Nostalgic memories of Peckham's local history
Share your own memories of Peckham 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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Displaying Memories 31 - 40 of 62 in total
Hello my name is Annette Smith Nee Brown known as Ann or Annie brown, I grew up in Peckham and I am very proud of the fact. I lived in flats called Rudbeck house from 1950 - 1968 which is in Radnor rd. Off commercial way. My mum and dad were Margaret, and Bill Brown ihave 2 sisters /3 brothers beryl,Maureen, Richard Billy and Tony. I would love to hear from our lovely neighbours Billy wells, Kathleen duff it ...see more
Hi, I am trying to find out any information on the family of Wards that used to live in Kimberley Avenue, in Nunhead, Peckham. George b 1873 (Grocer) and Ellen had 13 children NOBBY – (William) - ELDEST SON - 1901 BENJAMIN WARD- 1906 EDWARD WARD - RICHARD - 1911 HARRY WARD STAN WARD – DOB - 28/4/1925 PECKHAM, South East London ERNIE - 1904 FRED WARD – dob 28/11/1920 Can ...see more
I also lived in Cronin Road (166) until June 1960. We moved across to SW London but I always remember the happy days I had with many friends there and at Gloucester Grove primary school. I also remember the bomb sites which were used by us children as great playgrounds.
My stepfather, Frank Russell, owned a tobacco and confectionary shop at 76 Wells Way, Camberwell in the late forties and early fifties. He and my mother married in 1952 at the church on the corner of Wells Way and St Georges Road. The accommodation above the shop was very small so I continued to live with my maternal grandparents in Gloucester Grove, Peckham which back then ran off Wells Way. Gloucester ...see more
My mother and her family lived in Cronin Road until bombed out in 1940. Mum moved back there in 1953 when she married dad, an myself and my 3 sisters were all born there. We moved in 1963 when my baby sister was only 13 days old and went to live on the Acorn Estate where I still live with mum today. Cronin Road was demolished in 1963/64 when they built the North Peckham Estate. I have lived in Peckham all my ...see more
My name is Peter Mills. I was born in 1939 and I lived in Barest Road, Nunhead. I lived through the war years, evacuation, hiding in the Anderson shelter, having to use the bungalow bath, outside toilet, coal fire, ascot water heater, copper for washing clothes, wringer, mangel, cracks in the walls, bed bugs, nits, - very hard years. I went to Holydale primary school in 1946 till 1950, then on to Peckham rye secondry ...see more
I lived at 24 Manaton Road. I went to St Mary Madeline's School then on to Peckham Girls School in 1967 till 1973. I loved Rye Lane .My mum worked in the skirt n slacks centre at the top of Rye Lane. I had a Saturday job there, then I worked at Reeds record shop before we moved to Pepys Estate, deplored. I now live in Suffolk, I hope anyone can remember me
Hi, I went to Collingwood in Peckham. Do you know Joan Davies, Maureen Greenwood, Janet Spry and Mrs Ann Ford, love to hear from you.
I was taken to live in Goldsmith Mansions as a baby of two months in 1946. I lived there with my parents until approximately 1949. I have a memory of walking up the staircase to our flat. I have a much more vivid memory of the inside of the flat, the living room and fireplace and my cot moved into this room during a bout of whooping cough. There was a small kitchen then 2 bedrooms, mine led off from my ...see more
Hi, I was born in Dulwich Hospital on the 13th April 1947 and lived in Kimberley Avenue, Nunhead till 1960 when we moved to Moncrieff, Rye Lane. I went to Wood Road School for about a year and half then changed to Hollydale Road Nunhead. I remember the dinner lady there, her name was Mrs Westlake. She also used to look after us if we fell over in the playground, she was a lovely lady. I then went to Collingwood ...see more