Northwood Hills, Joel Street c.1955
Photo ref:
N223012
Photo ref:
N223012
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A Selection of Memories from Northwood Hills
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Northwood Hills
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At the ripe old age of 89 years I well remember my years at what I have always regarded as "Home.".
In 1931 I first entered the world, living in Wembley, but in 1935 I recall my father meeting Harry Peachey of Belton Estates and arranging to purchase a yet-to-be built semi-detached house in Northwood Hills. The road at that time was unnamed and in discussion with Harry Peachey my ...see more
Seeing the photo of the 'Northwood Hills Hotel' and the tall 'office' building beyond, took me back to recall 'The Cleopatra Restaurant' that was in the building, next to the hotel, in the mid-60s. Apart from working in the toy shop ('Toys and Sports') in the parade there (as a 'Saturday Job') whilst I was at St. Nicholas Grammar ...see more
Also sweet shop opposite, and the Finlays at the Met station, with Betty the station master around 1972. Mate at school parents owned the Northwood Hills pub and had Elton John perform live every weekend! Mad Messerchmitt bubble car driver RAF guy from HQ ...see more
Although our postal address was Woodford Crescent, Pinner; the Northwood Hills shops, some 20 minutes walk away, were the closest. I remember the lovely 'Swiss Chalet' bakers, Paterson's butchers next door, Prangley's bike shop, a Wimpy Bar, W.HSmith's, several sweet shops with many '4 for a penny ' sweets, the best one to me being round the corner by the cinema! I remember a card shop with a ...see more
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