for Joe Hart at Tottenham Muni and Manor ouse Finsbury P, Dick Davis an Billy Cotton etc. Dear (if I may say so having lived in The Larches since 1937) Reg. Even on cross country runsI wonder what dear old Mr Robertson, Physical Training Master at Southgate County would have commented. Also Miss Stenson, Miss Wrigley or Wigley, Mr Philips, Mr Johnson and Mr Hart. Can anyone remember the Bamboo coffee bar in Bowes Rd, cant find any history of the place or photos. those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and Going to the cinema on Saturday mornings was a treat to watch the Lone Ranger. We often played up the Wreck at the end of Lynbridge grdns where the parky Mr Moody and his co parky Mr Savage would chase us if we caused them any trouble! We used to have a grocers van come around each week, does anyone remember Mr Meadows who ran this van? Yes Bob good memory, striking looking car, my MK 3 Cortina was yellow with black vinyl roof, which was unfortunately mostly removed by a group of baboons at Whipsnade safari park during a warm summer in the 70s, I believe the place has now closed. Celia Rutterford, Thanks so much for your reply I havent lived in Palmers Green since the late 60.s and loved living there.so many memories and so much fun again thanks. Making own fun! Annyway, do you ave a clue as to whether the proprietor ,Mr. Pogson was related to THE Mr. E. O. Pogson. We lived in North London on the boundary of Palmers Green, N13 and Southgate, N14. Had good times in Broomfield park and fishing in Grovelands park lake. I used to work weekends 1970-1972 for Kenning Car Hire which Im sure was probably on the site you recall. After the war he ran various bands Bert Harts band any combination. I think it then became Volvo (Triangle Motors) followed by a high end mens outfitters selling suits, shoes etc. We always had nice Rose bushes ! (opposite Courts Furnitures?) !955, Concriptd to the Rifle Brigade..married Patricia (Winchmore ill 1957) where was Doms in the igh street?. The former Southgate Town Hall has now been converted into flats. Have our latest blog posts and archive news delivered directly to your WebPalmer Green Estates, in Palmer, MA, is an affordable community designed with families and seniors in mind. It's easy to add your own memories and reconnect with your shared local Spent hours with bits of wire making stemless posies! National Service. Gerry Hicks, Hi. After several meetings of our Catchreeling Society, girls were allowed to participate. I think that surgery was based in the houses that Martin mentioned (10/8/14) for a short while and then to a tiny building, like a garage, at the top of Windsor Rd with a bigger branch in Winchmore Hill, nr Green Dragon Lane. Played my first games of tennis there and before that many happy times using swings, slide and roundabouts in the play area. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. Perhaps he moved out of the area or maybe passed away and the family sold it but thats only a guess. I believe some time in the 80s Doms was sold but the new owner had the good foresite to retain the classic Doms signage, but not the good foresite to retain the ice cream servery!. I have fond memories of Palmers Green, as I worked at the station from aged 15 in 1963 till 1968. Hospital. Ray in Cornywall. It is being discussed today and frequently, on my Facebook page Winchmore Hill And Palmers Green Memories. He was spirited and rebellious and unable to get along with his father, eventually resulting in an unsatisfactory and inconclusive trip to a psychiatrist. Worked at Burtons in palmers green for most of the. In 2018 I interviewed the then manager of Forty Hall Farm for a The news about the vineyard's problems reminded me of a couple of things that Kate McGeevor told me. !.thank you for jogging my memory. Church under rev. Janes & Adams, Wendy. Green Lanes has changed so much since we were youngsters especially the current work on the cycle lane which is quite an issue locally. Sad as I am, I have just had a look on Google maps and as of August 2014, there was still a Doms offering Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner no mention of ice cream though! Wendy (was Wendy Small ), Hello Wendy, I do recall the ladies shop you mean. I cannot believe Miss Hughes was still there in 1960s. Did you work in the Muswell Hill shop? Everett was the first black lad in our school in the mid 50s. By then of course, Jack was long gone from Palmers Green, and truth be told, was probably little ever here, though in his day Palmers Green was still being built and there were still some fields to roam north of Bourne Hill. There's a version of the Local Democracy Reporter's report on the London Assembly debate with some additional information and comments, which are relevant also to commuters in Enfield. Just found this by chance and been reading some of the comments as I grew up near this area. Probably some of my first photographs were taken