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I was born in Beckenham Hospital - the one next to a park I believe. I grew up in Elmers End and attending Elmers End & Eden Park Preparatory School - my husband and I tried to find the school a few years back when we came over from Canada, where I've lived for the past 30+ years, for a visit...but I believe the Elmers End school is no longer there. I went to Marian Vian Secondary School which we did find and although the building is the same it has a number of changes now!! The London Transport Bus Garage that was at the end of our road, Beck Lane, is now housing and so is Churchfields School where my brother went!

It was wonderful to be able to walk down my street and rmember people & memories, like walking to the end of our street to the bus garage for shillings for the meter and on the opposite corner to the cigarette machine on the wall at the car dealer/garage.

Written by Diane Gibbons (Luker). To send Diane Gibbons (Luker) a private message, click here.

A memory of Beckenham in Kent shared on Friday, 5th March 2010.

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RE: RE: Elmers End

This memory was very interesting as I was also brought up in Elmers End and went to Marian Vian School. I have written to the person in the hope that we can recall our different childhoods in that same area.

Comment from Joy Birch on Monday, 12th December 2011.

RE: RE: Elmers End

Diane please will you contact me again as I sent you an email yesterday but it has been sent back to me as your address unknown

Many thanks

Joy

Comment from Joy Birch on Wednesday, 14th December 2011.

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