Nostalgic memories of Slough's local history
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maurice, do you remember my father wally wallis he told me you took 3 mates to windsor not long after passing you car test. paul wallis
Does anyone know of a house called Baltic House, I think on or near Wexham Park Road, during the 1920's. Also anything about a pub called The Dolphin in the 1920's and 1930's? Thanks.
can you tell me who run the wexham road post office in the sixtys
I was born in hillingdon hospital in 1956 and from the early nineteen sixties to nineteen ninety five we lived first long readings lane and then we moved to Doddsfield road things I remember most going to slough Irish society in wexham
And dancing to the major Irish showbands like big tom lary Cunningham Johnny mcavoy and meeting my friends like noel Moore the Donnelly family tom ...see more
Was this the coffee bar on Windsor Road between the Crown and Granada. Oh what memories!
Frothy coffee listening ro the juke box. Favourite was Nat King Cole and "Nature Boy".
Spent so many happy evenings there.
I seem to remember that this section of Upton Park had its entrance at Sussex Place (at the East end of the High Street, just past Upton Road) Many an hour was spent walking/running through this section on route to Lacelles playing fields on the other side. To the left of the scene shown was a row of large trees (Horse chesnut) where as small boys (myself and others) we used to throw sticks at the branches high up in ...see more
This view is of Salt Hill Park Pavilion. I remember that there was a tennis club housed there and the tennis courts were in front. In this photo it appears as a horizontal line of shrubs, but the courts were between the shrubs and the building. At around 1966 the pavilion was also used to sell meals, and many a lunch hour I would go there - soup and a main course was 3/6 (great value) Monday to Friday of ...see more
I have fond memories of getting together with other musicians and practising big band music in the ballroom out the back. There were about 15-20 of us - no particular leader but someone took the arrangements home and bought them back each week. We all chipped in 2/6 each for the room and one new arrangement (to be played the following week). Start time was about 10.00am on a Sunday morning until about ...see more
I can't remember how I came to be a choir boy in the first place, but remember joining together with Ted Maving. I remember the Choir master was a Mr Treadwell - who was the church organist. He was also the manager of Luffs (the printers - which was located next to the Public Market close to the High Street). Choir practice was twice a week (in the evening) and services were Sundays 10am,11am and Evensong ...see more
I can remember the Co-op store being the first in Slough to venture into the world of the supermarket. A friend worked there and was frustrated at the time because of the uncoordinated teething start to things. Around the corner in The Grove they used put on exhibitions now and then with demos. Once, they were demonstrating the 'iron lung' to show its benefits, and someone showing how shoe polish is made. Ah -The little ...see more
