Selsdon Primary School: A memory of Selsdon

Selsdon Primary School

A Memory of Selsdon.

We moved to Selsdon in 1952 from Blackheath and I started primary school which was on the ground floor of the building in the picture. We lived at 4 Foxearth Road up until 1972 when my mother, who was widowed in 1962, moved to South Croydon. I left in 1970 for Italy where I have been ever since. I loved going to Littleheath Woods as a child to play, or to the library on a Saturday morning, which was situated, at the time, in a large house down the Upper Selsdon Road on the corner of Arundel Avenue. There was a wonderful bay window in the children's section with a window seat where I passed many a happy hour. In 1952 milk was still delivered by the Express Dairy's horse and cart and my sister and I would feed Duke.

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Hello Jacqueline,I have just joined and what a coincidence if places! I live in Italy,before that I lived in Blackheath ! My mother and my grandparents lived in Selsdon Surrey! They lived at n.56 benhurst gardens from the 20's to 1980! George and Helen Orrick!
My mother Margaret for a period of time also lived at n.86 farleigh road.....

By Melina Margaret Helen Middleton on Thu Feb 26th 2015, at 10:50 am

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we lived at 10 Foxearth Road, from ( not quite sure ) 1962, I was 3, having moved from Elmpark Gardens. I remember Mrs. Cook and many of the other residents, Mr & Mrs Kilner, Mr. Dobson,and of course the Singers They lived at no8, and Mrs Singer was killed in a house fire early 70's, late 60's. not quite sure, being a child at the time
we moved in 1972 to 95 Farley Road , my mother is still there, 88 this year

By sarahcatecollyer on Sun Jun 14th 2015, at 8:36 pm

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