Nostalgic memories of Southall's local history
Share your own memories of Southall 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 21 - 30 of 130 in total
I was born in 1950 in Westbury Avenue on the Waxlow Farm Estate.
Although not idyllic my childhood was good and we had a lot of freedom.
Westbury Ave was a long treelined road perfect for cycling and roller skating which I spent most of my time doing.
The 'hills' of Bycroft and Sunnycroft Road were perfect for out of control races and with very little traffic that's what we did.
Tennis was played in the road ...see more
Our house in Westbury Avenue was directly under the bad weather flightpath to Heathrow.
The aircraft would come from the Ruislip Road direction and we could hear them coming getting louder and louder by the time they were over Allenby Rd it was really scary. At night I hated hearing the aircraft flying overhead especially when there were thunderstorms as they were so low I was terrified they were going to ...see more
My name is Mike Mansell and i was born in 1944 in Balfour Road, we lived at 72. My mother's parents a Mr and Mrs Leach lived at 10 Balfour Road. In 1947 we moved to 15 Townsend Road.
I remember the ice cream shop at the top of the road,i enjoyed many ice creams from there. On the same side of the main road but the other side of Townsend Road was a sweet shop and pet shop. Once a week my mum would give me some sweet ...see more
I was born in 1950 and we lived with my mothers parents at 53 Burns Ave.
Their name was Clark, ours Lyon. I think neighbours were Knights.
I went to North Road infants, then Dormers Wells juniors as by then we had moved into the prefab estate, 2 Fleming Road. I can remember neighbours by the names of Shephard, who I think was a dustman, they lived in the cul de sac opposite, Guest who lived further down the ...see more
I lived in Townsend Rd went to Beaconfield Rd Scool from 1949 from 5 years & then to Dormers Wells until I was 15 when we the mov d to Ealing.
Remember the park the Odeon cinema which we went to after school, attended the dance school on the high st from age 3, the shops on the high st especially Sainsbury's used to go and get 4oz butter that they would cut then pat into shape with wooden beaters. Ah Memories
I Was born in No 39 Townsend Rd until 1956 went to a private school by Southall Park then Beaconsfield Rd Primary School then on to Dormers Wells Secondary School. Remember at the top of the road was an ice cream shop used to take a basin on a Sunday for them to fill for a Sunday teatime treat. Sunday walks along the canal, the fairs that came to Southall Park in the summer. The trams oh so many memories.
My father and my uncle had their shops on South Road. I used to visit on a Saturday morning. There was a small cafe a few doors away where a variety of drinks was served and where my father used to enjoy a Bovril- I expect that I had one of the favourite drinks of the day, a Horlicks as I tasted the Bovril once and did not like it! The National Provincial Bank was located at the junction with The Broadway, next to ...see more
my granddad raced grayhounds there. my dad & his brothers lived lived there 2 thay live on the haverlock rd in old cottages that backed on to the canal MY GRANDADS NAME WAS . SAM DONNELLY
I lived in Southall as a child in the 1960's and have many happy memories of it. I wend to Clifton Road School and lived in Endsleigh Road.
I lived at 45 lady Margaret road,left to join airforce 1955and have never been back but have any happy boyhood memories of life during and after war,playing in Woodward,and the stickle back fishing on golf course,could go on forever.Bob.