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Nostalgic memories of Harrow on the Hill's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Displaying Memories 11 - 18 of 18 in total

Westbourne House
I was about five or six when we moved the Westbourne House, Mount Park, Harrow on the Hill. Mount Park use to be private an there was a couple called the Morrisons who were in charge of opening and closing the gate. Their daughter was Betty. Westbourne House was a very large private home that was converted to flats during the war. We had the top floor which would have been the maids quarters in years ...see more
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Added 12 January 2014

First Home
My fist home from 1953 to 1959 was in Welldon Crescent and my Primary School was Greenhill Primary. We went to Harrow Baptist and my father was the first baby to be Christened in the "new" Church, now demolished. My grandparents bought the house in Welldon Crescent when it was new and it was advertised as for the "professional classes". Opposite the school was a sweet shop - now why was that such an important memory?! We left when I was six to move to Bucks.
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Added 05 October 2013

Fish Shop On The Hill
When I was a kid my dad owned a fish shop up the hill, where he sold wet fish to the likes of King Hussein of Jordan, and the Saudi Princes, when they were at Harrow School.
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Added 16 May 2013

Old Woolworths Store
I am looking for any old photographs of the old Woolworths store as it was which is store number 745/1 which was situated at 1269 Greenford Road, Sudbury Hill, Middlesex - not far from Sudbury Hill underground station on the Piccadilly Line - this store is now an Iceland store. I would be grateful if anyone could help.
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Added 15 March 2013

The Open Air Swimming Baths In Charles Crescent
I was never a keen swimmer and my school's compulsory trips to the open air pool in Charles Crescent did nothing to encourage me! Every week in Summer Terms an ancient double decker bus would arrive at Pinner Grammar School to take groups of us to the pool. This began in the First Form (1956/57) and continued for years. This was timetabled as a "double period" of P.E. ...see more
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Added 01 February 2012

Childhood
I was only a few months old when this pic was taken. I lived at 44 Station Road till I was about 7 (I think), the last time I went there it was a Samaritans. There was a sweet shop across the road from where I lived, I think the shop owner's name was Dave and I always got free sweets when I went in there with my mum or nan. I also remember the cinema because it was a massive blue corragated iron building, I may have to take a trip on google street map and see what it looks like now.
Harrow on the Hill, Station Road c1965
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Added 09 June 2011

The Japanese Gardens
I remember the Japanese Gardens on Mount Park Road on the hill. I have pictures of what was till 1967 Ingleby Court, today it is Ingleby Drive, Harrow on the Hill. Pauline Coles I think would be interested in this once great old place, I have some images. You can't post images onto this website, but they can be seen on my face book: King R E West Sussex along with many more, on album called Assos.
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Added 15 October 2009

Childhood
St Marys Church was my special place. I would go there whenever I needed to think or just find inner peace. It helped me through a sometimes difficult transition to adulthood. Although I now live 56 miles away, it is still my place of hope, and I go back there every chance I get. It's so beautiful, my very own stairway to heaven.
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Added 06 March 2008