INFORMATIVE ON THE HISTORY OF THE PEARLY KINGS AND QUEENS TRADITION.

Gary Putt

WHAT A BRILLIANT MUSEUM AND GEORGE IS AMAZING

WHAT A BRILLIANT MUSEUM AND GEORGE IS AMAZING. I TOOK MY 80 YEAR OLD FRIEND WHO COULD RELATE TO IT ALL AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS SPOT ON.
GEORGE IS SUCH A LOVELY MAN THAT IS TRULY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COCKNEY MUSEUM, AND THE PEARLY KINGS AND QUEENS. HE IS SOO KNOWLEDGABLE AND IS EASY TO TALK TO. HE SHOWED US HIS PEARLY SUIT AND
I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW HEAVY IT WAS, WE WENT TO THE MUSEUM A FEW WEEKS AFTER IT OPENED. CANT WAIT TO GO BACK AGAIN. GOOD LUCK GEORGE.

Christine Garbutt

WANT TO GO BACK FOR MANZE PIE AND MASH

I LOVED IT THERE AND WANT TO GO BACK FOR MANZE PIE AND MASH, AND WE LOVED GEORGE, I WANTED TO TAKE HIM HOME WITH ME.

Dawn Martin

REALY INTERESTING

REALY INTERESTING CAN FEEL THE LOVE GEORGE HAS PUT INTO THE MUSEUM, PLUS MEETING GEORGE IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE. YOU MUST READ HIS BOOK
“THE HIDDEN WHISTLE AND FLUTE.” CANT WAIT FOR HIS SECOND BOOK.

Pauline Claridge

WHAT A TRULY AMAZING TIME WE HAD

ME AND MY BEST FRIEND OF 50 YEARS VISITED GEORGE AT HIS COCKNEY MUSEUM AND WHAT A TRULY AMAZING TIME WE HAD. GEORGE WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TELLING US FANTASTIC STORIES AND EVEN SHOWED US HIS BEAUTIFUL PEARLY SUIT, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO MEET HIM AND SUCH AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE. I BROUGHT GEORGE’S BOOK AND I CAN RECOMMEND READING IT IF YOU VISIT, OR BY IT FROM AMAZON OR EBAY AND WATERSTONES. AFTER READING IT I NEEDED TO RETURN AND HUG GEORGE. IT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH AND CRY THROUGHOUT READING! THANK YOU GEORGE FOR MAKING OUR VISIT SO SPECIAL.

Stephanie Whaley

WE WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK

I BROUGHT MY MUM TO VISIT YOU GEORGE AND YOUR BRILLIANT COCKNEY MUSEUM. WE TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY FROM WHITBY NORTH YORKSHIRE AND PICKED UP MY MUM FROM HER HOME IN LUTON ON THE WAY. YOU WAS THE PERFECT HOST AND EVERYONE CAN SEE YOUR LOVE AND DEDICATION THAT YOU PUT INTO THE COCKNEY MUSEUM. WE LOVED EVERY INCH OF IT SO INTERESTING AND REALLY ENJOYED YOUR MANZE PIE AND MASH AND WOULD RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO VISIT YOUR MUSEUM. WE WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK. I WOULD LOVE MY GRANDCHILDREN TO HAVE A LOOK AROUND AND WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND
YOUR FABULOUS BOOK WE COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN. “THE HIDDEN WHISTLE AND FLUTE” KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK GEORGE.

Beverley Venant

WE ENJOYED THE COCKNEY MUSIC

IT’S VERY INTERESTING MUSEUM, WE ENJOYED THE COCKNEY MUSIC, PHOTOS AND OF COURSE THE MANZE PIE AND MASH TOO.

Sarah Wallace

GEORGE IS A GENTLEMAN FULL OF CHARACTER

I HAVE MET GEORGE MAJOR SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WORKED AT RECEPTION PECKHAM TOWN HALL. I LOVED LISTENING TO GEORGE STORIES IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE READING A BOOK ALOUD. GEORGE IS A GENTLEMAN FULL OF CHARACTER I LOVE HIM FOR ALWAYS BEING DOWN TO EARTH, I WOULD OF LOVED TO OF BEEN IN A ROOM LIVENING TO GEORGE AND HIS DEAR FRIEND NORMAN WISDOM.

GEORGE COCKNEY MUSEUM IS A GREAT DAY OUT

I AGREE WITH BEVERLEY, GEORGE COCKNEY MUSEUM IS A GREAT DAY OUT, GOOD LUCK XXXX.

