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Greenford 1969

My grandparents from both sides all lived in Ravenor Park Road from the 1940s onwards, Ernest and Phyllis Warren, my mum's parents lived about 5 doors away from Aubrey and Muriel Thurston, my dad's parent's, and that's how my parents met. Ernest had a haulage company which was situated in Greenway Gardens. I remember playing in Ravenor Park and roller skating down the hill, and the rag and bone man doing his rounds and calling "rag n bones"... I remember Sainsburys, my auntie worked there for a while... I would love to hear from anyone who knew my grandparents, they lived there for many years, my grandmother is the only living grandparent and is in her 89th year....also the surnames Butler and Taylor are of interest to me... Plus does anyone have any information on Perivale Hospital? My brother was the first baby to be born there on Christmas Day 1970, it was written about in the local paper, I would love to know if anyone has any ideas of where I can find a copy... Many thanks, Lisa Thurston.

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A memory of Greenford in Middlesex shared on Sunday, 2nd January 2011.

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RE: RE: Greenford 1969

Hi Lisa Regarding your request for imfo on your brother being born on Christmas Day,you can actually go to the library and ask for the local paper for that day and they will show you how to get it up on their computer, I have done this myself at my local library with great results, good luck! John Nicholls

Comment from John Nicholls on Wednesday, 2nd February 2011.

RE: RE: Greenford 1969

Hi John, thank you very much for the information re my brother's birth, when I'm back in the area I will take your advice... Many thanks, Lisa.

Comment from Lisa Thurston on Thursday, 3rd February 2011.

RE: RE: Greenford 1969

Hi Lisa, I was born in Perivale Hospital on 27th October 1970, so not I'm sure if I was born there before it opened! Or maybe your brother was the first to be born there after the official opening or something like that? I don't know...

I know that there is a housing estate where the hospital used to be and there are very few photographs of the hospital from that period.

Alan McCormack

Comment from Alan McCormack on Tuesday, 19th April 2011.

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