Coulsdon, Downs Road c.1955
Photo ref:
C165027
Photo ref:
C165027
More about this scene
The houses on the right are Nos 18 and 20 Downs Road, formerly called Fanfare Road when built on the northern slopes of Farthing Down. Beyond the motorcar the road turns sharply to meet the busy Brighton Road south of Coulsdon. The road to the left climbs to the crest of Farthing Down and was only constructed after much local opposition.
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A Selection of Memories from Coulsdon
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 Coulsdon
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Born in Purley Hospital in 1947, we lived in Bramley Avenue for the first 2 years of my life, but of course I have no memories of that. We then moved to 30 Grove Wood Hill, which is off Woodcote Grove Road. I had a couple of good friends in the road, One called Julius Caesar believe it or not, and another whose name I can't recall but he collected birds eggs, now illegal. Beside our house there was ...see more
I spent many a happy year here before enlisting in the RAF (National Service) then in 1953 off to Canada and have been there ever since! Now a proud Canadian!
Michael Edwards.
I worked at KLM and left there 1970 as I immigrated to Canada.l remember dick Lyles he was manager, Fred hurry was shop foreman. I also remember Larry Wooley,Mick Wragg.peter beeson.sgeve pengelly was my apprentice,Mick Wragg and myself also share 24hr AA RAC breakdown and accident calls.we lived in houses on Brighton Rd adjacent to the garage. I really enjoyed working there, a good bunch of guys
In September 1940 I lived in Meadway and witnessed a Hurricane fighter crash in the Purley Boys Grammar School playing field. The pilot, an Ace pilot of the Battle of Britain was known as Caesar and he died that day and I went up to view the site. At the time I was attending the Purley Girls Grammar School. We moved to Coulsdon in 1938 and I was a patrol leader in the Coulsdon Girl ...see more
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