Nostalgic memories of Wembley'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 31 - 40 of 101 in total

I grew up in Wembley Park in the 1950s and went to St Christopher's School down Wembley Park Drive. The parade of shops on Forty Avenue by the traffic lights at the top of Bridge Road had everything you basically needed: a bread shop, fishmongers, small Sainsbury's, post office, newsagent and ironmongers. The toy shop sold plastic farm animals; if you wanted to buy one the shopkeeper opened a small cardboard box ...see more
I was born in 71 Clifton Avenue and went to St Joseph's primary school. Remember Wally Kilminsters well and I also made balsa wood gliders. Demarco made the best ice cream. Remember the Torch public house. Now live in Manningtree Essex. Last of the Pearson brothers.
I was born in the High Street( not the High Road) in 1950 moving to Rugby Avenue in 1953. I lived opposite Graham Rose. I recall the Sudbury Motors Garage. They had Morgan 3 wheelers and drove them up and down Rugby Avenue. Happy memories of Barham Park and Vale Farm swimming pool.
I was here from 1955 to 1961
I started work on a Saturday while I was still at school in the Co-op next to the Wimpy and I was working there when the football world cup was played.
I used to go to the Methodist church that was on this site before they built this. While our new church was being built up Park Lane opposite the School we had the Sunday school and church services held in Copland school.
Hi yes I think the shop you are thinking of is Phillips they used to have contraptions that took the money that used to go To the till on some sort of rail system - Dorothy Swift
I was a teenager in the 70's and on Saturdays a group of us used to spend our time shopping for clothes and make up. Shops I remember are Chelsea Girl, Ravel, Satisfaction and Who one of which was down in a basement and had a DJ called Lee spinning chart records of the week. Then on to Boots to try out lipsticks and cheap perfume. Sometimes we'd go to ABC cinema and then to Wimpy or chip shop which was down steps near ...see more
We moved into Harrowdene Close in 1953 when they were first built. I can always remember the flats being well maintained and my dad had an allotment between the close and Sudbury Avenue. On a recent trip back down memory lane the allotment is now overgrown. I left there in 1972 when I got married. I went to Perrin Road Primary Scool and later Alperton High School. When I went back I did not recognise any of the shops in ...see more
i remember a tea rooms before you got to Blands called Mitchell's which had wood paneling and blue check tablecloths around the 1950 period. My husband lived in the flat above the butchers shop on the corner of Ealing road. Next door to the butchers was a corn chandlers that used to have baby chickens in the window for sale. They would be about 2 days old! My motherinlaw worked in the butcher shop across the ...see more