Another great day out for The Geezers

The Geezers group at Whitewebbs Museum of Transport

The Geezers visit Whitewebbs Museum of Transport

A V12 E-Type Jaguar from 1972 (150mph)
A V12 E-Type Jaguar from 1972 (150mph).

From the immaculate black and yellow Aston Martin to sparking up the engine on a Routemaster bus, The Geezers’ visit to an old waterworks in Enfield was brilliant and revived a lot of memories of being seven years old.

An early Norton from about 1920. Based in Solihull, James Lansdowne Norton went into production with his first motorcycle in 1902
An early Norton from about 1920. Based in Solihull, James Lansdowne Norton went into production with his first motorcycle in 1902.
The Geezers try out a WWII air raid siren. The volunteers at Whitewebbs Museum were really knowledgable
The Geezers try out a WWII air raid siren. The volunteers at Whitewebbs Museum were really knowledgable. Hear it in the short video below by Eddie Snooks.
Listen to a WWII air raid siren

The staff at The Whitewebbs Museum of Transport (Enfield EN2 9HW), all appealingly volunteers, were almost as enthusiastic as we were, whether telling stories about motorcycle trips they’d made or had planned, standing by beautiful vintage auto specimens, or even sunk in the bowels of the earth talking about a well that was, well, not a very good one.

The engine of a 1912 Ford Model T
The engine of a 1912 Ford Model T
  • Whitewebbs Museum
  • Whitewebbs Museum
  • Whitewebbs Museum
  • Whitewebbs Museum
  • Whitewebbs Museum
  • Whitewebbs Museum
  • Whitewebbs Museum
  • Whitewebbs Museum
  • Whitewebbs Museum

They all care, and so did we. Highlights included giving the air raid siren a spin, starting up the Routemaster bus, lunch, and a pint afterwards in the thousand-year old King and Tinker pub in White Webbs Lane.

King James and Tinker Inn Enfield
King James and Tinker Inn Enfield

On this occasion club members shared cars to get to the museum as using public transport would have been difficult.

Richard Jory

New Members Wanted

The Geezers are a group of older men who usually meet every Tuesday either at the Tredegar Community Centre, 333 Morville Street, Bow London, E3 2DZ (beside Tom Thumb’s Arch) or on an outing.

If you know of any elderly men who live in or near Bow, London, E3 who might benefit from joining the Geezers Club please get in touch through this website.

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