Nostalgic memories of Kingsbury's local history

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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 started off in Roe Green Village, all through the War years, I did National Service in Singapore from 1952 to 1954, married my childhood sweetheart Jean Wilson in 1955 she was head girl at Claremont Secondary School in Kenton in the late forties. We left Kingsbury in 1974 and moved to Hertfordshire. I am surprised not more mentioned of Roe Green Village in the memories as it celebrated its ...see more
Does any 'old codger' who lives locally remember the name of this shop? We moved into the area, just before The Queen's Coronation, the first residents in the newly built block of flats on The Mall, next door to the fire station. Every sunday, there were queues out of the door, it was the only shop open for groceries and it too, closed at 1.00PM. For some reason, my parents always ...see more
This pub was around until about 2004. It is now a Tesco Express.......like we haven't got enough of those already!!
I'm trying to track down the newspaper article on the story below from around 1960 that my dad recently shared with me, does anyone recall the shoe shop called Argos Shoes (or similar) or can offer any other info that might help me? When I was about 15 or so, Dad was the manager of 5 shops called ‘Argos’ based in Kingsbury and other areas in North London. One day 3 girls, ...see more
Yes there was a swimming pool and I remember how cold it was !! I attended Kingsbury County Grammar School (as it was then) from 1956 -1961 Susan Edwards
in 1961, I started full-time employment as a trainee motor fitter at 584 garage on kingsbury circle (15 years old, I had left claremont secondary school the previous week) among the workshop staff were Frank unremembered surname), - the first mechanic i worked with, Ken Darvill, Sid Curtis Steve Jones, Percy Pershad, William (bill) Dennis and Richard Rust,( who aroused my interest in Volkswagons). ...see more
No way did there used to be a lido in the park! Its such a shame its not there anymore because now the closest swimming pool to kingsbury high school is in harrow and its an indoor. If it was still there im certain it would be packed every single warm day with kids from my school
I used to live in Church Lane, opposite the ‘Nipp Inn’ cafe, having moved from Reeves Avenue (at 8 years of age in 1954), via Fryent Way (at the age of 12). I left Church Lane in 1971 and moved to Devon to get married. I have lived Australia since 1972. Brian Hoare. 23/05/2020
This is the church where I was christened in 1946. Kingsbury was my home town until l moved to Australia in 1972.
Looking at this picture of the Gaumont reminded me of a teenage girlfriend who I took there several times in 1959, she lived close by, anyone remember Gloria Wilson? Peter Armstrong