Nostalgic memories of Sidcup'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 11 - 20 of 37 in total
I am very interested in getting further details or photos of the large red mansion that stood on Main Road in Sidcup. It was about 100 yards further down from St Lawrences, going away from the high street.
I remember walking to my school, St Joseph's on Hatherley Road one morning and it was being torn down. It appeared to be a wholly wooden building from all the wood that was appearing in the demolition. That ...see more
What wonderful schools. Still remember the names of the teachers, whom in those days we gave respect. I realise now just how good the education was and indeed taught respect!
In my teens, over fifty years ago, I frequented Berry,s little sweet shop and cafe in New Eltham.
We were served by a lovely older lady we called Gran. Does anybody else remember Berry,s and lovely Gran?
I also remember Smokey Joe, I grew up in Sidcup and lived on Halfway Street. smokey Joe used to come tearing down the road on his bike towards Eltham, no tyres and no chain! He would use his feet to propel himself along. What a character.
Just off the High Street, between the bank and Boots - my earliest memory is moving from No 5 Woods Cottages to No 1 Woods Cottages about 1949 - aged 2! Being taken in an ambulance aged 3 due to scarlet fever and in Dartford Isolation Hospital for 6 weeks!
Nelson Road and Nelson Place is all a Morrison's now!!
Not been back to Sidcup in 40 years but look at Google Earth to see how it's changed :-)
I spent the first 20 years of my life in this house.Does anyone have old photos,history,memories of it.Its on the corner of Alma road, Numeric House.I was there in the 50's.Thank you
I remember going to Alma Road school back in the early fifties when they still gave you a good hiding with a cane if you got into trouble. We changed schools to the new Secondary School in Bexley Lane when it first opened. My family lived on Sidcup Hill just down from Knoll Road and on the other side (my brothers and I used to roller skate down Knoll Road towards Sidcup Hill, don't suppose that would be ...see more
Mr Father Charles Edwin Gillmore was born in Sidcup in 1942. He lived at home with his brother David Gillmore and sister Maureen Clarke also their Mother Florence Ada Gillmore ( Nee Eustace ) at 22 Alma road Sidcup, just down the road from Waring park. Although I and my fellow siblings never lived in Sidcup we used to visit my nan at 22 Alma road all through the 1970's and the 1980's as a small child I ...see more
My family moved to Sidcup from Eltham in 1965 to a house in Rectory Lane opposite the pond at Selborne Road. The story goes that one morning soon after moving in, my dad walked out into the drive to pop up the shops to find a tramp cooking bacon and eggs... it was the famous 'Smokey Joe'. My dad was taken aback and said, "what are you doing on my drive?" "Cooking my breakfast," replied Smokey Joe. Exasperated my dad ...see more
Reading one of the messages on the site about David Greig's shop in Sidcup high street, brought back memories of my time with that company. I did relief work some of the time in the early 60's and one shop I worked in was the one in Sidcup. My base was the Orpington shop and whilst training I worked in Reading and Slough. In later years I started work at the Kentish Times at the top of Sidcup Hill and have many ...see more
Although living in Chislehurst, I visited Sidcup often on the single deck 228 bus. The pupose of the visit was to dine in the "British Resturant" in (I think), Hatherly Road. The choice of meals was very limited but they were filling and cheap. My mother worked in the Royal Artillery Record Office in Foots Cray, opposite the bus garage. Next door was Kolster Brands who made radios. The cafe over the garage at Ruxley ...see more