Christine Blackman

I LOVED MY TIME IN THE COCKNEY MUSEUM

I LOVED MY TIME IN THE COCKNEY MUSEUM WITH SO MUCH TO SEE, IT WAS TRULY ENLIGHTENING AND AN EDUCATION WITH HUMOUR TOO. GEORGE IS A DELIGHT TO CONVERSE WITH AND HELPFUL.

Hilary Woolgar

Shirley Allardyce.

I HAD A GREAT TIME WHEN I VISITED THE COCKNEY MUSEUM, AND GEORGE IS AN
AMAZING FONT OF KNOWLEDGE, I HOPE SOMEONE HAS RECORDED HIS STORY FOR POSTERITY. HIS BOOK “THE HIDDEN WHISTLE AND FLUTE” IS BRILLIANT TOO.

Amanda Ravenswood.

AWWW THIS IS A GREAT COCKNEY MUSEUM GEORGE HON XXX

Sally McNeil.

I’VE BEEN THREE TIMES AND IT WAS CLASS. GEORGE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THE COCKNEY MUSEUM. SUMMER COMING AND ANOTHER SUMMER VISIT DUE.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN.

Patsy.

A GOOD REPLY XXX PATSY.

Dawn Martin.

I LOVED IT THERE AT THE COCKNEY MUSEUM. AND WANT TO GO BACK FOR MANZE PIE AND MASH, AND WE LOVED GEORGE AND GIVE A HUG!

Annie Patricia’s.

I WENT TO VISIT AFTER SEEING AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE COCKNEY MUSEUM. I LOVED IT, SO INTERESTING AND EDUCATION. THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE WAS SO EVOCATIVE OF THE ERA! I TOO BROUGHT THE BOOK,
“THE HIDDEN WHISTLE AND FLUTE” AND COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN, FINDING THAT I TOO WANTED TO TAKE GEORGE HOME AND HUG!

Stephen Knight. Pearly King of Church Street Market.

YOU NEED TO SEE IT, IT’S JUST WONDERFUL.

Dawn Spice.

WOW AMAZING, XXX

Sue Lockett.

A GREAT WAY TO REMINISCE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND HAVE MANZE PIE AND MASH.

Joseph Leavey.

I VISITED THE COCKNEY MUSEUM WITH MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER A GREAT EYE OPENER PLENTY OF HISTORY.

Rosemary Chandler.

THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.

Sue Everett.

WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED OUR VISIT ALL ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC AND BEING SOUTH LONDONERS REMINDED US OF HARDER TIMES GONE BY..HAVING ENJOYED PIE AND MASH AT TOOTING HARRINGTON ON MANY OCCASIONS WAS A SHAME
AS THERE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR OUR VISIT. BUT STILL A FANTASTIC VISIT AND MEETING GEORGE AND HEARING HIS STORIES PLUS SEEING THE DRESS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FINISHING OF WITH PEARLY BUTTONS WAS MORE ICING ON THE
CAKE..NOW AS A LOCALS WE HOPE TO VISIT AGAIN, WELL DONE GEORGE BRILLIANT.

Jan Obeirne.

YOUR COCKNEY MUSEUM IS WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER VISITED, IT’S IN FORMATIVE, EMOTIVE AND ENTERTAINING.

Carly Leanne.

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC TIME THERE. WE HAD A WORM WELCOME FROM GEORGE BEFORE WE EVEN WENT IN. FULL OF KNOWLEDGE AND LAUCHS. GIVES ALL HIS ATTENTION TO YOU. ENJOYED A LITTLE SING SONG A LONG TO THE MUSIC AS WE WALKED AROUND. SO MANY INTERESTING THINGS TO SEE AND READ. ENJOYABLE FOR ALL AGES. WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK FOR ANOTHER BE BACK FOR FOR ANOTHER VISIT 10/10.

Lesley Ginny lightford.

SO PLEASED YOU ARE GETTING LOTS OF BOOKINGS. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE VISITING YOUR FANTASTIC COCKNEY MUSEUM.

Lisa Martin.

AWESOME.

Teresa Lynch.

GREAT MUSEUM TO VISIT, SCHOOLS SHOULD TAKE THE KIDS FOR A VISIT.

Julie Wilcock.

HAS AN AMAZING DAY OUT WITH MY SISTER VISITING THE COCKNEY MUSEUM. SO MUCH TO SEE AND READ. A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF INFORMATION, PHOTOGRAPHS AND SCENGS OF COCKNEY LIFE. WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE ANOTHER VISIT AS WE MISSED GEORGE BUT HAD A WONDERFUL CHAT WITH HIS TWO DAUGHTERS THANK YOU FOR A MOST ENJOYABLE VISIT.

