Teen Years

A Memory of Southall.

I lived at 130 Derley Road for a lot of years and went to Western Road School, infants, juniors and senior school; ground floor infant and juniors, top floor seniors. I remember Mr Neame, Mrs Clayton, the Headmistress, and Mrs Nias who had a daughter in my class. I was a brownie at the little hall in Western Road. We had quite a few Youth Clubs, one off the King Street, one off the Uxbridge Road. I remember the outdoor swimming pool and the indoor in Heston. What about Saturday morning pictures at the Dominion, remember those times very well, the song especially, "We are the boys and girls, we're known as Minors of the ABC" etc - anyone else remember it? The Manor House with its lovelly gardens and Aviary which was at the back of Southall Hospital. I left Southall when I got married and moved to Ashford, Middlesex, just the other side of Heathrow Airport where I still am. My maiden name was Burgin and my nick name was "titch" for the usual reason - I was on the small side.
We also had the bowling alley opposite the White Hart Pub on the Uxbridge Road, we certainly had a lot of things to do with our time then.