there. Operated by London Buses and Go Ahead London, the Palmers Green to Tottenham bus service departs from Melville Gardens and arrives in Victoria Road Edmonton. I suspect we would just love them x ! no NHS .no grudgis but years go on this tripe celebration with fireworks still upsets loads o animals for a month (even pets let alone them foxis an badgers) annually..Annyway ice cream an jellys under a glass case (repro) at the Ritz cinema 1943 in Leyton (before the doodle bugs) but nil else at the Odeon Southgate (2/9 for the best seats and icis (extra) in the interval (with my wife 1959). AU $9.95 postage. Cafe between Gambles an J an Adams (Ma says not goin in there Raymond, too cheep ) on our way back from The Palmadium. For the coronation, we all went to the Ritz not on the day itself to see it on the big screen. Hello Dave, I didnt know Victor Madden when he was young as I live in Ely, nr Cambridge, but luckily, I met Victor on a Rock and Roll weekender in 2009 and we spent the next 7 years together. Enjoy I can say that Victor enjoyed every minute of every day. In Denmark, where I am from, she left behind a son (my father) from a previous marriage. Glenda Jackson on playing poet Stevie Smith archive, 1977 Can somebody help with this? flexible offerings for business. Regards David. Ho for the old days, Mike, (have you still got the Roller!?) Sun May 3rd 2015, at 7:28 pm, Palmers Green High Street Circa 1955 - 1960, Download this free history of the Collection. roses) at certain times of the year and was very beautiful. Does anyone have a photo of prewar broomhill park with its original railings? watts north Miss? Sit down Raymond! Remembering the first Wimpy Bar which opened just near Woolworth's and of course, the wonderful Broomfield Park which offered space, beauty, fun, and sport. I used to go to the Devonshire Cafe for dinner, not everyday but quite a few times, we would take the dinner back to the station, then return the empty plates all washed. I practically lived in the Bezzaz Coffee Bar!!!! Was it The Queens? There was a second Grouts shop at 470 Green Lanes just before Hedge Lane. I went to The Bezazz in 1961 and 1962 when I was nursing at the North Mid. Local pickup. I attended Bowes Road School and Southgate County Grammar School. As she asked for opera top petticoats and long legged knickers the woman behind the counter would operate the very cleaver drawers lining the walls holding the goods. Was this a WW2 bomb? Hallo Raymond, Wondered whether or not your father was Fred Rann who used to go to the Fives Club? For my Dad, Out of Town only got better when the theme changed from Max Bygraves to the lovely Improvisacion, A Granada, Cantiga Arabe written by the Spanish composer Francisco Elxes Torrega. There was a big fat man with tattoos who ran it and used the F word all the time. A clip of shire horses gently nodding along pulling a plough and that music, a little slice of country life, and then Sunday lunch. It was a large detached house surrounded by a beautiful garden which took up the whole of that corner site. https:// smartsurvey.co.uk/s/FC1F4B/ 1. These drawers had glass fronts so you could see the contents. I recall Miss Gibbs as having a scary face she had pictures of the Beatles up in the corridors and wore rather wayout clothes. In the window there was a (seemingly) huge coffee grinding machine. Palmer Green Estates | Apartments in Palmer, MA however, it did changes hands to a new type of shop a few years later. Cam rember going to your uncles house one Xmas where everybody joined in to play Charades, I played out being a Milkman with horse and cart! Otherwise it was as you describe with the coffee grinding machine in the window and the aroma pervading Green Lanes. Life is very different now and this great website has brought back lots of lovely memories for me. Fortunately my mother never chastised me about it. Also there was an old style Sainsburys Bricks mens shop, No Job Centres in those days. My grandmother lived at 50 Old Park Road, opposite Bloomfield Park, and I went to school at Franklin House School in Palmerston Road from 1955 to 1960, then the Winchmore Hill Collegiate School from 1960 to 1962. Happy times Hazelwood Primary School, Hazelwood Lane youth club, the Rec on sunny days. vintage Alabama diners and drive-ins it was victor value supermarket first then tescos. They sold lovely solid, classy furniture. And to locate Colin Russell Fisher, of whom I only have the above mentioned bits and pieces of information. two of the teachers l remember and Mr bennet was our headmaster,.true air raid shelter was at the top of the play ground. But then came THE GIRLS. I remember juke box was playing a lot of Take these Chains From my Heart and set me Free. Thanks David, my son has just shown me some pictures of that dreadful scene at Sidney Ave but I think I must be losing the plot because I really dont remember it being a bomb site after the war. Thanks for the info. In 1871 the railway line from Wood Green to Enfield was opened and a station was built in Aldermans Hill to serve Palmers Green (half a mile away from the nearest houses). The area remained largely undeveloped for thirty more years, as local landowners refused to sell their large estates for building. . Palmers Green High Street Circa 1955 1960 - Francis Frith WebThere are 4 ways to get from Old Street to Palmers Green by train, bus, taxi or car Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. 