The Police Tooting Bec Christmas 1980 Laminate Pass ebay

[TheEqualizer]

What's "Tooting Bec"?

[rhoeckel]

Name of a place/street in London:
http://www.police.cybercomm.nl/s19801221.htm

[smax]

tooting bec is in south london, near wandsworth...
the 'tooting' comes from the totinges tribe who used to inhabit the area in anglo saxon (pre 1050 ish) times, although it may be from 'Tota' which meant 'look out' 1,500 years ago...but they might be the same thing.

the 'bec' bit means small stream, is also an old viking name (and the origin of my sons name, Beck).
called bec after bec abbey in normandy which was given the land following the norman invasion of england in 1066.

[ltwoman]

And a history/geography lesson to boot!

[jeffseitz]

[quote="smax"]tooting bec is in south london, near wandsworth...
the 'tooting' comes from the totinges tribe who used to inhabit the area in anglo saxon (pre 1050 ish) times, although it may be from 'Tota' which meant 'look out' 1,500 years ago...but they might be the same thing.

the 'bec' bit means small stream, is also an old viking name (and the origin of my sons name, Beck).
called bec after bec abbey in normandy which was given the land following the norman invasion of england in 1066.[/quote]

Thanks smax. Now the gig has even more relevance for me! Aside from Tommy Cooper being thrown into the lions den!