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 81 - 90 of 130 in total
My parents were born in India. My grandfather settled in Africa and had a good job. When my father got married he stayed Africa where all my brothers and sisters were born. My dad was a carpenter by trade; he arrived in Britain on his own with close relatives in 1962 for work as a carpenter to build new houses. He worked very hard in the snow, often travelling to London. They lived in rented accommodation ...see more
RE The Western Rd football ground. I have posted some comments about this on the other Southall site. (didn't realise there were 2 sites........Roy).
Re the football ground off Western Rd. I believe this was used in the Minder episode; 'Last orders at the Winchester', filmed shortly before the site was redeveloped in the early 90's. The gasometer looms large in the background. Does anyone remember the filming taking place? Watch the episode for some happy memories Thanks......Roy.
I lived on the Golf Links estate from 1948 -1970, first at 6 Osborne Road in the prefabs then 11, St. Andrews Tower. I went to Dormers Wells schools and started work in 1964 at Thomas Claytons. I would go shopping on Saturdays with my friend Cath. We would go to the market or into Ealing. We both made coffee at the Youth Centre and spent a lot of time there. I met lots of nice people there and really enjoyed ...see more
I saw someone had wrote that they lived at 181 Allenby Road. I knew someone that had lived at that address and was wondering if it was the person I knew? Lynne
I lived at 42 Stratford Rd, upstairs in rented rooms. Below lived Mr Woodsell and his daughter Maureen. Opposite was Robert Hopkins, his dad was a carpenter, his mother taught piano. Along the road was the Mulkerns, Irish family and further down were the Ballads. We used to take peelings to Ballads for the chickens. When Mr Ballad died, his coffin was put in the front room. I went to the nursery in the ...see more
I grew up in Keir Hardie Way, near Barnhill School & The Greenway from 1953 - 1966 (we then moved to Surrey). I went To Hayes Park School then Mellow Lane School. Keir Hardie Way, Atlee Road, Bondfield, Kingshil Avenue etc.. were our childhood haunts. Best of all was The Greenway which was all fields & the brook. It was like living in the countryside and in those days, safe. I went back to look a few years ...see more
I was born in 1934 in Burns Avenue Southall, and I remember Snells Farm at the bottom of Burns Ave, before it became a prefab estate. Left Dormers Wells at 14 in 1948. I worked at Wolf Rubber in 1949 and my job was cleaning metal shafts that where put into washing machine rubber rollers. Most of the machines were run from an overhead drive shaft and connected to the machines via a large belt. There where many foreign ...see more
I was born in Norwood Green in 1939. I also went to Clifton Road school. We were bombed regularly as the anti aircraft guns were in Osterly Park behind our house which was also opposite St Marys Church. Two Italian prisoners of war visited our house quite a lot and sat by the fire with me in their lap. I think they fancied my sister, we called one Calabria but I think that was the name of the area he came from - ...see more
I was a paper boy for Ives when the Father was in charge and then at the end his son Brian? took over. I did not have many papers to deliver but the round started by the Junction Pub and cottages by the Canal along the towpath up to Bulls Bridge. I then had to go down Wenworth Road and ended up eventually on King Street. There were only about 24 papers but it has to be the longest paper round in it's day.