Romford, North Street c.1960
Photo ref:
R52062
Photo ref:
R52062
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North Street in front of us and the Market Place to the right, are now largely pedestrianised. No longer do Marriage & Son's steam lorries hiss and puff their way across Golden Lion Corner and City Coaches no longer make the dramatic turn from the narrow North Street, into the Market Place, on their way from Wood Green to Southend.
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Memories of Romford, North Street c1960
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 Romford, North Street c.1960
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My grandad, used to take me to Romford Market as a young child, to see the cattle and sheep in the pens ready for auction, exactly where the market stalls are held now. We used to go in a cafe for a cup of tea and a cake. The cafe is still there today but is now up in the new building in what was the old arcade, they have photos on the wall of how Romford was. I now live in Frinton-on- Sea, but still travel into ...see more
I am told that once upon a time buses ran through Romford Market towards Gidea Park. Apparently I was happily standing in the queue with my mother and newly-born sister in a pram waiting for a 174. I held tight to Mum's coat so as not to lose her. Imagine my surprise to find that the coat in question belonged to a stranger, and my mother and sister had boarded the bus and were moving away! Luckily ...see more
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