Button Factory: A memory of Selsdon

Button Factory

A Memory of Selsdon.

Building on left (large brick wall) was the Button Factory, entry at the back, mum said. At the left at the end of shops used to be tea total cafe or diner where she used to hang out. Good bakers to right further down. Mum used to work in private shoe shop called Wholes when she was 16 to 17, in the 50's.

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Does anyone remember Mrs Spurway. She was a lovely lady that took Sunday school that I went to. She had a daughter Jill and she lived somewhere near the bird sanctuary I think.

By clematis on Mon Dec 22nd 2014, at 4:07 am

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I wonder if your mum knew George orrick? His wife's name Helen and they had a daughter Margaret my mother.....

By Melina Margaret Helen Middleton on Sat Feb 28th 2015, at 7:19 am

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I, ll ask my mum on face book for you, mum eve said she always use to hang at the cafe in fifties also lived in selsdon.. said had few friends from button factory too.

By Claire Cook on Sat Feb 28th 2015, at 11:47 am

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My grandad used to build flint walls and theres still the wall in selsdon now that he helped to build.

By Claire Cook on Sat Feb 28th 2015, at 11:50 am

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Hello Claire Did you ask your mum? Any memories of my mother and her family? Thankyou....

By Melina Margaret Helen Middleton on Wed Mar 11th 2015, at 4:43 pm

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Hi Claire can you please ask your Mum if she remebers the band "six fits and a miss"!