Broadwalk c1965, North Harrow
Broadwalk c1965, North Harrow Ref: N177005
Memories of Broadwalk c1965, North Harrow
North Harrow Shops
I left Pinner Grammar School in 1963 and well remember this view as I sometimes cycled this route back home to Hatch End. Mostly I would go home the direct way through Pinner but I can remember putting in the extra miles to go via North Harrow for a couple of very good reasons!
On the left of the picture close to the bus stop was a good toy shop with a window display of model railways. As I grew older my motivation switched from model railways to girls and I remember pedalling the North Harrow route in the hope of seeing Elizabeth Armstrong who sadly went to another school. I was lucky a few times but courage failed me so I never asked her out or we might have gone to the cinema which is on the right of this view (but now a supermarket and bowling alley!).
The tall building in the centre background was a car showroom and I think it may... Read more
Preston Road Shops
My great Grandfather, George frederick Rogers ( c1880 ) owned the Newsagents ( still named Rogers ) on the Preston Road at Preston road station, way back in the 1920's ?. Before the parade of shops where built he had a wooden hut type building where he served teas and sandwiches to the train travelers. When the parade was built he got the rental of the shop on the first plot and the Rogers shop was born. I have heard from my father that the Rogers family was well known in the area and for years on the wall of the Preston pub there was all sorts of Rogers family history in frames ; namely the story of the 10 Rogers brothers who went to war and all came back safely. My grandfather had a window cleaning buisness for the area in his younger years ( Philip Rogers c1906)
Unfortunatly the pub has recently been refurbished by a company and I was just too late and all has been... Read more
My Grandfather's Shop in Preston Road
As a large family and well known in the area, the Rogers of today are trying to contact any others from the past. There were 10 boys and 4 girls, all but 1 are dead now but most of us didn't know many of our uncles or aunties, so are you our relations? If you think you might be then please contact me, in particular we want to find the children of Peter and Queenie Rogers who lived in a flat in Kingsbury, Whippet are you out there, where are you? Please get in touch with me. Joan (my father was Ralph Reginald Rogers). joan@simmonscrew.co.uk
Happy Days at Elmcroft Crescent
Hi, I came across this site by accident but I am delighted to recap on happy days spent living in North Harrow. We lived in Elmcroft Crescent off Headstone Lane and attended the comprehensive school at the boundary connecting George 5th Avenue and the Pinner road. The headmaster I still remember - Mr Manser! Two canings put me in order although our PTI (name forgotten) was also handy with a black plimsol. I recall doing well at sports - particularly shot-putting (I had developed the Parry O'Brien method of swinging at 180% to the front) and also at rugby when I had the unfortunate distinction of falling on an opponent in a ruck and breaking his arm - match cancelled and Day junior mentioned in assembly the next morning! My twin sister, Gladys, excelled study-wise and sports-wise; in fact she was a real clever dick! Her favourite trick was to bring a motley selection of netball buddies home to taunt me and pinch Mum's cakes. My dear mother was... Read more
Fire Station
Hi, I used to live in the Pinner Road fire station from 1948 until 1961, it holds all my favorite memories, going to Pinner Park school in Headstone Lane. I remember Mora Francis being picked up after school in a big black limousine to go to the film studios as she was one of St Trinian's girls. We used to play football on our way home in the park opposite and then go to Whites sweet shop on Northarrow Parade and buy penny gobstoppers and sit in the allotments behind the Woodlands or go down the air raid shelter. When I was growing up I then went to Headstone Secondary Modern and yes, Ihad the cane on numerous ocasions from Mr Manson or the slipper from the PT instructor Mr Macnab. I also got a Saturday job at Yaldens hardware delivering paraffin on a bike with a basket on the front. My friend and I would meet all the cyclists outside Iver Clark's bike shop or go and look in... Read more
Air Force Brat
I lived with my family from 1959 - 1962 in North Harrow - I have never really left. Penny candy sixpence allowance! Gobstoppers! The fire station. We would walk around in Harrow school! What fun we had! I would love to hear from anyone else with a dad stationed at South Ruislip base.
