West Wickham, Coneyhall Estate From Croydon Road c.1955
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Photo of West Wickham, Coneyhall Estate From Croydon Road c.1955

Memories of West Wickham, Coneyhall Estate from Croydon Road c1955

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. These memories are of West Wickham, Coneyhall Estate From Croydon Road c.1955

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Does anyone remember the dentist/butcher (c1959-1965) on the Parade? My pearly whites have survived nonetheless.
I have fond memories of Coloma Convent and would love to visit the old place again just to compare it with my memories of it 45 years ago. My mother used to be a cleaner there in the mid sixties and I used to go to work with her during the summer holidays. I remember the church and the smell of pledge, I also recall the day they gold leafed the rail around the altar.Just across the from the church was a large ...see more
This picture brings back many memories. I was born in 1953 and lived in Coney Hall until 1972, attending school at Wickham Common and then Hawes Down Secondary. The view from where this picture was taken is not dramatically different today. The parade of shops that can be seen on the right included the newsagent and confectioners, Butts ( for whom I did a paper round for 2 years) and a pet supply store ...see more