Burnt Oak, Watling Avenue c.1955
Photo ref:
B706012
Photo ref:
B706012
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A cyclist gingerly crosses Edgware Road as Watling Avenue drops away eastwards towards Mill Hill. Apart from a sign of the times - the bank building on the left has given way to an amusement arcade - little has physically changed.
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A Selection of Memories from Burnt Oak
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Burnt Oak
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I was born in 1973 and lived in Burnt Oak for 6 lovely years from aged 4 to 10 when we relocated to South London. I attended the Annunciation Primary School and St Martins School on Dryfield Road. I remember Toni and his lovely ice creams on the main road. I remember the park, the church and the priest Father Kiernan but above all I remember some of the lovely ...see more
Hi all any info would be great I am looking for a very good friend of mine Antony Edwards he owned a butchers in burnt oak in the late 70s and 80s any info or photos of the shop will be much appreciated
Wonderful school the only part of my schooling where I learnt and enjoyed it and had such lovely teachers Mr williams what a guy so dedicated. Loved him. And my teachers Mrs protector and Mrs chiltern pc Hayes.... I loved Mrs chilterns hair it was like silk curtain and all the kids got lost I it....wonderful days think of the people often
I forgot an important memory... I was on the swim team and who could forget that the cold water in the pool was capable of giving you a heart attack.
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