Ealing Road Wembley.

A Memory of Wembley.

I Moved to Wembley in 1948 at age of 2 and lived there for 22 years. We lived in Ealing Road opposite Lyon Park Ave. My friends and I used to go up Lyon Park Ave to the Iron Bridge which crossed over the railway lines and do train spotting. I also remember De Markos ice cream parlour oppsite the Regal cinema (which I used to go every Sat morning to see to see the films and we sang "we are the abc minors"). There was also 2 other cinemas; one was the majestic, further up the High St which had a ballroom above, and further still on the High St was the Pilot Cinema (known locally as the Flea Pit). I went to school at Barham Primary School and from there Alperton Boys school. My first job was in Wembley Triangle at Rodney Gibbons (wallpaper & paint shop) in Neeld Parade. My first car was bought in Wembley at a car showrooms opposite the Pilot Cinema. It was called Freddie Williams and he was a famous speedway rider in his day. As the memories come flooding back I can also remember The Village Inn pub at the top of Ealing Road on the corner of the High St and also The Chequers public house further down Ealing Road towards Alperton. Bob Keeler had about 5 shops down in Ealing Road in one unit I can remember. Wembley was also the home to Keith Moon the drummer from the Who. He lived in Chaplain Road and we were both in the same class at Alperton School. Well I could go on writing forever about my time in Wembley but I hope I have sparked some further memories of this town.