Nostalgic memories of Crystal Palace's local history
Share your own memories of Crystal Palace and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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I too was born at Stone Park in 1950. My mother was Joan Cloud and my dad was Joe Mannion. My mother Joan was the youngest child of Elizabeth and Ernest Cloud of 88 Anerley Road, Upper Norwood. I never knew my grandfather as he died when my mum was 15. My mum used to work in my nan's fruit shop with my uncle Alby. The shop was known as Cloud's and everyone came there. I was the ...see more
I remember living in the basement flat at 144 church road . My brother simon Dodds and me,jenny Dodds went to Rockmount Infants school. my mother Mary Dodds taught at Rockmount too. I remember Rockmount Rec and crystal palace park,especially the dinosaurs and the pet zoo.i remember the little train that you had to put in a penny to watch it go round. I also remember a park with three paddling pools, does anyone ...see more
Hi everyone
Lived Thicket Road circa 1975 till 1979
Lived in bed sitters at 33 thicket road along with carol Fred
Bobby and others crazy days
Did a brief stint at Southern Relief in Anerly Hill
Out of hours doctors service wild days wonder what happened to Lyn Hart who moved th Hailsham 1978 had a baby father called John lived Elmers End
Anyone out there
I was born in Palace Road in 1959. I lived with my sisters Fay Barbara and parents John and Audrey Langford. My aunt Joan and Uncle Tom Martin owned the house and we rented the top floor flat. Because we didn't have a garden our washing was hung out on lines between the houses high in the air and the washing was out out through a window using a pulley system. I remember rows and rows of ...see more
I remember all you have said and remember the whole area being drowned out with the motor racing, as I got older I use to go and watch. Then that all went for the sports centre, which I used to go swimming in with my school.
I lived in Cintra Park, off Anerley Hill from 1950 to 1967 and remember the Paxton Arms on the corner of Palace Road. There was a general store on the next corner up owned at one time by the son of a friend of my mothers. I went to Ingram School in Thornton Heath. There were two stations then, one called the High (just off the Parade) and the lower one across the road virtually from Cintra Park. We ...see more
I lived in Thicket Grove which had the Thicket public house at the top. Crystal Palace Park was a very short walk away. During the school holidays we would spend our days in the park. Mum would pack us a picnic of a jam sandwich, a packet of crisps with the little salt parcel in and some powdered lemonade mixed with water for our drink. We were told to go to the park until tea time. Although we ...see more
I remember walking down Palace Road with the shopping trolley aged 4 to go to Wavyline supermarket with a shopping list, on my own. Amazingly I made it back safely! Those where the days. I remember Nobles the chemist, Batty's supermarket and Clouds the greengrocers.
I lived in the National College Hostel from 1955 to 1956 which, to the best of my recollection, was located at 28, Dulwich Wood Park, Upper Norwood. The local pub, which our meagre allowance allowed us to visit once a week - usually on Sunday evenings - was the Paxton. I went by my "student name" of Joe in those days and I recall meeting a lovely young lady named Mary Rickett in the Paxton with her Mum and Dad, ...see more
I have similar memories to you Lyn, in fact I was in your sister's class at Anerley School (born in Stone Park hospital) so I remember you too as an older girl! I remember the penny in the slot train going round along Church Road and later it burned down, that was a shock, it smelt of burnt bacon. Now I come to think of it that sounds ominous. Hope noone was hurt. I recall the really loud motor ...see more