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Rush Green Romford

A Memory of Romford.

Hi, I'm an ex Romford lad, I lived in 61 Douglas Road from 1942-1958. When I left school in 1950 I started work in the London Co-op in Park Lane as an errand boy. I bought my first bicycle from Sisselys in Rush Green, it was a Sunbeam, I had that for a good many years and went out weekends on it. I did a couple of trips to Heathrow Airport (London Airport) in those days, with a mate. After doing my National Service in the army I sold my Sunbeam and bought an NSU Quickly. Seeing the photo of Sisselys in Rush Green bought back that memory, a long time ago now.

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My grand mother worked at this time in the co op her name was phylis laverack although she may have used the name mcdonald or elwood

By chris.baldock on Tue Jul 15th 2014, at 9:04 pm

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Hi Chris, I do not remember your grandmother at Park Lane Co-op, I left in 1956 and went to work as a milkman on Hitchmans in Elm Park.

By John Gower on Wed Jul 16th 2014, at 8:47 am

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I lived in Horace Avenue, and went to Rush Green Primary school. My name was Alma Finn. My favourite teacher was Mr Benfield. My brother had a part time job at Hardings the greengrocery. My first bike was from Sisley Raleigh Trent’s Sport. At the age of 12 I had a part time job at Marlene’s Hair Stylist.

By Alma Kerridge on Tue Aug 9th 2022, at 11:58 am

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