Penge, Old Croydon Canal, Betts Park c.1965
Photo ref:
P26016
Photo ref:
P26016
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A Selection of Memories from Penge
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 Penge
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My mother, Edith Lucy 'Dot' Jeffery, was born in Penge in 1927, to a Lucy Russell, nee Dowding. She married in 1949 and moved into Queen Adelaide flats, and had me in 1950, before moving to Sidcup in 1955. Since that time, she lost contact with her relatives in Penge, but I know that many Russells and Dowdings lived in the area for many years, in Woodbine Grove and Maple Road. As a small boy I can remember walking ...see more
Was it Frank and Peggy Spencers over the John Colliers men's wear store Joan Watson?. Re your 7/12 memory. Jim Hawkins
Went to see panto there...Dick Wittington in the late 40's. Never had such a wonderful time being just after the war.......magic. Cheers Jim Hawkins
Hi all......I attended Oakfield Seconday Modern School in Oakfield Road, Penge from 1952 until 57 and lived in Pleydell Avenue from the early 40's after we were bombed out of our house on Anerley Hill. I went to Anerley Primary School before Oakfield. I loved the Palace with all those bomb sites and just loads to do. We had a gang consisting of kids from Palace Square, Palace Road and ...see more
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