Rock And Roll Years

A Memory of South Harrow.

I lived in South Harrow from birth in 1945 in 125 Roxeth Green Avenue. I attended Roxeth Hill primary school until failing the eleven plus and then went to Lascelles Secondary Modern. Not the best of pupils although I was in the A stream. Hated school and was caned all the time or was in the corridor for my sins. I just wanted to work and had a few jobs; paper rounds, helping the milkman and working in South Harrow market, firstly in the record stall and then in the lower greengrocers. Can only remember Ron and Albert (2 of the 4 brothers who owned it), worked full time during the summer of 1960. We played in the fields of Grange Farm mostly and in Dudley Rd with the Rulton family. The lido or swimming pool was one of my favourite places. Dancing was above Burtons in Harrow, dances in schools where we saw Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, a first. There are so many memories. I have been trying to trace Arthur Moulton who was one of my friends at the time. I moved to Manchester and began my working life in a factory making diesel engines. I said I was a deadbeat in school, but I am sure Mr Peacock would have been pleased to know, that later in life I managed to get a degree Bsc in Psychology and post grad diploma from Birmingham. I also qualified as a nurse and worked as a behavioural psychotherapist. Recently returned from a visit to South Harrow - the new school looked great. As for the centre, well what a mess, I have not seen that much rubbish anywhere! The town council should be ashamed of themselves for allowing it to get in the state it is in. I live in France now and the contrast is hard to believe, I have seen a thousand people at a concert in the streets and when it cleared there was no rubbish to be seen. I hope my next visit it will have improved ,for now I will keep my memories.