1955-1957. Have a nice trip! After the dentist located at the Triangle mum would take me across to Lyons tea house, Download this free history of the Collection. Palmer's 1960 Further up from Ashwells towards Devonshire Rd.was a beautiful shop selling china and glass.This was close to the shop with the heavy coffee smella quite small shop which was probably next door to the 2nd. I bet you noticed big changes to the shops in PG when you went to The Fox. OK sorry Lorna, but just thought the name being similar and all that. Lorna, is it possible the furniture store you refer to was Ways? Founded in 1901 by my grandfather, but was knocked down in the 60s to make way for the widened North Circular? Spent a lot of time in the park, on the swings etc & collecting conkers. Does anyone happen to know? ps. I ad no spare cash for new comics in them daysdid you ever deliver the EagleIm payin 8.00 a copy for the good ones now.. My grandparents moved to Palmers Green in 1910. Palmer's Green and Southgate Born in July 1939, when the war started I would have been about 6 weeks old. So my story really jumps forward to 1944. We lived in North London on the boundary of Palmers Green, N13 and Southgate, N14. Happy times at Arnos school and some not so nice if you got the cane. Seekin relatives of a gentleman printer named Richard Wall who lived at No.8 The Promenade N13 opin to return some property I found, I come across this Jewel and your writinsare you related to Joe Hart for whose band my Dad used to play the saxophoneusually Friday evenins for 32/6? Clock out 5.30 pm and ride home. Wow Thanks Richard awesome now I win the bet with my brothers!! She ated the chairs and the oover and most else e lovingly carried ome. Brody & HICKS camera shop was started by me Gerry Hicks Im now retitred living in Cockfosters. And it was Dads favourite programme. Its Sunday lunchtime. The North Circular Road and A10 are the main trunk roads. Truly some of the best times of my life in Palmers Green. I came across the stories related to Palmers Green and was immediately taken back to my early years at Franklin House school in the 50's and 60's. 6% was Indian and 5% of 'any other ethnic group'. Stephen Woodward I recall Miss Bellefontaine Im exactly ten years younger that you and started at Hazelwood in 1963. yore memories are late stuff to me for my writins as I sink into the westI remembers Janes an Adams afore the lectric shop hexpansion.in my days the winders were boarded up..just a sq.ft peepole like all shops (Ma an I urried past on our Fridy night out to Palmadium Pictures (Ma wouidnt go to the Queens, bit seedy she sed)(no one looked in them dark doorways then cos o things goin on! All had presentsmine was miniature guitarwere you at that party? I bought my red Mk III Ford Cortina from Keiths in the mid-late 1970s and my maye, Dave Todd bought a bright yellow one from the same dealer as I recall. Gerry. Im doing some research on my family who lived in Tottenhall Road where teenagers and young adults hung out. I also seem to remember that the path to Dr Baxters surgery had a pergola over it which used to be covered with blossom (? The memories this place inspires for you? When I lived in London and just started my business Aubrey would do most of my black and white printing and I also did a few weddings for him. Many years later when I was adult he told me what he saw. Was it a V1 or a V2? Palmer's Green and Southgate There was some credible evidence that the house on the corner of New River Crescent and Hedge Lane in the direction of Green Lanes was haunted. The old boy used to stand outside and entice you in with phrases like.this one would suit youetc. Since 1970 Ive lived in the Netherlands and from 1980 am the fortunate owner of a mint condition, unrestored 1963 Jaguar Mk 2, 3.4 litre. The tramway is now long gone. Memories Palmers Green Jewel in the North I couldn't remember the name of the cinema, but it was on Green Lanes, near The Triangle on the east side. Gerry, my email is g.hicks@msn.com would like to know more as cant use laura@yahoo.com my mail is returned. On June 12, 1990, Douglas H. Palmer made history, winning election as In answer to your question about tescos, I worked there for many years and there was a Tescos there. I would dearly like to know what Bruno did/go next, does anyone know pleasealso did anyone know a window cleaner same era, bit of a wide boy,one of two brothers, called Vic Madden, not to be confused with an actor of a