Stephen Knight. Pearly King of Church Street Market.

I HAVE KNOWN GEORGE WELL OVER FITHTY YEARS AND THIS WAS ALWAYS HIS DREAM AND IT’S COME TRUE, OVER THE YEARS HE HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO GET WHERE HE IS TODAY. I HAS VISITED THE COCKNEY MUSEUM AND IT’S WELL WORTH A BUTCHERS HOOK, ENJOY YOUR MUSEUM GEORGE.

Amanda Ravenswood

Love this George, glad you have done so well in getting the Cockney Museum to it’s fullPotential.

Patricia Humphrey’s.Tomlinson.

Such a lovely man who I have had the pleasure of meeting at his fantastic Cockney Museum. Keep up the good work George.

The Fisher family.

ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING AND SO MUCH TO SEE DEFINITELY WORTH A VISIT TO THE COCKNEY MUSEUM, THANK YOU GEORGE PEARLY KING OF PECKHAM LONG MAY YOU REIN!

Marlene Decker.

FABULOUS COCKNEY MUSEUM PLACE ESPECIALLY GEORGE, HE IS INCREDIBLE WILL COME BACK.

Kay Whatley.

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC WHAT A BRILLIANT COCKNEY MUSEUM,
THANK YOU GEORGE FOR A WONDERFUL MUSEUM.

Claire Web.

FANTASTIC COCKNEY MUSEUM I WILL SPED THE WORD.

Stuart Lorna.

A LOT TO SEE AND ALL SO INTERESTING

Angela Jason.

WE BOTH LOVED THE COCKNEY MUSEUM AND WILL BE BACK.

Mr and Mrs Ray.

WE BOTH ENJOYED ALL THE MEMORABILIA AND LOVED THE COCKNEY MUSEUM WILL BE TELLING EVERYONE TO VISIT.

Carol Hatched.

WHAT A SMASHING PLACE LOVED THE COCKNEY MUSEUM.

Janet.

A REAL GEM OF THE COCKNEY MUSEUM.

Mick Mocked.

FANTASTIC COCKNEY MUSEUM GEORGE IS A PROPER DIAMOND GEESA.

Brenda Lisney

WE VISITED THE COCKNEY MUSEUM WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM CANADA IN APRIL WE THOUGHT WOULD BE POPPING IN FOR HALF AN HOUR, 1.5 HOURS LATER WE WERE AMAZED.THIS IS TRULY A LIFETIME’S WORKA FANTASTIC COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND
MEMORABILIA. ATMOSPHERIC AND REMARKABLE. WELL DONE GEORGE, WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT. I WILL BE BOOKING IN SOON WITH THREE GIRL FRIENDS, TOO MUCH TO TAKE IN WITH ONE VISIT.
SEE YOU SOON.

AMY BAILY

FOUND THE COCKNEY MUSEUM THROUGH A FRIEND, CALLED GEORGE MAJOR TO BOOK IN. WE WERE WELCOME WITH THE WARMEST GREETINGS BY GEORGE MUM AND DAD WERE TAKEN DOWN MEMORY LANE, IT WAS LIKE WATCHING THEM BOTH FROM MY CHILD’S EYE. A WONDERFUL PLACE, WARM FRIENDLY AND SO DOWN TO EARTH, THANKS GEORGE ITS AMAZING.

Chris and Vic Turner

REMORY LANE WHAT A PLACE PERSONAL OWNED FROM THE LOVELY GEORGE BROUGHT MUM AND DAD, SO GLAD I DID.

Tracey Johnson and Family.

GREAT, GREAT CHILD OF HERBERT CHARLES SAMUEL, PEARLY KING OF
WALTHAMSTOW, B 1904 D 1956.
WHAT AN AMAZING VISIT WE HAD TO THE COCKNEY MUSEUM TODAY. RUN AND SET UP GEORGE TO PEARLY KING OF PECKHAM, HE HAS DONE SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB. IT WAS LOVELY SEEING SOME OF MY PAST FAMILY PHOTOS ALREADY THERE AND I GAVE HIM SOME MORE TO ADD TO THE COCKNEY MUSEUM.
GEORGE EVEN KNEW AND REMEMBERED MY GREAT GREAT GRANDAD. JUST EVERYONE SHOULD GO AND VISIT IT.

Lucy and Patrick Harion

A REAL TREAT TO COME HERE AT THE COCKNEY MUSEUM REALLY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THANK YOU.

