sweet shop: A memory of East Ham

Sweet Shop

A Memory of East Ham.

I lived in East Ham from the time i was born til i was 30 then moved to Essex.
Does anyone remember the sweet shop on the way to Burgess Manor. Think it was in the road down the side of The White Horse pub. or may be not. I was at one time friendly with the daughter Stephenie Cradock. Pretty sure she spelt her name with an E not an A.
Remember her Dad's name was Steve and the shop was on a corner, i think. Nice girl, she suffered with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sadly we fell out and things were never put right. Probably my fault. I was told many years later she moved to Devon. Don't know if this is true. Ring any bells?
Let me know.
Susan Kitchen nee Wiles.

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The grocer/sweet shop was on a corner on right hand side coming from Park, just before Mountfield Rd. Would have been earlier than you though, I lived at 74 Flanders and can recall my Mum sending me for quarter of butter, that's all one could have as it was rationed after War. It was special for a Sunday, obviously didn't go far. At that time, it was called 'Dallens'

By Anne Duncombe on Thu Sep 28th 2023, at 3:14 pm

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or a similar such name. The only person in there was a lady perhaps in the mid years of her life, felt to me that she was single. I would have only been perhaps 5, it was a long time ago. Moved to Park Avenue at the age of 10!

By Anne Duncombe on Thu Sep 28th 2023, at 3:18 pm

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I was at Burgess Manor from 1963 to 1967. It was during this time i visited the sweet shop. Stephanie's mum was a very slim woman with dark hair and her husband, Steve was a Waterman on the Thames.

By Susan Kitchen on Thu Oct 12th 2023, at 5:35 pm

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