Crescent Way 1957 1977

I remember the Crescent way and Mr Bryan Biggs ! I lived at 93 Northlands Avenue from 1959 to 1982 minus 3 years at Uni. In 1972 aged 13, I worked on a Saturday morning for Marks the Bakers. Stan Marks was probably in his fifties then and his son, Derek, called Humph did the deliveries, always with a smile on his face. With regard to Lipscomb’s, the owner and his wife lived up in Beechcroft opposite my friend David Nossiter. For many years the Newagent, who also lived above the shop was Gerry (whose surname escapes me). Next to Marks which was on the right hand corner, just round from Beales, was the New Bamboo, Chinese Takeaway. I remember Mr Maltby, the Fishmonger, I believe my parents may have purchased 93 Northlands from him and his wife. Growing up, we had a friend called Karel who worked in Hayletts in the evenings, which is where we bought our packets of Number Six Cigarettes before catching the No 51 Bus into Orpington Town Centre. The Oven Door Restaurant was next to Lipscombe’s on another corner, later changing its name from Door to D’or ! The Mini Supermarket was further on and was a Co-op at one point but may have been something else before. I do recall cashing in books of Green Shield Stamps there. I think the last shop on the block was the Launderette and between the Coop and the Oven was the Butchers. I used to go there with my Mum in the mid sixties and we’d be served by this young bald guy who employed Tim Page the later war photographer for a while. I remember Barnes the Greengrocers with the open and very deep shop, when we were 16-17 we ran a disco and played the Buff once or twice, As a younger kid, I remember going with my Dad to the Off License which was next to and part of the Pub, to get Bottles of Brown, Pale or Light Ale, and to return the bottle caps for discount. Just up Haywoods Rise, was our family Doctor on the left I think. Old Doctor Mansi and his son Doctor Tony Mansi.
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I’m sure I will probably remember more, but that’s it for now, and hello Brian !