Nostalgic memories of Winchmore 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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The timber yard at 699 Green Lanes was Brimley's.
Yup, I think it was called Parkers (or was it the one in Palmers Green?).
Does anyone recall the name of the Timber Yard near to the Police Station before it became Travis Perkins?
I was born in Palmers Green in Jan 1940 and lived at 18 Farndale Ave. from 1948-1960. I went to Winchmore Hill Secondary Modern from 1951-1953.  I remember the Capitol Cinema and the Saturday morning film club which was a part of most kids' lives at the time. It was either the Capitol or the Palmadium depending what was on.  Sometimes there would be the usual Cowboy and Indian stuff or films about German spies, which ...see more