Nostalgic memories of Eastcote's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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I attended a private school at Eastcote House which had formely been in a large house situated in St.Lawrence Drive. I started school in 1950 and then we moved to Eastcote House around 1951.The name of the school was Winscome House and was run if I remember by two,what appeared to me to be at such a young age, elderly ladies who certainly did not spare the rod!
I stayed there until 1952 when I then ...see more
Eastcote House was owned by Lord and Lady Anderson; my grandfather was their chauffeur and lived in Gate End. As a kid I remember swimming in the pool that they had in the garden.
Does anyone remember the children that lived in Highgrove House? I think it was run as an orphanage or similar. I used to catch a bus outside the house and was most times threatened or scared witless by the kids from there? I wonder what happened to them?
There was an annual garden party held at Eastcote House. These were fund raisers for various charities. The one year I remember, the party was held in aid of a home for retired actors and the amateur dramatic societies in the disrtrict devised the entertainments and stalls. The actress Hattie Jaques did the official opening. This was when she was a radio and television star and ...see more
I lived in Haydon Hall from 1947 until 1967. I was ten months old when we moved there and left home when I was 18 yrs old. My mother was the caretaker of the old house, and the new building after the house was pulled down. I have lots of memories of playing in the woods near the river Pinn. Also climbing the Mulberry tree near the shelter. My father was the park keeper in his latter years. I can ...see more
I clearly remember those buildings by Hayden Hall. I used to live at the bottom of Wiltshire Lane next to the Woodman pub and the park opposite was my playground for a good few years. All that open space and the woods over the other side by the River Pinn was a fantastic place for all kinds of games. We moved there in 1960 and left in 1967 moving out to Amersham and then up north in 68, but this has ...see more
On March 3rd 2007 Whitethorn Morris danced at The Case is Altered at Eastcote again. Although my wife Elizabeth and I had retired from the morris "side" to live in Devon in 2006, the dancers invited us both to come out of retirement and join them for a day of dancing in both Harrow and then this nice pub. The sun shone, the sky was blue, the pub served good ...see more
In the 1980's and 1990's morris dancers and their musicians often entertained at weekends in the pub garden at the front of "The Case is Altered". The Whitethorn Morris dancers and their Whitethorn Band performed at this popular venue on summer Saturdays many times. Passers-by would stop and join the pub regulars to form a large crowd to stand and watch. ...see more
My name is Rachel Page and my grandmother was known as Betty Tapping. She was caretaker at Haydon Hall for many years.I remember her looking after me while she would do her job. I used to watch her wax the floors. I remember the green cups that were in the kitchen. I remember the W.I. meetings. I remeber the art group. I rememer the storeroom tht had a ventriloquist dummy in that gave me the creeps! I was ...see more
Morris dancers were often asked to provide entertainment at church fetes in the Harrow area in the 1980's. On one occasion the Whitethorn Morris dancers and their Whitethorn Band were booked to entertain at a fete run by St Lawrence Church in Eastcote. I remember this occasion well as at that time I was the band leader and our noisy drumming spooked the pony and ...see more
