Gloucester Grove

Hi I'm Jeanette, I lived in East Surrey Grove Peckham, next to Cronin Road, I went to Peckham Girls School from 1961 to 1966.
We lived in East Surrey Grove until the council moved everyone out so they could demolish all those nice houses.

Hi I'm Jan, I loved where we lived and it was criminal demolishing such lovely houses. Where were you moved to? I eventually ended up in Bexley when I married but still think of Gloucester Grove where I had such a happy childhood.

HI Jan
We were moved to a house in Blackheath. When I got married we lived in Streatham,after 10 years we moved to the Isle of Sheppey, we lived on Sheppey for 19 years, we now live in Broadstairs Kent.

Hi Jan,
I lived at Gloucester Grove number 7, until they moved us out because of a compulsory purchase order. When I think now, it was theft. I lived with my parents and brother in my grandmother's house that she paid for. She received peanuts for the house, and we were moved to Southampton Way Estate, and she had to PAY for us to have a maisonette there. I remember Gloucester Grove as a wide long road, and I too attended the school at the end.

Hi Jan,
I was born in East Surrey Grove in 1952 and lived there until 1963. I went to Gloucester Grove Primary between 1957 and 1963. The houses were lovely and big but our roof leaked like a sieve and I remember having to scrape ice from the inside of the bedroom window. My older sister (Sue) went to Gloucester Grove and Peckham Girl's School.
They moved us from East Surrey to a new house off of Rye Lane.
(Pete Haskins)

Hi Jan
I was born at 85 east surery grove in 1953 and my nan had a house just by the flats.
Does anybody remember ragland place just halfway down the street it had a great sweet shop.

We were moved out to Downham, no choice in the matter. It's probably a nice but I hated it. Miles away from where I was born and brought up. We lived in one of the terraced houses opposite the school with large rooms and high ceilings so the small place we were moved to felt claustrophobic. I have no wish to insult residents of Downham but that's how I felt. I left Gloucester Grove school and went to St Saviour's and St Olave's in the New Kent Road. I only ever went back once and saw the horrendous estate they had replaced all our lovely houses with, I left in tears, criminal destruction but that's " progress".

Hi Jan:
I sent you an email regarding your friend Eileen Lomas. ?Did you receive it?
If you would like more information about Eileen's wherabouts please contact me at brinnand@prodigy.net

John Brinnand {Eileen's uncle}

Hi, I was born at 95 East Surrey Grove in 1953 and went to Gloucester Grove School until 1960, when I moved away to Herne Hill.
Some of your names here seem familiar, and based on the dates, we must have played street games together.

I remember Harry’s ice cream store on the corner, and Alf’s pokey candy store; the steaming Laundry; fetching the fish-and-chips dinner from Ragland Place; and catching rats by hand on the bombsite.
Fond memories.

My Mum used to send me round to get fish and chips every week and I always used to ask for some "crackles", all the little bits of batter, my treat for going!

I grew up in cronin rd lived no 52 remember dawn and susan wood pamala templeman Josephine and Margaret McNally would like to hear from them iris

I was born and lived at 102 Cronin Road. This was my grandad and grandmothers house. Their name was Wisdom. We had other family at 55 and another I can't remember and in Tilson Road. I went to Gloucester grove school. My best friend was Edward McNally. Many happy memories of Stones shop , the fish and chip shop and standing outside Durham and Lord Raglan pubs. We got moved to the Woodene Estate. That's gone now as well. Worked at Samuel Jones with my Cousin Tony Wisdom. Also seemed to spend all my time at the Bradfield boys club. Went back last year. . I have also been trying to find any photos of Cronin Road. Be great to hear from anybody who may have some or know here to see any. Steve Albon.

Peter I think that we might have been in the same class with teachers like Miss Tasker, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Platt and lovely Mr Stock. Do you remeber any classmates names?

John Brinnand sorry that I didn't get back to you but have been told that Eileen has lived in the US for a long time. I hope that she has had a happy and fulfilling life.

I lived at number 32 east surry grove from 1956 to 1966 my name was joanne birkett ,i went to gloucester grove school from 1961 to 1971 then on to peckham girls school .I had an older sister susan birkett .We were moved to brockley .

