Hayes, Station Approach 1959
Photo ref: H361077A
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Memories of Hayes, Station Approach 1959

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I lived in Hayes and went to Baston School for Girls and trained as a nurse at Bromley Hospital. Later when I was married and had a daughter I visited Hayes and took her to Hayes Common every day. When I was five I took ballet classes at a studio below a bakery in the High Street on the left hand side. I think it might be where the dairy is located now but when I was last in UK no-one remembered it. Can anyone help me?
I lived in Coney Hall from 1955 to 1970. I well remember coming out of Hayes Station and seeing the New Inn still a bomb site across the road. Part of it on the right hand side was still standing but the rest was rubble and twisted girders. I think they rebuilt in the early to mid 1960's. A really nice area to grow up in.
What a great picture of Hayes High Street - brings back so many memories. I lived in nearby Coney Hall from 1953 to 1976. As a child it was 3d to get to Hayes Station on the 138 bus. I recall Woolworths (bottom right) had one of those big red weighing machines outside that dispensed a picture card ( a series on steam engines I think) with your weight printed on it. My mum bought me the first yoghurts I ever ...see more