Childhood

I moved to morden from the east end with my family the mckinlays at 24 Bayham road Mum Passed and myself and two sisters were taken into "care' didnt even have time to say goodbye to my friends was called in from a football game packed a suitcase and taken away! went to willows and canterbury rd boys loved it the happiest time of my childhood mates were eddie rowd and John emery 70 years old and still miss them saw eddie down at brightron as a Mod we glanced at each other but didnt even speak. we used the lauderette in town that your family owned any one Know maureen oliver from willows school or me Ian Mckinlay or my sister Allison or brother Chris? who I haven't seen since I was 13

I worked in the shoe repairers in 1962/63 it was managed by Charlie and his wife looked after the counter. The shop was Shoecraft in Abbotsbury Road I remember taking bets across the road to the new bookies as the law had just changed.