Woodford Bridge, High Road c.1950

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Lived in barnardos Woodford bridge from 13 years old till I was 15.december 1962 I moved into brittania house.mr and Mrs Rowland were the house masters.very happy times in there and like somelse mentioned the easter egg was massive.was christened in the garden city church and went to St barnabus secondary school.used to remember going up to the centralised kitchen to bring back trays of sausages and bacon

Date is.. Dec.16.th.2022.... I added memories ages ago (2015 ?), & they all seem to have been erased !! Shame. Name is Doug Parrott.. & lived in Crownhill Road for a happy 20 x years, including WW/2. Am now aged 90, in case anyone is left who may have known us. Just to add that my dear wife, Margaret, died last December, after a 2 x year battle with dementia, & little help from the ...see more

My Dad, Thomas Brisland lived at the BGC for 9 years from around 1924. He was housed in Natal Cottage with 34 other boys and they were cared for by a matron and a house mother. The matron was Mrs. Woollard and Dad described her as strict but fair. Her favourite saying was “The Lord helps those who help themselves, but God help them if I catch them!” Dad’s entire education at ...see more

I was at Angus house garden city woodford Essex. in the 60s I used love going on holidays to yarmouth we used put our mattresses in the back of a van and go to the church hall it was great every day uncle that was mr and mrs Collins used to give pocket money to do what we like with I went straight to the joke shop. Other memories go kart racing down the hill .boxing and playing football. Love the swimming the ...see more