Bexleyheath Circa 1950's
A Memory of Bexleyheath.
I lived in Faygate Crescent, Bexleyheath. Schools I remember attending are Upton Rd, Gravel Hill and Bexleyheath Secondary Modern. I have fond memories of chatting to the girls school across the playing fields from Graham Rd (can't remember it's name) but I think it was divided by a chain mail fence and a footpath with locked gates to prevent us visiting the girls and them from visiting us. I have wonderful memories of playing in "The Warren", Bloomfield Rd and the Bluebell Wood off Gravel Hill. My first girlfriend was Glory Dixon (number 41?), she lived a couple of doors down from me and I will never forget her. My best mate was John Grimwood also of Faygate Crescent. My family and I left Bexleyheath in 1960 ( I was age 12) to live in Australia and I still live there today in NSW. I have many more memories and I may add them here as I recall them. I am 66 yrs young now. I think I remember a teacher by the name of Mr. Laniardo? He used to teach fencing at B'heath Sec. Mod. amongst other subjects. I think the infamous Kenny Noye might have been in the same class as me but I am not certain.
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Dad died, he and his mum and sister Diane moved to Welling.
Would like to find more old Faygatians.
Bryan Howard
Mates-Len Etheridge@13,David+Jimmy Bryan@57 Neighbours-Hubbards@63 Gardners@59 Teddy Melrose+Gordon Johnstone@high evens and Geoff Pike in Oaklands Cl.Could go on ad infinitum di da di da.