Manor Road Erith 1946 1962

I went to Crescent Road School, but always thought of it as Manor Road. I will always remember Mr.Chinery, but he was deputy head then.

Hi Audrey I went to Crescent road school too. We lived in Manor Rd. Yes i remember Mr Chinery, he was welsh and smoked a pipe, all the girls were in love with him.
My family left Manor Rd in 1958 to come to Australia when i was 11. Years later i came back to Erith and ended up taking Len Blake who lived at 34 Manor Rd( his sister Maggie)back to Oz with me. This Xmas we have been married 40 Yr s and often think of scrumping at nappers orchard. I remember because i was the first girl with a zip up jacket and the boys filled my jacket with apples and then ran off when farmer napper came out with gun and dogs leaving me behind. mum knew where i had been because farmer napper felt sorry for me and gave me a bag of the apples to take home.
I went to Burtons to do ballroom dancing while my sister Shirley and brother David went to pictures.
Len and I spent xmas and new year 1971 at the Prince of Wales pub an amazing time. Have photo's of us at the new years party. There was a brother and sister(plus parents) in the photo who lived at Queens Rd, Brother was a merchant seaman and she was a hair dresser. can't remember their names now(Janet?, Robert??) but remember their house was on three floors and i used to go around there sometimes. If anyone remembers them would like the information please, would be nice to put names to the photo. The Prince of Wales i understand is now a McDonald's, sacrilege.
Len has had Parkinsons Disease for 16Yrs now but is still doing well and remembers a lot of what has been written here on this site, names, places etc. Keep the memories coming.
I am Yvonne Blake(ne. Hoare) lived with grandparents (name of Page) and parents at number 22 Manor rd before emigrating down under. aunt and uncle lived next door with son's John and Robert.

Hello Yvonne! I remember your family and your grandparents Mr and Mrs Page. My parents were John and Winnie Ellis, my brothers John and Peter and little ol me Marilyn...and we lived next door at 24 Manor rd!!!! I played cars with your David over the coal bunkers when we were very small. I remember the excitement of you all goin to Oz. Sadly brother John died at 42 but Pete lives here in Devon too and he remembers your Lennie! He thinks your cousin John ?Parrish played in a group with him and your dad cut my brothers hair...how funny! I visited Erith 2012...my 60th...such a scary dirty scruffy place..very sad.hope to hear from you Yvonne....does David remember playing cars I wonder! Best wishes Marilyn Caunter nee Ellis

Hi Marilyn, I remember your family but sadly can't ask Len about it as he passed away on 21st Dec 2015. Yes dad would have cut hair and yes John played in a band, sometimes with my uncle ron and uncle fred too. John's Brother Robbie is now a DJ and has his own band.
David lives in Tasmania, don't have much contact with him now. Sister Shirley-Dawn lives an hour away with her daughter and sister Bernice, born here, lives half hour away, all in Qld. Australia. Dad died with cancer in 1974 & mum with dementure in 2002. I have two daughters, Debbie who is married with two kids(Crystelle & Jimeoin) Crystelle has two daughters Emily 3 & Lilly born in jan this year & Jimeoin, single, works with dad Keyran in there own tiling and plastering business. Our Amanda is still single, living with me at present. Me? still trying to come to terms with Len's sudden death and not sure what to do with myself. Amanda keeps telling me"one day at a time Mum". Mum's sister Ethel (johns mum) came out to oz to see us after uncle Doug died, was lovely to here all the local news. please do keep in touch, my email is vonny2007@hotmail.com
Len's sister still lives in Erith but wishes there was a way out. She is in a wheel chair now after an accident so hard to move on a pension and find accom for herself too i guess. lovely to here from you. will talk again soon. Von

hi Audrey mr Eddie Gilbert was my uncle sadly the semi was knocked down about 1970 and the has never been used
i was down there only last week
i am looking for some photos of the house
i wondered if you had some
thank chris

Hi Marilyn, just picked up on this site. Did you have long auburn hair and go to Bexley Tech after Crescent Road? If so, I remember you well!