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 Hounslow, c1954 (ref: H162006) |
Year: 1954
Cinema club
I remember Sat morning club had a great time :-) Allan Stevens Posted: 03/08/2008 19:37 by Allan Stevens |
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Hounslow, c1954 (ref: H162006) |
Year: 1956
Odeon cinema
That's the Odeon, taken from outside Hounslow West station. Great fun on Saturday mornings, when they had a childrens' matinee. Posted: 02/03/2008 19:58 by Ken Thomson |
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 Hounslow, c1965 (ref: H162014) |
Year: 1957
Christmas Turkeys
or anytime 1952-1960. Bright and nnippy, frosty in the mid morning, but swirling fog, nearly freezing by the end of the day. Gloomy from 4pm onwards, the gas lamps of the Poulterer was a hubbub of anxious discussion and cheerful sales talk from the attendants. Their best 'Norfolk wares' on display. Down at that end of the HIgh Street was a big open front Poulterers. Not the general butcher. More a Dickensian type of place. Butcher's men wrapped in their big white aprons, gaffer hooks at the ready to bring down the bird of choice. Black fascia board, big bright Gold 'shadowed' Pickwickian lettering. Gas and electric lamps. I recall that then 'the CHristmas Bird' was purchased along with the Mistletoe and Holly on Christmas eve or the morning of the 24th. The most exciting time was after 12noon on the 24th. Holly, mistletoe, chestnuts for roasting and walnuts lined all the stall portions. Just loose, with brown bags on hooks for the nuts. Bunches or pieces of garlands priced according to amount when waved at the clerk. You hoped for, the call, 'oh they're good'uns let's give'em a treat,then,eh?" Which meant it was a bonus to your purchase. Bargains were mythical.However, quality was good. It was a case of push, shove and point.For the littlies(me) you hung on to Mum or Dad's coat firmly. It may surprise you to learn that at the time men did the pushing and shoving. Mum or grandma pointed and poked, but the man did the important part of 'clinching the deal'. It really was, so exciting. The fear was that not being in the right place at the right time, with sufficient to get just the right one, might mean going home without. For some that wouldl have been the case I am sure. I clearly recall ourselves, and others, withdrawing to one side beyond the open front to discuss prices, count loose change as well as notes, planning just how to get the one we needed for the price we could pay. Come to think of it, even today 'auction style' sales make me nervous! No supermarket purchase, neatly trimmed and vacuum packed. Our Christmas feast would barely fit an average sized gas oven and had to be lugged back on the 116 to Bedfont unless someone with a car came past going your way. Believe it or not, having a car, like having a 'telly' wasn't all that common in the 50's. By the mid 60's though, there were heaps of changes. Olivia Last edited: 18/12/2007 08:44 by Olivia R-S |
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 Hounslow, Lampton Park c1965 (ref: H162021) |
Year: 1955
splish,splosh,splash!
Anytime between 1953 to 1959 for me. Who remembers bus rides from all around to then catch the 111, I think, if you didn't have to walk along from the Bus depot. Children with 'hula-hoops' , nets on sticks(for tiddlers which proably weren't there!), bags with towels, cordial and sandwiches. The excitement of 'bubble' swimsuits on, ready to be all the quicker into the pools, for we lucky ones; woollens for some unfortunates. Long busy days splashing around in the Lampton pools. Very simple, relatively cheap, probably unhygienic but the whole family could go. The gardens were very nice and no doubt a draw for some like dutiful parents or older siblings ;-) No garden stuff for us, though, not then! Posted: 18/12/2007 07:58 by Olivia R-S |
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 Hounslow, c1955 (ref: H162004) |
Year: 1956
The Children's Hospital
Every child from Bedfont to Isleworth by turn spent a few days in the little round building. Variously: The Staines Rd Hospital. Children's Hospital. Cottage Hospital. The Childrens is the one we most used. Why?? Tonsils. Tonsillectomy was the rule for those around 10yrs of age. I can even recall the names of 2 (boy) school mates from the same week. No separation at that time for the age group. O.R-S Posted: 18/12/2007 02:18 by Olivia R-S |
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Hounslow, c1965 (ref: H162014) |
Year: 1860s
High Street, Hounslow
I think this is a photo of the junction of the High Street (London Road) and Hanworth Road. The shop on the left later became C & A. I lived in North Drive, Hounslow with my family from 1954 to 1965. |
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Hounslow, c1955 (ref: H162004) |
Year: 1950
Memories
It was in the 50's and I was only a little girl. My grandparents lived across the road in Vine Place. We had a yard and the fair used to put up there each winter. We were always in the hospital, so clean, so nice you never got turned away. My cousin who is one year older than me was in there with 'yellow fever', she was only 8 years old. I remember standing outside on the grass by the door making her laugh, then one week later I had contracted it myself - many times we were outpatients there. It was so sad when they closed it down. I will never forget that. Last edited: 31/07/2007 10:26 by Jayne Foster |
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 Hounslow, c1965 (ref: H162036) |
Year: 1966
Town Hall
My first job when I left school was in the town hall. I moved to Australia in 1972 so found the photos of Hounslow interesting. I was upset to see these buildings knocked down and replaced by a shopping centre when I returned in 2006. Last edited: 16/05/2007 09:28 by Pauline Williams |
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Hounslow, c1955 (ref: H162004) |
Year: 1985
Hounslow Hospital, Staines Road 1985
This was the Hounslow cottage hospital on the Staines Road, Hounslow at the top of Hibernia Road. It was demolished in about 1985-1990 after being left empty for a number of years. On the site today stands a Halfords car spares (2006). The only time I ever went inside the hospital was to visit a friend who had just had a boil on his backside lanced! Last edited: 04/12/2006 05:41 by Darryl Davis |
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