Nostalgic memories of Willesden's local history
Share your own memories of Willesden 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 11 - 20 of 46 in total
I was born in Park Royal hospital on a hot July day in 1957 and was taken home to Mayo Road, where almost our entire family lived at numbers 46, 53 and 56. I was christened at St Mary's church, on my christening certificate the vicar's name is G. Oakley. My dad and his family lived at number 46, and my mum's family lived at 53 and 56. It would be almost impossible for that to happen ...see more
I was placed into a Childrens home in Prout Grove ,Willesden in 1935...
I am writing my memoirs and wonder if anyone has a photograph of Prout Grove of that period..I think it existed into the 1960s..but am not sure.
Any help would be much appreciated..
Many thanks ,
Mark Rimmell..
Hi, I went to Pound Lane school from about 1953 until about 1958, I now live in the midlands, but remember many good days back then, I wanted to contact people I knew but have no idea how to find them.
Names like, June Page, Myra Porter, Howard Lewis, and many more, if anyone knows anything about these folks or anbody else who knows me I'd be really glad to hear from them.
Bruce Leggett
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Hi my name was christine smith and I lived in oldfield road NW10. I remember the great times we all had at the starlight in sudbury I remember in particular Georgie fame. The mods and rockers on Brighton beach - great fun, folkestone, hailing island. The white horse pub on church road with chris bennet and the rebel rousers. Carnaby street when there were no womens shops, just mens where we would buy our cord ...see more
I was born in Park Royal Hospital in November 1951. Lived for a while in Willesden High Road. We then moved to Severn Way, which was off Denzil Road. I went to school at Dudden Hill Infants School. Then I went to St.Marys Junior school. After that I went to John Kelly Girls School. When I was 15 I left school and went to work at the Oxford University Press in Neasen. I worked there till I got married in St. Marys Church. We ...see more
I spent most of my childhood years growing up in Cooper Road, Dollis Hill, London.
Back in the late 1960's I always felt a strange and eerie atmosphere when I would walk into my parents house, once the front door was closed, I felt like I was in a tomb, even though my father always kept the house heated with paraffin heaters, I still always felt cold even in the summer time.
My sister and myself shared the ...see more
I was born in Park Royal hospital in Feb 1952 then taken home to 70 Craven Park Road spitting distance from Harlesden police station. Just across the road from our family doctor, (Dr Curtis) not much bedside manor, but a great doctor. After 3 years we moved in with my mothers mother in 18 Mead Plat, just off the North Circular Road, this is where my childhood started. There were already some boys ...see more
I was born in 58 Litchfield gardens in 1949 and went to St Andrews juniors and still remember the air raid shelters in the play ground and being there when they were knocked down.
I took a trip 'down memory lane' some years back and took a walk from Dollis hill station past my nan and grandads in Chapter road. Taylors, Bill and May then up past the Working mens club where I remember grandad was the ...see more
I went to Leopoled rd school in 1949 I remember ,Joan Stroud ,Shirley Howard , lived in Burns Rd Maureen Roberts & cath lived next door, had a brother Ted. My dad worked on railway. Does anyone remember us .