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 41 - 50 of 130 in total
My name is Christine Andrews (Bramston is my maiden name). I lived in Devonshire Road Southall from my birth in 1956 until we moved away to Basingstoke in 1966. My best friend was Susan Endersby who lived at 130 Ascot Gardens with her mum and dad Ron and Vera (I think). I had other friends who lived in Rutland Road (a girl called Linda who moved to Leighton Buzzard) and I remember a family who also lived in ...see more
I am hoping that someone will remember the night during WW2 when a landmine fell in Lady Margaret Rd. I was about 8/9 at the time 1944/45? I would love to correspond with someone from Southall who remembered this incident which stands out so well in my memory banks. Anyone at all?
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I hope someone from my time at Clifton infants and juniors will see this and get in touch. It would be great to hear from someone.
We had newly arrived in the UK in 1965 and joined Clifton Infants and then the Juniors before leaving for Secondary School in 1971. I still have vivid memories of my time there and remember amongst others the following teachers. In the infants Mrs Camp [head teacher], Mrs ...see more
I also remember Miss Curtain and Miss Lidstone the stairs and the ice slides, Alan Newall lived in Regina road past the cross road towards the canal i lived at no 57 with my cousin Colin James who was a good friend of Alans. We used to ride on the back of Barnes coal lorry! II left Southall in 1953 to live in Hanwell. Malcolm Sanderson
Miss Ball was headmistress, infants teacher was Miss Lidstone, and first year teacher was Miss Curtain when I was at Clifton Road school in the early 1950s. My best friend was Alan Newall, whatever happened to him? I remember ice slides on the playground, outdoor toilets, twisting stairs, and the Lollypop shop opposite.
I was among the first year at the new George Tomlinson Junior ...see more
I was born in St George's Avenue and went to North Road Infants and Juniors. Both my parents were from Southall. My aunt still lives by western Market. I remember playing by the gas works and railway and summer carnivals in the park.
I lived in the flats in Dudley Road Southall and went to Featherstone Rd Infants, my name is Jack Stevens and we moved to 76 Greenford Ave and I went to Tudor Rd school and then Dormers Wells school. I married Yvonne Killick from Dane Rd southall and now live in Lincolnshire.
My mates were Roy Rogers, Micky Sandford, Jakie and Billy Blair we all went to Dormers Wells school and hung around the Spikes bdridge area ...see more
found site november2015, message for lynette ware one of the barton boys you mentioned on message board about prefabs five boys are now me high Wycombe david new south wales Australia kieth Bournemouth laurie isle of wight and Christopher still in southall
I was born in the flats in Dudley road in 1947 my mum [joyce] always told me extremely hot summer and freezing cold winter used to play gasworks a lot my grandparents lived at the end of stoney lane inside the gates north cottage it was next to railway line for the shunters and behind there walled garden was the canal inlet my dad Charlie tich and my uncles sid and George also worked in gasworks I remember ...see more
I arrived in Southall aged 7 (September 1967) from Kenya, and moved into a rented property on Lady Margaret Road, just opposite a chip shop that used to be there. I remember a portion cost around 6 old pennies (2.5pence), and were wrapped in old newspapers. Lady Margaret Road, seemed really long to me then, and I remember how pretty it looked in Spring and Summer, when all the flowers ...see more