Growing Up In Welling By Dennis Cooke

A Memory of Welling.

What fantastic memories I have of growing up in Welling. I was brought up in Clifton Road which was opposite the Guy Earl of Warwick pub. I went to Primary School at Fosters which was in Northdown Road then (it has since moved to Westbrook Road). I then went to Elsa Road Boys School and I was there from 1955 to 1959. Saturdays was always the highlight of the week when we went to Ferrari's coffee shop then onto the afternoon session at the Embassy Court which was for juniors. Home for tea and watch Six Five Special and Happy Days on the television before going back to the Embassy and dance the night away to the Ted Heath band. During the school holidays it was over to Danson Park where we were either on the rowing boats or in the outdoor swimming pool. Welling corner played a big part in my life then with all the different shops and stores we used to regularly go in. The Orange library, Maynes, Woolworths of course and up the road a bit was the only Mens outfitters we used to go which was Harry Fentons for the Italian suits.
I could go on...Great days which we will never experience again.