Belvedere, Nuxley Road c.1955

Photo ref: B704016

From 1975 we lived in one of the council maisonettes, Baden Powell House, which are still opposite the parade of shops in Lower Belvedere. I remember it was such a great place to grow up, knowing all the neighbours by name and being able to safely play out on our own on the estate until evening. A care taker lived in one of the flats next to the co-op and kept the estate clean and tidy and was always on hand to do odd ...see more

I left school in 1958; my first job was in the menswear dept in the coop in Sheridan Road Lower Belvedere. Does anyone have any memories or photos of the parade of coop shops that was there until about 1959/60 when they were demolished, and moved to the existing parade on Picardy St. These were the old individual shops, a butchers, greengrocers, grocery, shoe, and menswear. They had the old fashioned tube ...see more

Hi..I lived in the huts in Albert rd upper belvedere in 1945 opposite the swings & Mr the Prince of Wales pub.We m9ved from there to a new council house in approx 1951..I have tried to find a photo of the huts (ours was at the front close to where the flats are now.I was born in my nan's bed in Holly Hill road. Does anyone have or know where I can find a photo?..Behind us was some prefab where my uncle lived with ...see more

I am trying to find the name of the old school at the top of NUXLEY ROAD opposite ALL SAINTS CHURCH. I believe it was a School until the Police Station arrived in the 1960's