Colindale, Edgware Road c.1960
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Photo of Colindale, Edgware Road c.1960

Memories of Colindale, Edgware Road c1960

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. These memories are of Colindale, Edgware Road c.1960

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I was just going through the stories on this site, of my old childhood days, in Edgware, Burnt Oak, Colindale and Kingsbury area, and I remembered those cold days where we almost turned blue at the Kingsbury swimming pool (a great training ground for my short stint in the Royal Marines), then something I had totally forgotten about of the past 60 years popped into my mind. The 3rd Kingsury Cubs/Scouts! I was ...see more
My step Dad Alf Baker owned the hairdressers opposite Wakemans Hill. It used to be called Rosalind, named after his first wife who lived above the shop. It was changed to Craig's in 1959. His car is parked outside in this picture, a Green Vauxhall Velox, in front of the bulilding sticking out on the right hand side, (is that the 'new' church). Sometimes I would have to spend Saturdays in the shop, as my mother, ...see more