Nostalgic memories of Tottenham's local history
Share your own memories of Tottenham 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 68 in total
My mother, Hilda, was the youngest of the Wilmshurst family who lived at 119 Welbourne Road. She went to Page Green School.Their father was a gangerman and built roads- some of his sons were in his gang. He went to the Hope and Anchor every night and had an allotment. Their mother Minnie died in 1929 and the oldest sister looked after the younger brothers and sisters. Mum told me that she knew she was poor but ...see more
I was born in 1946 and lived in Dongola rd until 1966 when I married . My name then was Pizzey I went to Downhills infants and junior school and then on to Belmont seniors. My friends were Linda Whitehead Barbara Bell Sandra Harris Robin and Christopher Whitbread David Wise Ivor Jones ,to name but a few .Have many good memories of the penny bikes over Downhills park also Tottenham Lido and of course the Royal .Is there anyone out there that remembers me or anyone I've mentioned
i was born in Wolverhampton in 1945 mum and dad were Londoners and in 1948 we moved in with my nan rose pearce and granddad Arthur everyone called him pop I had an elder sister rose and brother albie my dads name was albert and mums was rose we lived in Tewksbury road I remember the woodberry pub because pop was always in it in 1950 mum dad and me moved to the new flats in ida road where I grew up same ...see more
hi, I am trying to find the where abouts of some school girl friends we all went to risley ave school and left there in 1957 there was Sylvia Dudley, maureen allott she got married to a tony adams and moreen Jefferies if anybody knows of them I would be happy to hear from you maureen nagle hancock...
I lived in Welbourne Rd,next to the Maskells,i lived at 124 Bert Simpsons grandson Alan,i went to Down Lane school and Page Green...i new the LEWIS family.Lenards ..Andersons ..Sims..Sargents David Gillingwater,went on to play foe Spurs..DONT THINK THE KIDS TODAY KNOW THEIR BORN. .Love to hear from anyone from there..i live in Thailand now with my wife of 51 years
Alan Lincoln
I was born in Wood Green but lived at 460b Lordship Lane over a boot repair shop from a couple of days after until I was about 11.
I attended Risley Avenue Infant and Junior schools from 1946/7 until 1951 then we moved to 8 Scales Road near Chestnut road.
I spent a lot of time in Lordship Lane Rec especially the traffic area where you could rent a bike that cost 1d per 15 minutes.I used to fly around the ...see more
THIS WILL BE AN OLD ONE TO SORT OUT,MY GRAND MOTHER I MET AS A SMALL CHILD WAS WONDERING IF,ANY ONE OF YEARS AGO,REMEMBER A WALTER NICHOLL WAS MARRIED TO A MINNIE FISH,THEY HAD 3 DAUGHTERS,MIRIAL,MAJORIE AND AND OLDER SISTER RENE,EVIDENTL Y RENE AND HER HUSBAND OWNERED A JELLY EEL SHOP,SOME WAY TOTTENHAM.I REMEMBER AS A CHILD,AS I SAID ABOVE,MY GRAND MOTHER WAS DARK HAD THOUGH GYPSY DARK,BUT I THINK SHE MAY HAVE ...see more
Although I was born in the Mothers Hospital in Hackney in 1957, we lived in Tottenham at Tenterden Road (N17) until about 1970, then at Ida Road (N15) on the then new Avenue Road estate for a couple of years until moving to Wilmot Road (N17) near Downhills Park. I went to Lancasterian School and then on to Tottenham School. My memories of Tottenham include the fact that despite living about 5 ...see more
Do you remember an accident in Lordship Lane in May 1944 involving a girl aged five? She was knocked down by a city bus whilst walking across a pedestrian crossing. That child was my sister.
Born railway terrace tottenham n 17 next to railway bridge in white hart lane family cant and johnson went to st frances de sales then onto risley avenue would love to hear from anyone remembering me very hard ,but great times rose andrews thanx