Swiss Cottage, Finchley And Frognal Station c.1965

Photo ref: S650016

I lived in Belsize Road, Swiss Cottage end for many years from the 50s through the 60s till i got married, I remember lots of things, the buses getting stuck in the road going up to Swiss Cottage in the snow and ice and having to be pushed, wouldnt think of that now. Up and down the road on my sledge, oh what times. I had a friend called LaLa who i lost contact with who lived a couple of doors away. Also neighbours ...see more

I was born in 1942 and from then until the early 1960s I lived in Cottage Mews. The mews was situated off Belsize Road very near to the entrance to the Swiss Cottage tube station. There was a newspaper stand at the entrance to the station, then going down the hill was an Estate Agents, a Milk Bar and a music shop. The entrance to the mews was between the music shop and Cullen's grocery shop ,(If my ...see more

Having lived from 1938 to 1959 in the adjacent Lymington Road, which backs onto the Richmond-Broad Street Line serving this station and having passed it daily to and from my way to school/work, I would question classifying it as "Swiss Cottage", which is 10 minutes walk further east. However, I can tell you that the newspaper seller, on the right of the entrance, was known to us ...see more

The whole Swiss Cottage area has changed beyond recognition. There seem to be few photos of how it was till the late 1960s, when the Cottage Grill, my father's restaurant, was demolished. This building gave it's name to the whole area as it was built in the style of a Swiss cottage (not a Swiss chalet!). The Swiss Cottage pub at that time looked NOTHING like a Swiss cottage or a Swiss chalet - it was re-styled ...see more