Boardmans : A memory of West Ham

Boardmans

A Memory of West Ham.

I lived right opposite the Theatre Royal in the 60s and remember going to see the panto Aladin with Salway Road school it was wonderful. I just loved wandering around Boardmans store in Angel Lane and going into the little bungalow furnished with all mod cons. The hat department upstairs and walking around the balcony and looking over and watching the customers below. They had such beautiful clothes etc. we had to go there to order our labels to sew into our school uniform and At Christmas there was a Santas Grotto in the basement. I loved Stratford at Christmas when all the stalls were lit up and Woolworths was full of shoppers. Happy memories! Terry Moore

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Added 26 November 2014

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I went to both Napier road primary school Stratford and Holbrook secondary modern school Holbrook road left there on the Friday in 1963 at the age of 15 and started work on the Monday at Boardman Department Store Stratford in the fashion department liked working there very much five and a half day week used to close on Thursday afternoon and we got all day Thursday once a month. I lived in Stepshens Road Stratford east London with my mum dad and sister until she sadly passed away in 67 we moved to Dagenham essex in 72 . I got married in 74 and moved to Trowbridge Wiltshire with my husband happy years have 2 wonderful children a daughter and a son 3 lovely grandchildren 2 boys and girl.

By brenda.cade on Sat May 5th 2018, at 3:51 pm

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I went to Napier and then on to deanery , brings a lot of memorys back.great times

By jetsetjan on Mon Aug 19th 2019, at 1:44 pm

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