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Victor Thomas Coughtrey

reminiscences and other odds and ends

Index to bio chapters
To 1942 1. Family history
1942-47 2. Pre-school years
1947-52 3. Regenesia
1951-53 4. Working-class 'affluence'
1952-53 5. Walter arrives
1953-54 6. Stuart Nicholls
1953-54 7. Upheaval
1954-59 8. Grammar Grub
1955-57 9. The Blackhawk Society
1957-59 10. Nigel Palmer and Jazz
1958-59 11. Escape from Hell
1958-59 12. Work
1959-61 13. The Darkroom
1959-61 14. Banjo Bashing
1959-61 15. Fire Bug
1961 16. The MJB
1961 17. Ice Cold
1961 18. The Game's up
1961-62 19. Babies
1962 20. Cotton Wool
1962-63 21. Toni
1963-64 22. The Whistler
1964-65 23. Casting off
1965 24. On the Road - First Taste
1965 25. The Knife Grinder
1965 26. The Book of Taps
1965 27. Gordon Road
1965 28. The Axeman
1965 29. Star Road
1965 30. Mild Ale with Linda
1965 31. Grand Tour (part 1)
1965 32. Grand Tour (part 2)
1965 33. Grand Tour (part 3)
1965 34. Grand Tour (part 4)
1965 35. Vic Stevens is born
1965 36. Rats 'n' Rags
1965-6 37. Tasting Power
1966 38. Revolution Vindaloo
1966 39. Taking the Pledge
1966 40. Revolver
1966 41. A Fateful Trip
1966-67 42. The Yob
1967 43. Reunion
1967 44. Oh no, not again!
1967 45. The Introducer gets away
1967 46. Simon
1967 47. Simonlight
1967 48. Simonwell
1967 49. Caveman Wannabe
1967 50. Regency Square
1967 51. Arch 141
1968 52. Arch 167
1968 53. Useful tricks
1968 54. Warden of nothing
1968 55. Jumbler
1968 56. First time at last!
1968 57. Gasworks
1968 58. Fireworks
1968 59. Enter Angela
1968 60. In a stew
1968 61. The Glorious Charge of '68
1969 62. Afloat with the Satanists
1969 63. Rich living from a rare talent
1969 64. Brighton Hostel opens
1969 65. Krishnamurti
1969 66. Le clochard
1969 67. Hostel residents
1969 68. A slight error of judgment
1969-70 69. An unsung achievement
1970 70. Getting the sack & going legal
1970 71. Der Führer
1970 72. Angela reappears
1970-71 73.Dismal currency
1971 74. Yo-yo
1971 75. Together
1971 76. Goodbye to Brighton
1971-72 77. Camera Obscura
1972 78. A father !
1972 79. Second reunion
1972 80. Back to the drawing-board
1972-73 81. Pant-y-Powsi
1973 82. Dreadful interlude
1973-74 83. Dunkeswell Abbey
1974 84. Rosa Coughtrey 1874-1974
1974-76 85. Orchard Cottage - 1
1974-76 86. Orchard Cottage - 2
1976 87. Squatters
1976-78 88. Second Dreadful Interlude
1978-81 89. The Nightshift
1981-82 90. The Nightmare-1
1982-86 91. The Nightmare-2
1986-89 92. Heaven & Hell
Since 1989 93. The 'Settled' Era
Photographs relevant to the chapters