Bexleyheath, Clock Tower c.1960

Photo ref: B650055X

Whenever the annual traveling fair came to Danson Park in the 1960's for their Easter and Bank Holiday visits it was party time for the local teens, a golden oportunity to hang out and socialise, meet up with friends old and new and hopefully meet a potential date, or even a future partner. All the rides were fun but there was one that outshone all the others -The Whip. Built much in the style of a carousel, ...see more

It was the late 1950's and everyone in my family were keen gardeners. One hotly anticipated event in the garden calender was always the Summer Horticultural Show in Danson Park. Inside the huge white marquee was a marvel of light, colour and fragrance, a magical space filled with row upon row of home-made and home-grown produce that, as a 10 year-old boy, fair took my breath away. Along with displays of ...see more

One sunny day in the late 1950's the next door neighbour came knocking at our door with some exciting news. A big new food store had opened on the Broadway, Bexleyheath,. It's a Supermarket, she said. It's Victor Value and it sells everything, it's wonderful. The following weekend the whole family went to see what all the fuss was about, suitably impressed by the sheer size of the place and the ...see more

Danson Park was a much loved adventure playground throughout my Junior School years. There were so many fun diversions there for a young boy in the 1950's including one particular past-time which sadly I only have scant memories - collecting abandoned used lollysticks to use as currency. The cafe in the big Danson House ran a scheme for kids, whereby they accepted used lollysticks picked up in ...see more