Tag Archives: Norbury

F is for Fake

Over the years I’ve been asked numerous times to verify signed Mary Millington items. I’m fortunate to be the custodian of several incredibly rare pieces of memorabilia – including signed photographs, private letters, magazines, books and even the notes Mary wrote … Continue reading

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Proto-Playbirds

Last year, on this blog, I wrote about prolific British poster artist Tom Chantrell. Although he might be more revered nowadays for his work for Hammer studios, it’s his ‘X’-rated sexploitation material which I, unsurprisingly, adore the most. Chantrell designed … Continue reading

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A Girl’s Best Friend

Throughout her life Mary was a forthright animal lover, and a vocal supporter of the PDSA charity (People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals). During her childhood she had a small black terrier called Hector, and prior to becoming a model she worked for a period … Continue reading

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On Location: The Ghosts of Tooting Past

Tooting, SW17, is not an area you would automatically associate with anything remotely ‘sexy’. This slightly-bedraggled south London suburb, in the Borough of Wandsworth, is best remembered as the home of fictional urban guerrilla ‘Wolfie Smith’ in the BBC sitcom Citizen Smith (1977-1980). But back then, … Continue reading

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Mary, Queen of Tooting

During her career in the adult industry Mary ran a number of sex shops in London. Her most famous business was the Whitehouse Shop at 1539, London Road, Norbury SW16; ironically, just over the road from a police station. Mary managed the … Continue reading

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