Hi my name was Linda Reynolds I laws born at 21east Surrey grove went to Gloucester grove primary and then to the new Peckham girls school in 1961 I was in miss martins class two of my friends were Gillian allery and Brenda shaw and carol brown Sunday they used to have a bloke on a bike selling shrimps and winkles

Hi Gerry Briley. I remember you and your two sisters and your mum and dad. I lived two doors away from you at 99 Esg. I also remember our cliff climbing when we got stuck up the cliff on holiday. I remember all what you said in your post. Do you remember me Bob Veasey.

Hi Peter I don't know if you remember me but I remember you fondly from school days.
I'm Sylvie one of the Barnard twins. Ann is my twins name.
Hope life had treated you well.

Hi Jo I remember you both well.
Susan was I were friends when we were young. She was a beautiful and lovely lady.
We moved round the corner from you all. I often used to have a chat with your Mum and Dad. They were really nice.
Kind regards.
Sylvie Barnard

Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any school class photos from our days in Gloucester Grove 1952 -1963?
Our teachers were Mr Stock, Miss Tasker and Mrs Platt .
I would so love to have one.
Thank you so much. Sylvia Brown. ( BARNARD))

I have photo of school journey for Gloucester Grove about 1950 to Seaford with all those who went pus teachers.email me for copy

Hi I may have been on that school jouney to seaford. The house had a large balcony on upper floor.
I would like to see the picture if poss.

Thanks

Colin Perrotton
Attended 1946 - 1952

Hi I'm Dave, our family lived at 166 Cronin Road and my older brother, me and my younger sister all went to Gloucester Grove school.
I have a school photo of my class.
We moved to Wimbledon in 1962.

Hi Joanne my name was Debbie Parkin I lived at 53 east Surrey grove. We were best mates and had a little crew of us I remember Pauline Tibbert, Carole Lyons Tina Rolfe, Mini Macavoy we all went to Gloucester Grove I left in 1967 when I was 10 went to Sydenham. Great memories great childhood

Hi Joanne Birkette my name was Debbie Parkin I lived at 53 east Surrey grove. We were best mates and had a little crew of us I remember Pauline Tibbert, Carole Lyons Tina Rolfe, Mini Macavoy we all went to Gloucester Grove I left in 1967 when I was 10 went to Sydenham. Great memories great childhood

Hi Joanne Birkette my name was Debbie Parkin I lived at 53 east Surrey grove. We were best mates and had a little crew of us I remember Pauline Tibbert, Carole Lyons Tina Rolfe, Mini Macavoy we all went to Gloucester Grove I left in 1967 when I was 10 went to Sydenham. Great memories great childhood

There was a boy in my class called Michael McAvoy, probably the brother of your friend Minnie.

My name was Linda Prested and I lived in the flats in East Surrey Grove, nearest to Raglan Passage, where there was a bomb site. Some of the surnames mentioned here are familiar and also many of the places - particularly the ice cream shop, Stone's and the fish and chip shop next door. Our washing was sent to "the bag wash" in the laundry in East Surrey Grove.

I went to Gloucester Grove School when Mr Fletcher was Headmaster and my form teacher was Mr Stock. I think I sat next to Brian Northern, cousin to Alan Lancaster, who later became part of "Status Quo". I remember music being played in School Assembly (Peter and the Wolf?), being in the choir where somebody rang hand bells and being told to look straight ahead at the clock in the hall when we sang. In our last year at school we went on a School Journey to the Isle of Wight, something we still do as we live on the south coast.

My Dad, his brothers and sister also went to Gloucester Grove School; they grew up in Cronin Road and the boys went to The Bradfield Club. My Aunt worked in the dry cleaners in St George's Way and her husband worked for Samuel Jones.

I remember Saturday morning pictures at The Odeon in Peckham Road, having pie and mash in Peckham Hill Street and a group of us would walk or bike to Peckham Rye or Brunswick Park. Collecting old newspapers would give us a few pennies each when we had them weighed in East Surrey Grove. We enjoyed shopping in Rye Lane and the market and I had a Saturday job in Jones and Higgins when I was older.

I attended Peckham Girls' School where the teaching was amazing and where we could learn to play the piano, bake, try our hand at pottery, woodwork, dress making and play tennis. I recall the school singing "The Messiah". The Head Teacher was Miss Smart and I was in Miss Morley's class. Having moved to Herne Hill by then, I took the bus to school. Equipped with my shorthand and typing skills, taught by Mrs Stern, I was able to move to an interesting job in the West End where I stayed for many years.

As with so many of the other comments, I have only happy memories of living in Peckham.
You can take the girl out of Peckham but you can't take Peckham out of the girl.

