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Memories of Bexleyheath
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Owned The Lewis' Tobbaconist And Sweet Shop
My parents (Anita and Bill) owned and ran Lewis' tobacco and confectionery on the corner of Percy Rd and Pickford Lane, opposite the co-op between the 60s and 70s. We used to employ a woman called Dot who used to help serve customers with my mum. I remember in the mid 60's my father saved the owner of Cameron grocer's life by resuscitating him after he'd had a heart attack. We used to shovel the snow and ice off the pavements in front of the bus stop to stop people form falling. There was a woman who lived upstairs from Web's TV repair who was very beautiful but sadly died in her 40s of cancer - only a few years after we had moved there. There was a very nice pub across the way, can't remember the name. So many memories it's hard to pen them all down. Will need to update this later.
Bexleyheath Western End of Broadway
Please note there is no road called 'High Street' in Bexleyheath. The main shopping street has always been Broadway. Just behind the black car pulling out of a driveway on the left is Christchurch and cemetery. Also behind the car is the Pincott Memorial, which used to be sited where the clocktower now is. Pincott Memorial, a drinking fountain popular in olden days for horses, people and animals. You don't see many prams like that today either. Editor's note: Thank you for your information re the incorrect street name attributed to this image. Our Archivist has been informed and the image description will shortly be changed in our database and on the website.
A Schoolboy's View of Bexleyheath in The Early 1950s
I went to school in Bexleyheath between 1950 and 1954. I believe the school was in Pelham Road but I can't be sure. Maybe there was a separate infants department in North Street? My first (very young) girlfriend was there too and she lived just off the Green and was called Kay Thompson. I started school early at the age of 4 at North Street infants and moved on to Pelham Road Junior the other side of the site where Miss Harding taught us beautiful handwriting with pens and nibs that had to be dipped in inkwells! I remember the excitement of the Coronation in 1953 when we spent a lot of time making flags. I was given a Coronation cup and saucer at school. Sometimes I would come up to the High Street as I joined the cub pack in 1953 which met at the Congregational Church (the 4th Bexleyheath). Looking back on those years now I am nearer 70 than 60 it seems quite amazing how much... Read more
Lost Shop
I used to get all my motorcycle bits from a shop called Rapedes, they had a Vincent Rapede in the window. Back in 1985 or so I went back to look for the place, I had the old A-Z book from 1964 so I thought I should be okay... I asked a police man he laughed and said it was ASDA now. All gone years ago. I left Graham Road School in 1968. Barry
I Was Here in 1965
I remember the hut that was used as the changing rooms for all the outside sports, damn cold in the winter. Mr Lester was the Head at the time, mostly I remember the teachers Jim (Maths) and a tall teacher, very stern, chemistry, can't recall his name. Oh, and a Welsh teacher that taught English. I learned a lot at this place, best time ever when I think back. The girls school was the other side of a fence at the other end of the playing field. The last 2 years of my time there, the two schools merged into one. Shame there are not more photos of the old school. It's very clear in my mind but I would love to see some actual pictures. 2 of the kids in my class lived in one of the terrace houses in Gramham Road close to the TV factory at the end of that road. That burned down in 1966-1967 or so. Does anyone remember that? Barry
Welling of my Youth
Hi folks, just found this site. I lived with my Mum and Dad and brother at 70 Westwood Lane in Welling. Went to Hook Lane school at Welling Corner. I flubbed the eleven plus and went to Westwood Secondary School on Northumberland Ave. I met my wife at a record store on Welling High Street. We used to go to the Court Dance Hall on Saturday nights. My Dad was the Motoring Correspondent for the London Evening News. Spent many days at Danson Park at the pool with my Dad.
So many memories. I'm 67 now and live in Tucson Arizona after many years with British Motors in San Francisco. Lots to share but perhaps later.
Bexleyheath
After the Second World War my parents opened a shop at 25 Pickford Lane under the name J T Daborn. It was a tobacconist,toy and sweet shop. They opened in 1947 and traded there until retirement in the early 1970s. Customers might remember that my father was blind because of the war. The shop is immediately to the left of the one with the blind. I went to school at Brampton Road and then Graham Road School. As youngsters we played in Pickford Close in the middle of the road with so few cars and a piece of scrub land just off the Close. I remember the names Rawlings, David Pilgrim. I played hockey for Bexleyheath Hockey Club for many years having been taught at Graham Road School by a Mr Lock. The Headmaster was Mr Lester and I regret not ever returning to the school to thank him for all the encouragement and enthusiasm to study he instilled in me. I have many happy memories of Bexleyheath and after leaving... Read more
Parkside Avenue
I lived in Parkside Avenue, down near the bottom end ( think). A few houses away there lived a very quaint couple. They may have been German Jews or similar. He always walked a few steps behind his wife. Does anyone remember them or have any information on them?
