Hendon, Vivian Avenue c.1955

Photo ref: H397022

Being born in the front room of 7 First Avenue (which runs between Finchley Lane and Victoria Road) in September 1945 and living at that address until 1970 approximately, but my mother (Mary) and Father (Len) lived there until their death in 1985, one could say, that makes me an 'Old Hendonian'. I remember all the cinemas mentioned and the parks that were all our playgrounds. I worked for George and ...see more

I am 93. During WW2 I used to go to Hendon's excellent public library in the evening after school to do my homework. It was a half hour walk from there to where we lived in Kingsbury.

I lived at 11 Lodge rd 1950/1960 the photo brings back so many memories as my dad was projectionist at the ABC Golders Green but only ever remember the cinema on corner referred to, as the Odeon, there was also the Classic (now shops) & the Gaumont (now a gym). Lodge Rd, as I remember, had an express dairy & stables at the bottom next to a flour store that served the lovely bakery on the corner, the electric co was at ...see more

This photo would have been taken at the north end of Brent Street just below where the road divided to go round some big old trees. It is looking towards Parson Street beyond the junction with Church Road and Finchley Lane. As a schoolboy in the early 1960s, I would catch the 83 bus home from the stop on the left-hand side of the picture. The fare was a ha'penny half, as I remember. The shop with the awning just beyond ...see more