Hi Linda, I don't think that we knew each other but I was in the same class as John Prested, is he your brother?

My name is Andre Ruan and I attended Gloucester Grove Primary School from 1964 until 1968 when we moved to Forest Hill. I remember Miss Yeoman as a teacher. We lived at 165 Gloucester Grove, the end terraced 3 storey house on the corner.

Hi Sylvia, I was at the school around the years 1959/60. I used to live with my mother in Wells Way. We moved from there to Surrey Road around 1960. I have one photo taken at a Nativity Play. I'm pretty sure I was 5 at the time and I'm one of the Three Kings! I was too young to remember the names of anybody else who was on stage at the time, except from the McLeod brothers. Rory McLeod is now a well known song writer/performer. In the photo, he is one of the angels! The only other person I remember from the school is Michael Brown, who was also at Ivydale Road Primary School at the same time as I was.

hi Linda I lived at 13 East Surrey grove and went to Gloucester Grove school I was born in 1953 and my dad was somewhat of a celebrity as he was an ambulance man with london ambulance services and was known to all the neighbours who called him Jack Travers and I always remember so many times when or neighbours would knock on the door to ask if he could come over because a family member was not feeling well. The local docxtor was 2 brothers by the name of Devlin and I remember the head master being Mr Fletcher and our class teacher being Mr Reteif who was from s Africa and told us great stories from his country and taught us how to weave baskets, he was a very wise teacher and I still to this day pass on some of his words of wisdom.

We lived at 165 Gloucester Grove between 1960 and 1968. I attended Gloucester Grove school. I remember the Devlin Brothers who had a Doctor's surgery on St George's Way. I also remember the prefabricated bungalows opposite our house. We moved to Forest Hill in 1968 after a compulsory purchase order was served on the area.

are you from the Derriman family, I lived at No, 9 , until 1950, I remember Sylvia and Queenie, you had one of those pedal organs ??? I think you are in a photo in 1946, at Christopher and Nicholas house across the road (BIRDS). They always did a great bonfire night.

would Tina Rolfe , be a distant relative of mine, My Aunt Lill and Uncle Fred Rolfe, used to live not far from us , don't remember the streets name, but I know I walked past Gilberts fish shop, (we were in Gloucester Grove). I remember one Xmas taking my doll around to show my aunt, and dropped it on it's head!

Hi Bob Veasey, Noticed its 2 years since you posted on here, so don't know if you will pick this up Chris L.

Tried to look you up recently only to find you had moved 2 years back and the forwarding phone number the new people had for you was no longer in use.

I lived at 110 East Surrey Grove and went to Gloucester Grove 1956 - 1961

Hi, yes Michael (Mickey) lived in East Surrey Grove. They were a large family with a number of children. I lived at no. 74 and they were diagonally opposite us.
Michael was one of my best friends. Others I remember were: Gary Parkin, David Littley, John Prested, Stephen Chance, Warren Caizer, Denise Graham, Sandra Watts, Lynn Goodchild and Elsa Travers.

Hi Sylvie,
How can I possibly forget you - you and Ann were hot! How you doing?
I've been married for forty nine years, have three boys and nine (soon to be ten grandchildren).
We married and moved away to Swindon in 1974. And we've lived in Wiltshire ever since.

I hope life has been good to you.
Pete H x

To jan.amos151
Yes that was me. Fellow classmates I remember were: Jimmy Tipping, Norman Britton, John Prested, Sylvie & Ann Barnard (of course!), Denise Graham, Stephen Chance, David Littley, Pamela Watts and Lynn Goodchild.
Other children I remember from the time: Mickey McAvoy, Warren Caizer, Gary Parkin and Ilsa Travers

My name is Roger Cameron I lived at 33 furley road until I was 7 then we moved to 156 East Surrey Grove opposite the North Peckham Baptist Mission. I saw the name Tony Wisdom on one of the letters he lived just passed the Raglan passage, a group of us used to go to Caister holiday every summer holiday there was Tony ,Brian Moore, Frank Willcox, I used to go to Gloucester Grove School from1947 untill I went to Wlliam Penn,I've lived in NZ for 50 Years, but I will always be a Peckham boy at heart, lovely beautiful memories

My father, who was born in 1921, told me he and his family lived at 119 Gloucester Grove. He moved when he got married and then lived in Upland Road, East Dulwich.