Alfred Douglas Allen.
1921 to 2001.
“From Southwark to Southampton.
A diary of events from pre-1900 to 1978.”
An on-line version of my dad’s “life’s work”, prepared by Mike Allen.
Alf, aged 31, picture taken in Sutton, Surrey in 1952
Obviously posed at a photographer’s studio, this copy is mounted on photographer’s board. This is the picture that my dad gave me sometime in the 1990’s when I asked for a good photograph of him. I framed it and it’s been on my wall ever since.
Text by Alf Allen 1999. Edited and spell-checked by Mike Allen 2003-2026.
Most photos taken by Alf and most illustrations drawn by him; scanned from his albums, etc., now in my possession and edited 2003-2026.