Nostalgic memories of South Tottenham's local history
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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 1 - 10 of 14 in total
I attended Grange from May 1959 until the end of January 1960 when I returned to California to live with my father. I was good friends with Pamela Allen who died of cancer in 1997. We kept in touch and I was able to visit her in 1978. Her married name was Lenthall. She married Pete in 1965. I also remember Sandra Nottingham. My two daughters married Australians and my husband and I are ...see more
I remember Scotts Cycles shop. He actually made bikes there. The shop was near the traffic lights on the Brentford side. Used to go there from Hanwell for all things connected to my bikes.
When the ice-cream man came around my mum used to say I could hear him leaving the shop in Acton. Tony Bros sold the best ice-cream ever. They used to sell lovely spearmint lolly's and I became quiet addicted to them. Never seen them on sale anywhere since. There's an opening for somebody reading out there I think.
I moved to Chingford Hatch in 1946 from Hackney, we moved into a new house on Friday Hill. Some of my early memories was climbing the huge elm trees that were either side of Friday Hill. I remember the Old Smithy in what is Wrigley Close, next to the Prince of Wales. I remember the galvanised pig bins that were left on the streets for Jim Saville to collect the food leftovers for his pigs; he had a smallholding in Newgate Street.
My name was Susan Bird (now Sue Howard). I went to Grange from Infants, through Primary and left Grange SM senior school aged 16 in 1962. My friends were Marion Holloway, Barbara Cowburn, Beryl Wright, Lynda Huddle, Susan Berry, Diana Finlow, etc. I am still in contact with many of them. I lived in Gordon Road near Ealing Broadway and walked to school every day, and in ...see more
I remember the shops, Hawkins where they had tins of biscuits along the front of the counter with see-through lids. The furniture shop, butchers and a funny dress shop. My mum helped out in a sweet shop called 'Bettys'. When I was 15 I worked in the greengrocers on Saturdays call 'Aris's. The owner used to send me up the other end of the road where there was another greengrocers to see how much they were ...see more
I used to live in Suffield Road (off New Road) and would play happily in the road despite this being the road to the refuse tip, and dust carts would be up and down all day. We would simply move out of the road and then resume our game of 'Tin Can Copper' once the dust cart had passed! I had a season ticket to Larkswood Pool - I could see the entrance to the pool from my bedroom window- ...see more
I remember Larkswood School in the mid-50s when I joined, and Mrs Thorneycroft was head teacher and in the junior school Miss Tilling was my form teacher for some time. I have recollections of us children being read Brer Rabbit by Miss Tilling before going home, and she would do different voices for each character. I remember Miss Miller who was horse mad, which made such an impact on me. We had our swimming ...see more
I lived in Chingford from 1935 until 1957. I started school at New Road in 1940 and Miss Jones later Mrs Thornicroft was my very first form mistress. I remember her as a very strict but fair teacher. Her contemporaries in that incipient wartime era were Miss Tlling, Miss Rees. Miss Pickerell, Miss Goodhind, Mr Cook, Mr Hoare, Miss Tennyson all ruled by the iron fisted Mr Gratton. I am delighted to ...see more
I think this Miss Jones was a lodger with my parents and I when we lived in Larkswood Road. I know she was a teacher and was away on holiday when a land mine landed behind the house in 1940. I would love to know if she remembers the Fayne family; Jim, Blanche (Girlie) and Jean - I would have been about 5 years old.