Tulse Hill, 1899

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In 1940 my mother Dorothy Edith Thomas a saleswoman who had worked at the Selfridges Store in Oxford Street London, married my father at Holy Trinity Church in Trinity road (which goes from the top of Tulse Hill to the Norwood Road below). In the 1960's I attended St Martins In the Fields High School for Girls, where the playing grounds were overlooked by this church. I have fond memories of the school swimming pool which had been newly built for pupils in those grounds.

I lived on Leander Rd. in the 60's and went to Brockwell Primary school...I remember playing football with a tennis ball at playtime...it was so much fun, with my friends...I never forget this one boy names Angus...he was lanky but he could run very fast. I used to play in the flats, we used to play roofs...jumping from the roofs of the sheds...it was daring, but we loved the excitement and danger. We used to play ...see more

As I have a terminal illness my children had asked me to write some short stories of my life. Some of the most enjoyable and memorable ones were when living in Tulse Hill. I looked on the internet for Centre 70 Tulse Hill and found it albeit in a different place. Around 1970 I set up the Centre 70 One Parent Family Association with the Rev Ralph Blow - the Methodist Minister of the ...see more

Where the present Tulse Hill Tesco Shop and Esso Petrol station stands today, was the home of my grandfather Alfred John Thomas from the 1920's to the 1950's. Through the 1960's & 70's his daughter Julie Thomas ran the Petrol Station. The Station was in front of their home, a large victorian building (no 109), which had been some sort of club, called ...see more