North Harrow & local memories
Read and share memories of North Harrow and Middlesex inspired by Frith photos.
The Tithe Barn
This picture is of the Tithe Barn at Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre. It is one of four listed buildings at the site and is part of the former medieval Headstone Manor estate. Harrow Museum can be contacted on 020 8861 2626
The Tithe Barn And Harrow Museum
Moat Farm Park? I find this surprising as its claim to fame is surely the preserved buildings of the Tithe Barn and surroundings. The Barn itself is the site of Harrow Museum and hosts various fund raising fairs, events and concerts each year to pay for its upkeep. On many of these Bank Holiday Monday events the organisers invite local performers including Whitethorn Morris Dancers. I have played my accordian for the Whitethorn Band on all of these occasions - sometimes performing on the tarmac forecourt of the Tithe Barn, but in wet weather in the Barn itself. It is a lovely venue for community events.
Northumberland Road
We lived at 29 Northumberland Road in the 1950s with my grandmother. My sister Moira and I went to Longfield school and I have many happy memories there. My grandmother took me with her to St Albans church as a very small child and I recall sitting on one of the very long pews on the right side of the aisle.
We used to go to ballet classes at the Methodist church at the other end of North Harrow. Another memory is of Pinner Fair, that was an amazing experience at the time. I also recall my first experience of 'The Dentist'. The surgery was not far from Sopers, which was situated at this end of the Broadway on the right, (as you look at the picture shown). Anyway, the dentist used no anaesthetic for fillings which were done with the old grinding drill - I have been phobic ever since!
Any Keen Cyclists?
I lived near the Kodak factory, but I spent a lot of time in North Harrow as a teenager. I used to go to the Methodist youth club (until they got fed up with me) and developed a passion for building model aircraft there, started by a man who ran a class. I can't remember his name. Later though, as a school-boy I worked part-time at Arthur Clarke Cycles and found a life-long enthusiasm for cycling. The shop was a specialist light-weight road bike shop with a strong connection with Kenton Road Club. I met, and rode with, many of the members, but sadly again I can't remember any names. Clarkes had a second shop, I think in Harrow, and a strong competitor in Rohan Cycles in Rayners Lane. I think the latter might still exist. The shop was at the end of the parade of shops in Pinner Road as it joined Woodlands (according to my A to Z). Does anyone remember it, or perhaps worked there at about... Read more
A Wartime Child
I was born in 1935 at 25 Cambridge Road, maiden name Lee. There were six of us, parents, 2 older sisters, Beryl and Gwen, and grandmother.
I remember many of the shops from the late 30's to the early 50's when we moved to Surrey. Turning right into Station Road, opposite a hotel (or was it a pub?) there was a drapers and almost next door, a market which was held under cover about once a week. Near the first station entrance was a greengrocers and next to the second entrance, an opticians. There was a row of plane trees along the edge of the road and a chemist on the corner of Northumberland Road. On the other corner was a sweetshop. Turning left out of Cambridge Road there was a newsagent, a photographers, butchers, shoe shop, a United Dairies dairy- all cool brick red tiles and not much else - and where the road bends to the left, a small sweet shop next... Read more
My Parents Owned North Harrow Cycles
My parents June & Brian Cocklin owned the Cycle and Toy Shop at 14 Broadwalk from 1963 until 1975. I lived there with my brother Christopher and sister Leonie. The shop was next door to Diggi's Cake Shop and also the other side was City Electronics. (The organ / record shop). We lived above our shop and City Electronics. All of us children went to Pinner Park and Nower Hll High (Headstone Secondary school). It has been brilliant looking at this website and reading of peoples memories of the area. I remember the Old Thythe Barn Well from my school days. If anybody remembers us, they will remember that Christopher died of cancer in 1974, but the rest of us are all well and living in Essex, my parents still miss the shop and I suppose I do as well. Fantastic memories of the time spent there. I will definetly come back and tell some more memories of my time in North Harrow. Joanne
