Stanmore, The Broadway c.1965
Photo ref: S180073
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Photo ref: S180073
Photo of Stanmore, The Broadway c.1965

More about this scene

This interesting photograph should ideally be read with that taken from almost the same spot in 1906. On the left are the shops which came with the 1930s transformation of this previously rural area, while on the right is the Ernest Bernays Memorial Institute of 1870, only really attractive when compared with the buildings opposite! Further along The Broadway, and set back, is a row of shops which in fact incorporate a fragment of The Red House. This row was demolished in the 1980s to make space for a large office block. In the distance can be seen the jettied row of cottages, now offices, which identify the 1906 photograph.

A Selection of Memories from Stanmore

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Stanmore

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

Hallo , my name is Cliff Bowley. My family moved to Stanmore in 1950 to a very large house called "Belmont Lodge " on the corner of Denis Lane and London Road junction. Does anybody remember it? It was knocked down for development, (what a shame). It was not very visible to the road because it had very large trees and bushes surrounding it. The house was requisitioned by the council, and families like ours, displaced ...see more
During family research, I discovered that my grandmother, a Miss Bull was living in Regent House. She may have been in service, can anyone help with the family name or any other details of her employer?
In the fifties, my mother worked at the Stanmore Cottage Hospital. As I cycled down Uxbridge Road to visit her at work, I imagined the ivy-covered old church to be a Norman Keep. Does anybody know why the old church was allowed to fall into disrepair and the new one built next door?
This is Buckingham Cottage, it was the hunting lodge of the Duke of Chandos.  When I was a child, two old ladies lived there and there were always butterflies in the garden which us kids used to catch. The story was that the two old ladies used to wake up to the sound of wild parties and were overcome by the smell of burgundy wine. This happened frequently but burgundy wine was never found. When the ...see more