South Woodford
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Wonderful childhood
I used to live in Churchfield, my old house is the only one left standing amongst a maze of flats. It was a council house in those days and we shared it with another family, the Caines. I went to Churchfields Primary and Junior Schools, as did my two sisters. I have wonderful memories of my time at Churchfields and me and two friends went back there recently to have a look and to our amazement there was a caretaker there who let us go in and wonder around. he even produced a large box of old photos to show us. Sadly the old school is being demolished this year as it is so old the ...read more here
Contributed by Margaret Way
Growing up in South Woodford
I lived In Priory Close which faces the shops on South Woodford high road, I left when I married aged 19. My memories are of a wonderful childhood. I used to play out with all the other children who lived in the flats at the time. There was always someone to play with. No one seemed to have much money but, everyone new each other and had time for each other. In 1965 I attended Churchfields Junior School I felt very important there as I was a dinner monitor and I remember playing on the school field in the hot weather and the wonderful school sports days which were held there. I would go down to the park ...read more here
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GATES CORNER MEMORIES.
This is such a memorable photograph for me. This very garage delivered a new company car to my father in 1932. It was a Model B Ford with V8 engine. He drove that car for 17 years during the time he worked for W&C French in Buckhurst Hill.
I was a young child of seven when the Second World War broke out. Living on Epping New Road beside French's Yard. Dad was working away from home a lot bulding new airfields. Mum and I would often go to the Majestic picture house on a saturday ( in the distance of this photo). On this day the sirens had gone , the cinema screen had told us, but we chose to ...read more here
Contributed by Denman Lalonde
London memories
Wonderful childhood
I used to live in Churchfield, my old house is the only one left standing amongst a maze of flats. It was a council house in those days and we shared it with another family, the Caines. I went to Churchfields Primary and Junior Schools, as did my two sisters. I have wonderful memories of my time at Churchfields and me and two friends went back there recently to have a look and to our amazement there was a caretaker there who let us go in and wonder around. he even produced a large box of old photos to show us. Sadly the old school is being demolished this year as it is so old the ...read more here
A memory of South Woodford contributed by Margaret Way
Extracts From South Woodford & London books
Frank Gates (left) had moved to this location by 1926 (having been in Chelmsford Road in 1922), and by 1937 was the
main Ford dealer. There is a tendency to see the development of the London suburbs only in terms of public transport,
but the motorcar proved increasingly important from this period. In the distance is the then Majestic Cinema. It was
opened in 1934, and in the audience was a then less famous Winston Churchill. It was saved from redevelopment in the
late 1990s after local protest.
An extract from from"Chigwell Photographic Memories".
There has probably been a
formal market at Kingston
since at least Saxon times;
a series of charters have
been granted by royalty
since the 13th century,
giving it official status. The
charter granted by King
Charles I gave Kingston
the right to ban any other
market within seven
miles; this right has been
used in recent times to
stop markets operating in
Putney, a little over four
miles away. The Market
Hall was opened in 1840.
An extract from from"Kingston upon Thames Photographic Memories".
The town of Kingston
was awarded County
Town status in 1893,
which it retained even
after becoming a London
Borough in 1964. However,
the County Town status
has now gone to Woking,
and any remaining
County Council staff will
be relocated across the
county by 2007. Behind the
Coronation Stone (centre)
are the Municipal Offices,
which were replaced by
the Guildhall in 1935.
As this is a market town,
the town centre has a
remarkable number of
hotels and hostelries; on
the right is the Griffin
Hotel, established in the
16th century, an important
posting house that closed
in 1986 and was converted
into shops. A proud early
motorist stands outside the
Assembly Rooms (right).
An extract from from"Kingston upon Thames Photographic Memories".
The few waterside
industries of Kingston were
based off the High Street
with their wharves backing
onto the Thames. Hide’s
department store has an
advertising hoarding on
the riverfront (left)
proclaiming their fabrics
and furnishings. The large
roof beyond the Hides
hoarding is that of the
Odeon cinema in the
High Street, which was
demolished in 1988.
An extract from from"Kingston upon Thames Photographic Memories".
On the left are the four rollers which allow
smaller craft to negotiate the weir. The
passengers had to disembark and push
and pull the punt or canoe over the rollers
instead of going through the lock - that
was more for larger craft, such as the small
steam pinnace on the right.
An extract from from"Kingston upon Thames Photographic Memories".