Nostalgic memories of Southall'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 61 - 70 of 130 in total
I lived with my Mum , her name was Olive Hughes in Townsend Road from about 1961 to 1970. We lived at number 148. My Mother drove a Torquoise blue Austin A 40, she was probably the only woman who drove and actually had a car way back then. My Mother was an extremely glamorous woman, always beautifully dressed. I attended St Anselm's primary school then after a brief stint at boarding school in Horsham I attended St ...see more
can anyone help with regards to a family discussion regarding an Italian restaurant
Which I could have sworn was on the right hand side of the South road coming down from Lady Margaret road . I don't know Southall very well but I think it is possible it was set back in a small service road .? Time scale is October 1970
I wonder if anyone remembers David Coles. He lived in Allenby Road and worked in the greengrocers
there. I would love to hear how he is.
I use to live in Regina Rd from 1959 to 1972, now live in Plymouth . Had some good time there played football for the school, it also had an pet corner, I can remember the BBC came to film the animals for an program Playschool, if any one has any fotoes from 1963 - 1970 during the years I was there please put it on, the old headmaster was Mr Hancock. I'm Frank Bako & you find me on this
I lived at 27 marlow road in the 1950s remember the dairy havelock road and the greyhound track. Went to Clifton road school and then onto featherstone road have many happy memories running across the iron bridge when the trains were coming and getting home and being told off for smelling of anthracite,plenty of fields to play in them days
We lived at 92 townsend road with my five brothers and sisters we all attended Beaconsfield school in the late 60s then we all went to Featherstone secondary school in the early 70s so if anyone remembers the parmar family , arvind, parveen, sushil, please contact at xrani@hotmail.co.uk
I lived in Southall ( west ave ) until the company my father worked for ( Cramic Eng ) moved to Oxfordshire.
I and my two brothers went to Tudor road primary where in my year we were joined by Surinda Pal one of the first Sikh children to arrive.
Lucky enough to pass the 11 plus I first went to the Grammer Tech school based at the Tech and " over the other side " at Dalton Road School. In the third year we ...see more
the best years of my life i was born in 5 ruskin rd in the late 40s and early 50s all the kids played in the street istill remember all june cole alan cole kenny grumble georgina grumble lesley and anthea more mickey masterton laurie garrard brian and barry good john murray bob harland michael arden ann phillips ray crallan diane macdonald janet williams dennis coare and the herberts lovely old days we used to play tin ...see more
I lived at 69 Oswald rd in southall, with mum and dad (white) and my grandparent (whyton ) I went to beaconfeild school primary 1960ish I remember the news television team came down too the school and film us playing in the playground ,and doing ring a ring a roses and film us. I had a lilac dress on with a bow at the back of my dress ,I think I was 6 yrs old I am hopping somebody can help me ...see more
Quaker Oats had a spur going into their factory just past top lock on the Grand Union Canal. I used to watch the barges being unloaded with a huge vacumn pipe used by a man standing on the barge. Due to the fact a lot of wheat was spilled into the canal the fishing was superb. The spur is now a mooring for houseboats.