In all of her glory Harry Young, alias Diamond Lil, stands at the centre of this photograph taken on VE Day May 8th 1945 on Columbia Road. From left kneeling; Gladys Herd, Mrs Stephens, Isabella Wilkinson, Clara Hoare, Nell Lloyd, Diamond Lil, Isabella Lloyd, Alice Wilkinson.
In all of her glory Harry Young, alias Diamond Lil, stands at the centre of this photograph taken on VE Day May 8th 1945 on Columbia Road. From left kneeling; Gladys Herd, Mrs Stephens, Isabella Wilkinson, Clara Hoare, Nell Lloyd, Diamond Lil, Isabella Lloyd, Alice Wilkinson.
I knew diamond lil..he worked in the pie and mash shop in
Hackney road not sure what it was called now. I believe he lived in a flat in Columbia road.
He used to sing in a local pub his
Partner Masie used to play the piano. I lived in Pritchard’s road in dinmont estate. I think diamond lil did an act in the flats when they had a party there when Elizabeth the second had her coronation if I remember rightly.