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From 1955-1964
My family moved to Sheaveshill Court in 1955, Ivy & George Casbard my brother George and myself. I attended Colindale Primary School until 1964. It was wonderful living opposite the shops, there was always something interesting to see when looking out of the window. I remember Florrie who owned the sweet shop, bless him, he was a little grumpy with us kiddies. Maxwells the sweet shop a little further up the road. Jack The Grocer. Hobsons Clothes Shop. The butcher who had a candlestick telephone (old fashioned even back then). The pet shop where to the amusement of us kids a monkey had escaped it's cage and caused absolute havoc in the shop. Charlie and Nell who ran the green grocers. Williams food store (sawdust on the tiles). Bijou The Dryer Cleaners. The Old Sainsburys oh and so many more. Firework Night was a huge event and we spent weeks collecting things for our huge bonfire which was lit by Roy, one of the neighbours. Wonderful, wonderful memories. Last edited: 03/08/2008 20:49 by June Davis |
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Year: 1962
Growing up in Colindale
I spent my formative years in Colindale my family having moved there in 1956, I attended ColindalePrimary School in Woodfield Aveuntil 1963. We lived opposite Rushgrove Park and spent many happy hours over the years playing football or messing around near the Silkstream or the shelter that used to stand near the former paddling pool. When the pool opened in 1961 people used to come there for the day with picnics and sail model boats on it. The other area we used to frequent was the "Backs" a stretch of open land partly wooded betwenn Colindeep Lane and Sheaveshill Ave, the White Bridge with its small waterfall was just inside the Colindeep entrance and often there was rope swing across the stream tied into a high tree there. In those days the Metroploitan Police college was mostly open playing fields and we occassionally played there as well, and the hendon Aerodrome was still open although for the gliding school only. Today I still visit the area from time to time and it has changed significantly with only 1 shop I remember , a solicitors still in Varley Parade Posted: 23/01/2008 13:32 by Ian Rogers |
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