Richard Wall · 1940s · Finchley Road park
A sailing boat on the Finchley Road pool
My earliest memories of Finchley Rd park were when my mother would take me there about 1939 to 41.
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John Prime · 1940s · Finchley Road park
A penny banger in the Finchley Road tunnel
Do any of you remember the brook that ran from the pond, which incidentally was fed from springs that issued from the grassy hill up towards the Kings road entrance.
Read the full memory: A penny banger in the Finchley Road tunnelRichard Wall · 1940s · Hurlingham Road
Calling the milkman’s horse
As a kid during the war years I remember there were three milk suppliers.
Read the full memory: Calling the milkman’s horseJeanette Vickers · 1940s · Crayford Road
Chickens, a crab apple tree and PC 49
I lived in Crayford Road, Kingstanding. There was my Mother and Father and elder brother and sister in the house.
Read the full memory: Chickens, a crab apple tree and PC 49Maurice Sellars · 1940s · Kingstanding Road drill hall
Buried alive in the sand pit
I can remember the barracks just after the war, the yard along the side had many trailers with radar tracking disc’s on top.
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Queuing down Finchley Road when sweets came off ration
As we all know the war started in 1939, my dad went into the army, and stayed there till he was demobbed in 1945, my mum had to work at several low paid jobs to keep my brother and myself clothed.
Read the full memory: Queuing down Finchley Road when sweets came off rationRoy Malvern · 1940s · The Gully, behind Hurlingham Road
Sledging the Gully, and ‘The War’
Think you might be referring to what we called the “Gully”It lay behind Hurlingham Rd., Sidcup Rd., Danesbury Cres.and Ellerton Rd. A tarmacked path that ran from Sidcup Rd.
Read the full memory: Sledging the Gully, and ‘The War’John Prime · 1940s · Twickenham Road
Felling the trees for the VE Day bonfires
Twickenham Road was completely tree lined right up to these celebrations when most were then cut down to feed the bonfires.
Read the full memory: Felling the trees for the VE Day bonfiresMaurice Sellars · 1940s · Co-op dairy, Kingstanding Road
Clydesdales at full gallop down Warren Farm hill
Remember the dairy next door to the barracks on Kingstanding road, there was about 10 or more magnificent clydesdales they pulled the carts loaded with milk that was delivered all over the area.
Read the full memory: Clydesdales at full gallop down Warren Farm hillJohn Rowley · 1940s · Mayfair cinema, College Road
Two films and a newsreel
I saw lots of 1920’s and 1930’s movies (at the Mayfair). They were all ‘talkies’. Examples would be “The Three Stooges”, the old cow boys and Indian films. Hardly any British films.
Read the full memory: Two films and a newsreelCharles Southam · 1940s · Mayfair cinema, College Road
The tuppenny crush at the Mayfair
We used to go to the Mayfair on Saturday afternoon. The ‘tupenny crush’ thing. All the kids in there would throw bits of paper at each other. Good fun!
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Plunged in and swam one mile
As near as I can remember to get a free pass we had to swim a couple of lengths in a certain time as to prove yourself proficient.
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