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'''Inchmery Fandom''' was one of the [[focal point]]s of [[British fandom]] in the late 1950s: [[actifans]] [[Joy Goodwin|Joy]] & [[Vin¢ Clarke]] and [[Sandy Sanderson]], [[publishing jiants]], who occupied a [[slan shack]] on Inchmery Road in [[London]].
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It also turned out to be a love triangle, destroyed in 1960 when Joy dumped Vin¢ to marry Sanderson, with whom she’d been having a secret affair, and moved to the [[US]] with him. Vin¢ [[gafiated]] and was not heard from again until the 1980s. He later said, "[[Fandom]] was too painful for me at that time."
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At the time, he sent out the detailed and agonized ''[[Ex-Inchmery Fan Diary]]''.
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Inchmery is a street in Catford, London, and the [[fandom]] that lived there was [[Joy Clarke|Joy]] & [[Vin¢ Clarke]] and [[Sandy Sanderson]]. They deluged [[fandom]] with vast store of [[fanzines]] in 1958-9 and became so well known under their old address that when they moved to Queen's Road, New Cross, they retained the "Inchmery" name for their apartment.  
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Inchmery is a street in Catford, [[London]], and the [[fandom]] that lived together there was [[Joy Goodwin|Joy]] & [[Vin¢ Clarke]] and [[Sandy Sanderson]]. They deluged [[fandom]] with vast store of [[fanzines]] in 1958–9 and became so well known under their old address that when they moved to Queen's Road, New Cross, they retained the "Inchmery" name for their apartment.  
 
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Inchmery Fandom was one of the focal points of [[British fandom]] in the late 50s, but was destroyed by personal problems ([[Joy Clarke]] leaving [[Vince Clarke]] and moving to the US with [[Sandy Sanderson]]).  After this, [[Vince Clarke|Vince]] [[gafiated]] and was not heard from again until the 80s. He later said, "[[Fandom]] was too painful for me at that time."
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 21 February 2023

Inchmery Fandom was one of the focal points of British fandom in the late 1950s: actifans Joy & Vin¢ Clarke and Sandy Sanderson, publishing jiants, who occupied a slan shack on Inchmery Road in London.

It also turned out to be a love triangle, destroyed in 1960 when Joy dumped Vin¢ to marry Sanderson, with whom she’d been having a secret affair, and moved to the United States with him. Vin¢ gafiated and was not heard from again until the 1980s. He later said, "Fandom was too painful for me at that time."

At the time, he sent out the detailed and agonized Ex-Inchmery Fan Diary.

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
Inchmery is a street in Catford, London, and the fandom that lived together there was Joy & Vin¢ Clarke and Sandy Sanderson. They deluged fandom with vast store of fanzines in 1958–9 and became so well known under their old address that when they moved to Queen's Road, New Cross, they retained the "Inchmery" name for their apartment.

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