jacobt01 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Does anyone remember Pond Street Cyril. What happened to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toploader Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 He was found dead in the doorway of British Home Stores in December 76. Hypothermia, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yes - poor Cyril was found dead in 1976. Here's my post from this thread: "...Cyril Griffin, a homeless and harmless down-and-out who at one time had been a skilled electrician at Firth Brown's. He had some sort of breakdown after his parents died and spent the rest of his life on the streets. He died, apparently of exposure, one cold night in December 1976 and was found in the BHS doorway; he was 52". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only_me Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 His nickname was actually Subway Cyril due to the fact he spent a lot of time in the hole in the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdtiman Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 His nickname was actually Subway Cyril due to the fact he spent a lot of time in the hole in the road. never saw him in pond street always in the subway (hole in the road not the sandwich shop ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfox3x Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 He was a nice bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only_me Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 He was a nice bloke I felt sorry for Cyril and he was a nice bloke. As a young lad in the 1970s i would go down town at Christmas to buy presents. I would walk through the hole in the road to give Cyril a bit of money. Although it was only 50p or a £1 he would always appreciate this gesture. I remember he would always have string tied around his overcoat as it had no buttons. It seems strange he chose to live the way he did, i presume he snubbed any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sham.69er Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I felt sorry for Cyril and he was a nice bloke. As a young lad in the 1970s i would go down town at Christmas to buy presents. I would walk through the hole in the road to give Cyril a bit of money. Although it was only 50p or a £1 he would always appreciate this gesture. I remember he would always have string tied around his overcoat as it had no buttons. It seems strange he chose to live the way he did, i presume he snubbed any help. if you gave him a pound in the 70's or ten bob even you must have been loaded, as a young lad also at the time i used to get 2 bob a week spending money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billo Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I felt sorry for Cyril and he was a nice bloke. As a young lad in the 1970s i would go down town at Christmas to buy presents. I would walk through the hole in the road to give Cyril a bit of money. Although it was only 50p or a £1 he would always appreciate this gesture. I remember he would always have string tied around his overcoat as it had no buttons. It seems strange he chose to live the way he did, i presume he snubbed any help. 50p or a pound was a fair bit of money for a kid in the 70s, I wish I had that much money to give away as a kid in the 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only_me Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Ooops posted twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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