Nostalgic memories of Bexleyheath's local history

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Following a week at school the weekend was always eagerly anticipated, especially Saturdays. On this day I would take the long walk from home at the north end of Gipsy Road and make my way via Pickford Road to the west end of Bexleyheath Broadway. Once on the main street I first made a visit to the library in its unique wooden building, then moved up the Broadway to the pet shop on the left for my ...see more
I was at this school from about 1961- 1966 after passing the 13+ exam. I went to Hall Place first, what a wonderful place it was! I remember Miss Moore who was the headmistress, we had Mrs. Hodgson for geography and Mrs. Kendrick for sports. My name then was Ruby Little, but I hated my first name and changed it to Victoria now Mrs Fenlon, as soon as I could! I think at the 'big' ...see more
As with many of the neighbors in our road we owned two coal fires, one in each downstairs room, with chimneys to match. Keeping the fires lit during cold winters required loose coal, supplied in huge bags, to be regularly delivered. As a child this was always something of an event when the coalmen arrived in their big lorry. We usually had two bags delivered, carried from the lorry to the coal ...see more
During the1950's, long before the introduction of Green Shield and other reward stamps, members of the Co-operative Society in the days before the Co-op as we know it today, earned tin coin cash money to the value of each purchase made. This could then be exchanged for real money at a later date. During this time the Society was a pillar of good for its members, with many extra benefits, ...see more
As a 10 year old in 1954, I sold sweets from a small table inside or outside the tobacconist and sweet shop to the left of the Regal. This was for an hour before the children's Saturday morning pictures started, for which I was paid 6d - the price of going into the pictures. Does anyone remember buying from me and/or the name of the tobacconist?
My name at school was Yvonne Reynolds and I was in the JDSX-SDX stream. Thank you everyone for your memories. I'm pleased to see that there some writing who are about my age now [b.1937]. My first year was at Townley Rd., with Miss Moore as form teacher. I agree that she was a brilliant history teacher, and that she was strict, but I never found her unjust, or mean. She despaired of me ...see more
I did leave an earlier paragraph on this site years ago, but I can't see it now. Indeed, growing up in Welling in the late forties to early sixties was a privilege accorded so very few. I subsequently spent forty-two years in Australia by accident followed by my fourteen years in the American mid-west. My memories of Welling - Ferrara's, Boots, the RACS, Johnson's cakes, The Orange Library, Bexley Grammar ...see more
I was born at 12a Coronation Close, Blenden (near Danson Park and Bexley woods) in July of 1947. My family shared the house with my nan and aunts, Molly and Olive for the first 5 years of my life (we then moved to Temple Hill Estate in Dartford). I remember the Express Dairyman would stop at our house for a cuppa with my nan and we would feed the horse. We would often walk into Bexleyheath Broadway ...see more
My name is John Kilby,and I lived in 63 Sydney Road at the beginning of World war 2-it belonged to my grand oarent who had bought it for 800 poumds in 1926 I think.I am 85 now,but my memory is still pretty good.I attended Upton Road School for a while.I was evacuated with my Mother and sister in 1941 to Honiton Devon,and later to a farm in Lincolnshire.My Father landed on Sword Beach with ...see more
Reading some of those memories of students at what is now a still -thriving grammar school is so nostalgic. I went to BTHSG 1974-81 & just loved it. Not quite sure what that says about me. Reading the 60s students' recollections about Miss Grainger (whose house we all went to on a ramble back from Lullinton), Mrs Strong and the inimitable Miss Turnbull, to whom I will be ever thankful for for my life long love ...see more