Nostalgic memories of Greenford's local history
Share your own memories of Greenford and read what others have said
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 grew up at 120, Costons Lane, next to the Co-Op Dairy. I remember they still had horses pulling the carts until conversion to hand-pulled electric Milk Floats in the 50's. I went to Oldfield Infants, taken on the 92 Bus. I remember the Headmistress, Miss Mackintosh: teachers Mrs. Crumpsall and Miss Keightly ( who seemed about 75!)
In 1947, I went to Coston's Junior Boys when Mr. Blount was Head. First year was Mrs. ...see more
Hi, I'm looking into the history of my family. My Nan and Grandad had a fish and chip shop in Greenford in the 50's, their names are Lillian and Charles Larter. Does anyone remember them or their shop?
I started at Stanhope infants in 1950, continued through the juniors and left the fifth year of the senior school in 1961. Is there anybody out there who was at Stanhope the same years as me ??
Eddy Davis.
Brought up from age 7 Lived at 9 ferrymead gardens directly opposite holy cross church. Used to watch all the Saturday weddings and the cherry blossom along the middle verges.
Schooled at Bethams, coston girls Then both schools merged together with the Boys school. Best teacher mr Peter slater (the girls loved him) and mr chambers (loved Queen). He used to cycle to school. Long haired and ...see more
I lived in Windmill Lane from 1930 to 1955 when I married. Stanhope School was evacuated to Wales in WW2, but I returned in time for the doodlebugs. I joined the Boy's Brigade- the 15th attached to Holy Cross church. The church put on annual performances of Gilbert & Sullivan operas. There was also a church youth club. Just after the war the youth club went France on a camping holiday. Trouble was the tents did not ...see more
I was born in Cowgate Road, Greenford in 1938. About 1950 we moved to Ruislip Road.
I remember playing in the park at the end of the road and visiting the river Brent nearby which of course was out of bounds to us little ones. During the war, 1939 to 1945 we had to sleep in our air-raid shelter at night because of the bombing. I do remember seeing a V1 or doodlebug as wecalled them which was a very scary sight and the ...see more
I worked for the LBE at the Greenford Depot from 1971-2000 and i used to have my dinner in the Red Lion which was just up the road from the depot. One day they were making an advert for BP in the Petrol Station opposite the pub, when i went in for my meal Jimmy Nail was sitting there, (he was the main actor in the advert) apart from getting his autograph, we also had a chat. He was an extremely pleasant man, not full of ...see more
My parents had a ground floor flat in Wood End Lane, and my father worked in a reserved occupation at AEC in Southall. In late 1940, my mother was pregnant with me, and she went to stay with her brother in Durham, wher I was born. I was an evacuee, 'in utero'! We returned to Greenford in the summer of 1941.. My memories of the war are hazy, but I can remember my father taking me out to see a flight of aircraft from ...see more
my sister pam and me had a great time playing in the 1st Greenford Girls Brigade band Pam went to Australia in 1969 ? with the band I went to Belgium for a weekend for a band contest.Pam passed away 6yrs ago.The people I remember were the Barrett sisters, a girl called Sandra leaders were Capt Cotton.Maggie and miss maple.If there is any body out there I would love to hear from them.
Also my dad Geoff served in the police as a special for many years.
I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital as were my daughters..Lived the first 5 years in Greenford Road after which we moved to Greenford Gardens.The first infants school I went to was Oldfield,then on to Costons Junior followed by Coston girls school,had some good times there,headmistress was Mrs Humphries...Ravenor Park and Horsenden Hill were two of our stomping grounds,we also used to ...see more