Nostalgic memories of West Hendon's local history
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Totally UNRECOGNIZABLE not like the old days at hendon.
SCHWEPPES FACTORY All Demolished in September 1984 West hendon. 1985 Was just a building site opposite the house's on Garrick road.The old road Leading down to deerfIeld Cottages was all Closed Off with gate's for a few years At the top of garrick road Wilberforce road while Under reconstruction new building's it was very busy on site with lorries, bulldozers work men in out Of the site that was the end Of Schweppes factory Sites all demolished by the end off 1984.
Michael kenny security dog handler worked at schweppes factory in the 1960s to the 1970s with his german shepherd security dog sabre providing a good service with many years spent working there alongside his Dog SABRE that loved the water fountain in the hot summer nights At the schweppes factory WEST HENDON LONDON.
MICHAEL KENNY SECURITY AT SCHWEPPES
FACTORY HENDON WITH HIS SECURITY DOG SABRE PROVIDING MANY YEARS SERVICE WORKING THERE IN 1960s TO THE 1970s MIKE KENNY IS NOW RETIRED FROM WORKING SECURITY DOG HANDLER A LONG TIME AGO. HE IS DOING GOOD WELL AT THE AGE OF 83 A HAPPY MAN HE NEVER FORGET HIS MEMORIES WITH HIS INTELLIGENT SECURITY DOG SABRE MANY YEARS TOGETHER WORKING AT THE SCHWEPPES FACTORY WEST HENDON..
.15-08-2018.
I grew up in a time when people seldom moved home. This built up such a rapport with all the neighbours we had in Milton Road, not always friendly of course. There were ructions sometimes if us kids upset anyone by kicking balls against walls, playing knock down ginger, etc but if any help was needed it was always there. As my older brothers married and moved out of the family home, they didn't go far. Fred, the eldest, ...see more
My Harrison ancestors all came from Cambridgeshire, mostly from the Downham, where they were agricultural laborers and my father, Victor Alfred George Harrison was born in 1914 in Peterborough. His father, George William Harrison, my grandfather, finished his service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force after he was wounded and decided to move from Peterborough to the Camden, London, area is search of work ...see more
As it's Guy Fawkes time again it reminds me of when I lived in Milton Road in the late 30s to early 50s. As a youngster the whole street came together each year to build a huge bonfire by the Welsh Harp reservoir with everyone collecting old wood and anything suitable to add to it. A special guard had to keep watch at all times to protect it from the kids in Stanley Road who were likely to sabotage it. The excitement was ...see more
My grandfather, Reg Cochrane, owned the Cochrane & Son hardware shop in Hendon in (I think) the 1950's and 60's. Does anyone remember it, and if so, I'd love to hear about any memories of it. I'm not even sure exactly where it was- they lived on Great North Way, so possibly Watford Way area? His son (my father) Don, who worked in the shop as a small boy, is now in a nursing home having had a stroke, and I am trying to put together some recollections of his childhood years.
I attended St John's from 1952 to 1959. This was an all girl's church school with about 60 children in three classrooms, with a hall where we had dinner and danced to the BBC's "Music and Movement". We used another hall across the road for our PE lessons. To start with I was in the infant's classroom at the front of the school where we used to have a nap in the afternoon after listening to ...see more
I can just remember the factory as it is in this picture I would have been 3 years old at the time. The lettering was in red on a white wall and the fountain was sprung straight from a natural source. By far the best thing about the factory was the smell for 100 meters or more in all directions. most of the time it was a sweet strawberry but my favourite was the days when the air was full of Cream soda.
