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Raynham Road And Leed Street

My mother was born in 1920 and grew up in Raynham Road. She lived next door to the chip shop. I remember going in to the shop as a small child to ask for the crackling from the batter. My grandparents and family owned th veggie and fruit stalls in Leeds Street and still do even to this day. When Mum took me there, my grandmother would rub a dirty carrot on her apron and then give it to me to eat. I thought that was a great treat. I have lived in Australia for 51 years now, but when I returned to England last year (2009) for a holiday, I went to visit the stall that my cousin now runs and it really hasn't changed in all those years. If anyone knows of the family, then we may have stories to exchange.

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A memory of Edmonton in Greater London shared on Monday, 15th November 2010.

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RE: RE: Raynham Road And Leed Street

I used to live in Alpha Road in the early 1960s and I remember shopping with my mum at the stalls in Leeds Street. I remember Rufus the big brown standard poodle. My mum worked for a while in Bishops, the supermarket that opened must have been one of the first. Then later she worked in Curtis the shoe shop right near the market. Mum passed away in 2009 aged 87. I r eally miss those days. My surname then was McGinlay.

Comment from Pauline Bradford on Tuesday, 23rd August 2011.

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