Pamela Jennings (1964–2012), known as Soho Pam, was a homeless English woman who became well known in Soho, London where she begged. She was much loved for her affectionate, polite manner and was the subject of artists and authors.
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century.
She was born in Carshalton, Surrey, on 19 April 1964. [1] Her siblings Michael and Susan, said that she was enthusiastic but accident-prone. [2] She worked as a carer, shopgirl and played the bell lyre. [2] She had mental health problems and, when her mother died in 1998, she became homeless and estranged from her remaining family. [2]
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Surrey is a subdivision of the English region of South East England in the United Kingdom. A historic and ceremonial county, Surrey is also one of the home counties. The county borders Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west, Berkshire to the northwest, and Greater London to the northeast.
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As a homeless person, she needed £7 every day to pay for a bed in the hostel in Pimlico which she used. [2] To finance this and her habits of gambling and smoking, she regularly begged in the nearby district of Soho where she became familiar to the bohemian community in drinking establishments such as the French House. [2]
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The French House is a Grade II listed pub and dining room at 49 Dean Street, Soho, London. It was previously known as the York Minster, but was informally called "the French pub" or "the French house" by its regulars. It sells more Ricard than anywhere else in Britain and only serves beer in half-pints, except on April the first, when a recent custom has been that Suggs serves the first pint of the day.
She was generally welcomed for her cheerful and affectionate nature, thanking benefactors with hugs and soft salutations such as "cuddle cuddle" and "love you". [1] [4] One exception was at the famous Coach and Horses where the landlord, Norman Balon, would chase her away. When he retired in 2006, she said, "I’ll miss looking in the window to check whether he's in or not". [5] The new landlord, Alistair Choat, was more friendly, allowing her two visits per day and inviting her to his wedding. [2] He said that her manner was especially polite and engaging, "It was her very gentle approach, she would never demand anything and she would just ask sweetly. She had this rocking motion, where she would rock on her feet and then chat, and she would always be counting the money she had in her hand, over and over and over. Most importantly, she was quite petite, she was quite childlike, but she was always very polite, so she just ingratiated people." [6]
The Coach and Horses at 29 Greek Street on the corner with Romilly Street in Soho, London, is a grade II listed public house.
Artists and authors such as Clayton Littlewood featured her in their work and she sold postcard portraits of herself painted by Rupert Shrive in 2005. [1] She was addicted to tobacco and would scavenge cigarette butts for it. [7] She gambled away her spare cash on fruit machines and by betting on dog racing but, when she had winnings, she was generous to her friends in the area. One friend who became close and looked after her was Sally Thomas. She would help Pam shop for clothes and reported that Pam became very nervous when leaving the familiar territory of Soho. [1]
Rupert Shrive is an English artist who was born in West Runton.
She gave up drinking around 2000 but later seemed to suffer from liver failure, giving her a jaundiced yellow skin which attracted attention that she enjoyed. [1] The singer Suggs said that she'd been seen applying yellow make-up and so this may have been a ruse. He has written a song about her called Pam the Hawk and said, "She was an incredible character with a remarkable talent for getting money out of you. They say certain film stars have 'it', well if there is an 'it' for street people, she had it." [8]
She was diagnosed with cancer by an ambulance medic outside the Bar Italia. [2] She moved into sheltered housing in Maida Vale and had radiotherapy but died on 18 December 2012. [1] Her funeral was at East Finchley Cemetery and then a wake was held back in Soho at the Coach and Horses. [6] It was full to overflowing. [2]
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Cigarettes. Half smoked butts. An ashtray's worth, all gathered in a little mound, and as she arranges them she smiles to herself, looking over her shoulder cautiously, making sure no one has spied her.