South Harrow, Roxeth Park c.1965

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I lived at 49 Kings Road South Harrow from the age four, my parents name was Lambourne. I attended Roxeth Manor School with my elder sister and younger brother, spent 20 years in Kings Road when in 1968 got married. My father was a Milkman in Northlot, at the weekend and school holiday l helped him and really enjoyed from when we had horse drawn cart then battery. My Mum worked at the local variety ...see more

My grandparents ran a cafe in South Harrow in the 1950s. They were called Thomas and Stella Parsons. We think it was called Parsons Cafe but it may have been called Belmont Cafe or something else in entirely! My dad, Tom Parsons, used to help out there too. Does anyone remember it and remember the name? Any memories most gratefully received.

In the mid 1960's i worked as a mechanic at Contim Motors on Shaftsbury circus. During the lunch break, i walked up the hill and had my lunch in the cafe, (since demolished) , that was next door to the police station. The cafe was run by a Mrs. Smith and her daughter, Tina does anyone recall the cafe's name ?

I remember me and my brothers were all dropped off at the Cinema in South Harrow on a Saturday morning. It used to be early, so we could go in the sweet shop to get all our sweets. You could get four sweets for a penny. We used to be given sixpence each somgotmquite a few sweets. Our parents used to do the food shopping across the road. I seem to remember there was a Fine Fare shop. There was big metal ...see more