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A Memory of Chigwell Row.

I moved to chigwell row when I was 4 and a half years old ,we had been living in army qauters and for the last year been staying with family till we got housed in chigwell row it was may time I can all ways remember it felt like we where on holiday. my 1st school was the village one boys left when they where 7 years old and the girls stayed on to 11 years old growing up there was peaceful and we all new each other my parents still live there ,my children grow up there and went to the village school,it only moved up the road to chigwell 22 years ago but still go to the village more or less every day to my parents it is always like going home as it has been part of my life for 54 years so many happy days of a care free child hood. jackie gammons was surridge

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Hi...I share your feelings....i left the school at seven as a boy and my sister stayed on...but Chigwell Row was magical as you suggest...Nick Crown...Coopers close...my dad had the greengrocers next to the bakers...

By lonsdalecrown on Thu Dec 29th 2016, at 8:53 pm

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I remember chigwell row so well lived in coopers close number 25 from 1964 till 1979 my names Lorraine WIDDOWSON have a older sister Karen

By numba1lol on Sat Jan 14th 2017, at 4:22 pm

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I remember chigwell row so well lived in coopers close number 25 from 1964 till 1979 my names Lorraine WIDDOWSON have a older sister Karen

By numba1lol on Sat Jan 14th 2017, at 4:22 pm

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I lived in Millers Close until 1959, went to the C of E CP school until 1957. I well remember the grocer next to the baker ( I always had to collect the Hot Cross buns on Good Friday). Also Pardy and Johnson, Mr Fullers junk shop, Mr Bliss the Ice Cream and the riding stables Happy memories - anyone else remember these???Jenny Seaborn

By jennyseaborn on Sat Jul 20th 2019, at 12:37 pm

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Do you remember me - Jenny Seaborn? I remember Sandra Cobby from Coopers Close, the old phone box there, and my father used to go racing with Bill Cross.

By jennyseaborn on Sat Jul 20th 2019, at 12:53 pm

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Hi, just found the site. I lived at 19 coopers close from about 1952/3 unti joining the army in 1962 aged 17 and 9 months. I remember that the playground was just over our back fence so nice shortcut. Buster Bailey was my best buddy ( sorry all my other mates!) Terry Parker, Raymond Rolf and the Gibson clan.what a great place to live. Could go on but not for my first attept. I am easy to remember as the only mixed race lad in the village.

By johnoliver257 on Sun Jan 5th 2020, at 8:17 pm

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