Jim and Jo Walker

WHAT AN AMAZING FIND IN STONELEIGH A PART OF HISTORY THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEMBERED, WISHING THE COCKNEY MUSEUM ALL THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE.

Bernice and Neil

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC AND HOW LOVELY TO MEET GEORGE-AND HIS FAMILY. SO MUCH HARD WORK CAN BE SEEN IN THIS AMAZING COLLECTION OF TREASURE.

Lucy

I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED AND HONOURED TO BE HERE ALTHE WAY FROM PECKHAM TO HONOUR THE GREAT GEORGE THE PEARLY KING OF PECKHAM
TO HIS COCKNEY MUSEUM.

Rose Monk

GEORGE I’M SO PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. LONDON WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART, AND SO WILL YOU AND YOUR COCKNEY MUSEUM.

Simon Vigo Cannel 5 News

A BRILLIANT MUSEUM WELL DONE GEORGE, I WISH I COULD HAVE BROUGHT MY
LONDON GRANS THEY WOULD’VE SPENT ALL DAY HERE.

A Gerrard Daily Mirror

FANTASTIC, A BRILLIANT MUSEUM, GREAT JOB THANK YOU GEORGE FOR SHOWING US AROUND.

Sylvia and Dave

SO FASCINATING, SUCH A BRILLIANT COLLECTIONS OF MEMORABILIA GEORGE IS A MINE OF COCKNEY LONDON KNOWLEDGE IN THE COCKNEY MUSEUM.

Hilary G

CO BLIMY MATE YOUR COCKNEY MUSEUM IT’S A GREAT BLEEDING MARVELLOUS.

Michael Spence and Dawn Martin

VERY INTERESTING AND KNOWLEDGE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I WANTED TO TAKE GEORGE HOME WITH ME. BLESS HIM.

Nina Hollingsworth

JUST WHAT WE NEEDED A COCKNEY MUSEUM THANK YOU FOR SO SO MUCH FOR CREATING IT, A REAL JOURNEY OF THE PAST.

Ann Bouton

WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF YEARS OF YEARS GONE BY A MUSEUM THAT WOULD STAY WITH ME FOR YEARS TO COME, THANK YOU.

Marlene Decker

FABULOUS PLACE THIS COCKNEY MUSEUM, ESPECIALLY GEORGE HE IS INCREDIBLY, WILL COME AGAIN.

Bert Barnshore

EPSOM HISTORY CENTRE, FANTASTIC AND A REAL JOY.

Joan & Terry

GREAT PLACE TUCKED AWAY, SO MUCH LOVE AND WORK GONE INTO IT.

Bridget Elfis

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, KEEPING HISTORY AND OUR HERITAGE ALIVE, WELL DONE GEORGE

Jean& Ron

VERY INFORMATIVE, GEORGE IS A GREAT PERSONALITY.

Josephine and Paul Bowwales

WHAT A HIDDEN TREASURE. SUCH A LOVELY AND INTERESTING PLACE IS THE COCKNEY MUSEUM!

Claire Driver

LOVLEY AND HEARTFELT-LOVED OUR VISIT AND WILL BE TELLING EVERYONE TO GET ERE!

SEB, TONY, DIANE.

WE HAD A LOVELY AFTERNOON, GREAT PIE AND MASH, GEORGE YOU ARE THE BEST.

MADEN

THANK YOU FOR TELLING US STORIES.

JULIE

I’ve COME FROM AUSTRALIA AND LOVED SEEING YOUR WONDERFUL COLLECTION.

DAVE AND WILL AINSWORTH

CAME TO GIVE PAUL HIS FIRST TASTE OF PIE AND MASH, AND STAYED TO CHAT WITH GEORGE.

DANIEL-MEGAN TOMAS.

YOUR MUSEUM WAS VERY GOOD AND INTERESTING OUR AGE 7-8 year olds.

MANDY FROM WI.

SUCH AN INTERESTING MUSEUM THANK YOU GEORGE.

MAXINE CATFORD WI.

THANK YOU JANET AND GEORGE FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY, A WERY INTERESTING MUSEUM.

SUE CATFORD WI

THANK YOU GEORGE AND JANET FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY A VERY INTERESTING MUSEUM.

JULIE.

WHAT A GEM-SO MANY INTERESTING FACTS AND PHOTOS-A REAL TREASURE

LEE AND SONYA.

A GREAT PLACE TO BE, GEORGE IS A GEM DIAMOND BLOKE XXX