Ilford, The Town Hall c.1965
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Memories of Ilford, the Town Hall c1965

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I was 19 when the fire happened and engaged to be marred my wife to be Joan and I would spend hours in the store mostly looking at the furniture we could not afford ( but one could dream) we lived at Barkingside and could see the smoke rising from there. almost in tears at the waste of all that great furniture. any friends still around from that time? went to Dane 51 -55 ish
I remember Ilord townhall we used to go dancing (ballroom) every saturday night that is when we had live bands.I lived in hainault does any body remember going dancing at ilford townhall.I now live in herfordshire.arnold.
this is a strange but true story and I hope that one day I can meet the family of the above man. Arthur Warrington was born in the village i believe, he went to war in the first world war and also returned after the conflicts were over, he was my wife's father, however we are told to never trace where he came from and I think that this was very unfair on my wife of 52 years, we are both in ...see more
I'm trying to locate information about the Polish Camp in Hainault Road that was there after the war where Polish servicemen stayed. Does anyone have any memories of this or any information? Any memories of the Polish and Irish communities in the Ilford area during the late '40s early '50s? I am trying to gather information for my family tree. My birth parents would have come from these communities in Ilford.