Crystal Palace, North Water Tower And Transept c.1861
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A Selection of Memories from Crystal Palace

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 Crystal Palace

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I too was born at Stone Park in 1950. My mother was Joan Cloud and my dad was Joe Mannion. My mother Joan was the youngest child of Elizabeth and Ernest Cloud of 88 Anerley Road, Upper Norwood. I never knew my grandfather as he died when my mum was 15. My mum used to work in my nan's fruit shop with my uncle Alby. The shop was known as Cloud's and everyone came there. I was the ...see more
I remember living in the basement flat at 144 church road . My brother simon Dodds and me,jenny Dodds went to Rockmount Infants school. my mother Mary Dodds taught at Rockmount too. I remember Rockmount Rec and crystal palace park,especially the dinosaurs and the pet zoo.i remember the little train that you had to put in a penny to watch it go round. I also remember a park with three paddling pools, does anyone ...see more
Hi everyone Lived Thicket Road circa 1975 till 1979 Lived in bed sitters at 33 thicket road along with carol Fred Bobby and others crazy days Did a brief stint at Southern Relief in Anerly Hill Out of hours doctors service wild days wonder what happened to Lyn Hart who moved th Hailsham 1978 had a baby father called John lived Elmers End Anyone out there
I was born in Palace Road in 1959. I lived with my sisters Fay Barbara and parents John and Audrey Langford. My aunt Joan and Uncle Tom Martin owned the house and we rented the top floor flat. Because we didn't have a garden our washing was hung out on lines between the houses high in the air and the washing was out out through a window using a pulley system. I remember rows and rows of ...see more