Happy Days

A Memory of Tottenham.

I was born in Sirdar Rd in 1946 and lived there until 1964. I went to Belmont Juniors and Downhills Central, leaving school in 1961. At Downhills my best mates were David Marden and Andy Ferridge. My mates where I lived were John Noxen, John Payne & Ray Rance. I remember ABC minors at the Ritz, Turnpike Lane, stock car racing at Harringay, traffic area in rec, football at Spurs and concerts in Shell Theatre in rec. I used to deliver papers to Tommy Harmer, a Spurs player who lived in Mannock Road. I loved fishing as a kid and if I didn't go anywhere special it would be down to the lea to fish. There used to be stables near Tottenham Hale for the barge horses. We didn't have much money so would walk up to Ally Pally for the fair or fishing in the lake there. We did ice skating at Harringay before it closed and roller skating at Ally Pally. Sometimes we would walk as far as Queens Woods. I can't see todays kids doing that. We always walked to school or cycled. I moved away in 1964 but returned 44 years later to retire and I now live in sheltered housing in Waldeck Road opposite my grandfather's old house. Although many changes have taken place, I still love Tottenham.

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