Nostalgic memories of St Paul's Cray's local history
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Displaying Memories 11 - 20 of 26 in total
I first moved to St. Paul's cray estate when I was 7 we moved from lewisham as a family to a house near st Mary's cray station then later moved to a house in lullingstone crescent near the shops on top of the hill it was a happy time my mum dad sister and I spent in the area I went to midfield secondary boys school for 5 years until 1967 I just before I joined the army in August of 67 I met a very pretty girl ...see more
I lived in Broomwood Road from when I was born in 1954 until 1965 and went to Grays Farm Infants and Grays Farm Primary - Happy Days! Teachers I remember are Mrs Tuffley (infants) and Mr Rigg (Primary). I remember sitting outside the Broomwood Pub with a packet of crisps, the milkman Fred Plum coming round with his horse and milk cart and the rag & bone man and his horse & cart - ...see more
Does anyone remember class 3R. There was only about 12 of us.
I am wondering if anyone remembers the lorry which went out of control and went down the hill in Cotmandene Crescent possible early fifties. I think a child pushed a baby in a pram into a shop but this child was hit by the lorry?
My name is Shirley Dunn. I lived at 44 Whippendale Way from early 50's to late 60's. I resided with my six brothers and one sister and went to Midfield Girls School. Anybody who knows the whereabouts of my family, I would like to hear from you. Thank you.
I think about 1955, when I was living in St Pauls Cray on the main road by Hearns Rise, there was a lady who always wore a brown coat and used to spend most of the day walking up and down in front of Orchard Place. I think the ladies name was Thrift or Frith. She was married to a postman I believe and they had an old motorbike and sidecar parked in the small front garden of the end of ...see more
I was born in 1941 in St Augustine's Rd at the top of Chalk Pit Ave. The memory I have are, the Bull Inn at the corner of Sandy Lane next to Nashes Paper Mills. Ridge ways ? the all one shop, {things past}. Doing paper rounds for Nicholson's to get a few bob to buy a bike. I went too to the tin hut school as well. The cold walk across the rec on a blowy winters day. Runny nose, cold feet, but a nice warm ...see more
I lived at 1 St. George's Close, off Chalk Pit Avenue from 1946 to 1954. At first, the Chalk Pit was still there, as was the Oast House, where the shops are now on the corner of Chalk Pit Avenue and Main Road. I first went to St. Paulinus Infant School, next to what was then St. Paulinus Church in Main Road and then to St. Paul's Cray Rectory Paddock Junior school, which, at the time, was old Nissan ...see more
Was born in front bedroom of 76 Beddington Road. Went to infants at top of road in 1956, remember the huts and playground, it's now a car park. The junior school still there just the same as it was in the fifties. Can still remember the teachers; Mrs Stevens, Mrs Robshaw, Mrs Flipping and Mr Parish. All the kids played in the street, few cars then, in an area known as 'the mountains'. Remember the toy shop ...see more
I lived at 21 Shoreham Road, I remember playing in the woods before they started cutting them down. Hanging around the shops at night, going to Chislehurst caves to see the bands play and I remember what it was like before the pub and the flats were built. I still like to walk around the old estate when I go back to the uk, I now live in the states.