Nostalgic memories of Burnt Oak'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 68 in total
I was born in Kenton Middx but I lived with my gran at 45 Oldberry road,Burnt Oak,this was I n1940, I went to school at The Meads,from which I was evacuated in about 1942. Trevor Hall
The big building next to edgware hospital was for the homeless, I had a friend who lived there , must have been about 68/69
I am the granddaughter to a man who used to live in Burnt Oak, and was born in 1935. He was unfortunately born out of wedlock and his mother never told him the name of his father. Due to some research by myself and some small snippets of information given to him, we believe his father was the baker with the last name Poole who owned the Caller and Poole bakery, The Broadway (perhaps called the ...see more
Wow! I lived in Burnt Oak from 1955 to 1973 at 240 Deansbrook Road. I went to all three Woodcroft Schools in Goldbeaters Grove. I had/still have friends in Oldberry Road (the Walshes). I remember the Meads School burning down and playing in the fields around the Silk Stream. Also remember the parade of shops and the doctors' surgery!
My name is Margaret Stedaman; anyone remember me??
Hi, back in 1996 i was a nursing student at Edgware general and the Prince of Wales was my local. I recently found out that my maternal grandmother, whom I'm sure is long since deceased, was land lady, along side her new husband of the time. She was Helen McColm and she married Norman Scriven or Scrivens. As far as I'm aware they were there in 1962, then all trace was lost of them. I would be delighted to find ...see more
I attended Orange Hill between 1963 and 1969..best recall... Patricia Ranger...now Leary. My first year was at the school in Burnt Oak..I lived at the Spur Road estate and took the train from Edgware to Burnt Oak, then later walked to the school when it moved to Stanmore. My memories of Miss Wood was her manner of putting her finger to her face when chastising me for poor results in her French class. At one of the ...see more
I remember attending Burnt Oak Secondary Modern Boys School in the early 1960’s. My class was T1. Any memories?
I too went to St Jame's Burnt Oak - a despicable place - not one happy memory - I did visit the school again and met a caretaker nun - they were knocking the school down - I asked for a brick for a keep sake - driving out I threw it through the first window I could see - the only saving grace, if it is indeed a grace, is the fact I am still (God only knows why) a practising Catholic.
Brian Plunkett KC*HS
l lived in Redhill Lodge which was next to Edgware General Hospital from 1955 to 1961, it was a large house for homeless families.l have happy memories of good times there even though we were poor but all families living there were in the same boat. You were never short of a friend.
I remember my days at St James school they were hard days in the 1965 approx I remember getting the strap by sister Catherine for being late we lived in Harrow Wealdstone and I had to catch 3 different buses to get to burnt oak hard days I remember fighting the goal beaters in the park across the road and going down to miglios cafe and icecream bar with my mate miglios his father was the owner of the cafe I ...see more