Borehamwood, Leeming Road Shopping Parade c.1965
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Memories of Borehamwood, Leeming Road Shopping Parade c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Borehamwood, Leeming Road Shopping Parade c.1965

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I used to live around the corner at 108 Aycliffe Rd above the grocery store that my dad used to manage. I have great memories of playing in the the little playground and splashing about in the brook, and later buying bits for my bike and model kits from Denmar, which was on the opposite side of Leeming Rd from the picture.
The Three Ways Community Centre in Arundel Drive holds many happy memories for many people of Boreham Wood. You might be interested to know that the name came from the three, roads, Cranes Way. Manor Way, and Ripon Way. Around 1960-61, it was decided and agreed by some of the local residence committee, to try and raise funds for the building and they did this by knocking on the doors ...see more
In February 1957 a new pub was opened in Howard Drive called ‘The Suffolk Punch’ it belonged to the brewers ‘Charring & Co’. It stood directly opposite a row of shops. When I was old enough to drink it became my local. My father worked there as a barman after it first opened, right into the 60s. It had a public and saloon bar that stood either side of the off-licence. We had some great times there. ...see more
In the 1950s, going to the pictures was ‘the-in-thing’, not only did Boreham Wood have its own cinema; it also had its own film studios where they made many of the films that were later shown at our local cinema. When we first arrived in Boreham Wood we were not aware that there was a cinema in Shenley Road and it wasn’t until about 1953 that we started to attend the performances. The cinema named the ‘Studio’ ...see more