similar name. I believe she moved up to Scotland after living in Ibiza for a while. Going back a bit who used to run up Fox Lane, stand on the bridge and wait to be covered in steam from the trains . Daughter of Uncle Sid Rann (Imperial Father of the Chapel. Opposite Grouts well almost. I dont recall the cart. Im sure Fred Rain lived in the Larches. Dr Baxter used some of the rooms for his surgery and, I would imagine, must have lived there in the rest of the house. Bruno was my neighbour in the flats above the shops on the N Circular Rd and round the corner to Bows road He moved from the Quick service cafe to the Bezazz and as you say it was the hub for many. Bit of paint on the ground for cyclists, which drivers will ignore, That graphic shows an upwards trend FYI.. As often a pedestrian (not a car owner and over 65)I feel prompted to say that I really appreciate the introduction of Cycle lanes. Are you skating on thin ice already in the Netherlands? It will be a load of rubbish I bet. Thank you Suzanne. 14 Rare Photos Of 1960s New Jersey - OnlyInYourState This marked the spot where lorries slowed, changed gear to ascend New River bridge and I would grab a tailboard chain and be towed up and up Bourne Hill by a Foden on my bicycle (not the Rudge yet) to St. Georges Road and peel off easily to Southgate County School in Fox Lane. Any idea of what it was called? . I remember going there with my Mother and having lovely ice cream in a silver sundae dish. Both my cousin and I remember the shop and the smell but not the name of it. Facebook Email or phone Password Forgot Miss Hughes was head of the infant school. I also remember Burtons at the triangle and having a girl friend who lived in Tottenham road and the estate agents around Doms cafe including Dennis, Maxwell Miel who had a reg. We lived in Hamilton Crescent and the kids played in the Rec but it was short for Recreation Ground.lol. I remember being in your house when she visited them. I lived in Pateur Gardens From 1950 to 1966 does any one recall the Barrowell Green swimming pool . Lots of happy memories of Palmers Green ice cream at John Coombs sweet shop. A lift man too to take you to the upper floor who would call out Corsetry and Carpets. Which barbers do you mean? I have very clear memories of it. Symms Davies tempering miss Bennett miss Edith Ashby miss Doris woods Mr Mardell was the Station Master, Dave Conway was a Porter and Ron Newman was the leading Porter. We dashed under our iron table which was a kind of indoor shelter. Dads brother, Uncle Sid Rann lived at no 22. Barrowell Green pool was always on the cards in the summer! I lived in Palmers Green from 1965 to 1993 and I have many memories of the shops back in the 60s and 70s, I even had a saturday job in Gambles the corn merchant, in 1977. I was Yvonne Farmer and our form teacher was Mrs Phair. One called Bourlet (nr Smokers Paradise) & Hinds which was almost opposite I think. Incidentally Gran used to black her ever smouldering grate with liquid something which inevitably warmed the proceedings. After the last chip was scoffed the owner would place in front of us a huge strawberry milkshake made with the soft ice cream they were known for, this shake was always served in a heavy fancy thick glass with a straw to slurp up the last visible clinging bubbles. Thanks. Geno Washington once played there. Catering to a wide range of tastes, theres something for everyone in the English capital. There were no school playing fields so we had to go to Ford's Grove in Winchmore Hill for sport. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Further down , a few doors from the Fox was a confectioner called J.Vercoe. Went to St Monica School from 1970-71 before we were transferred to the new Our Lady of Lourdes School in Arnos Grove. Miss Bellefontaine was head of junior school. After the war it was on weekly visit. I know my grandmother at one point started to work in a hospital instead of housekeeping, but I am not sure if it is a local hospital. If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here? Best wishes Sylvia. Hi Jenny ! Those who have trodden the boards includeRichardAttenborough (making his stage debut), Irene Handl,Anna Wing, Nicholas Parsons, Roger Moore, Arthur Lowe, Bill Owen, John Inman, Dads Army writer Jimmy Perryand his wife Gilda, Tony Blackburn, Stephen Berkoff, DavyGraham, David Bowie, The Wurzels, Joe, David Bowie appeared in Poirrot in Turquoise for four nights in the late 1960s. I went to Brownies and Guides at that church too! Nowadays there arent park keepers any more and some people get up to all sorts in local parks making some of them no-go areas in some cases. I also remember being taken into a shelter during this time due to the `doodle Bugs, although I was only about 3-4 years of age. It catered for men and women. Palmers Green to Tottenham by bus The bus journey time between Palmers Green and Tottenham is around 8 min and covers a distance of around 2 miles. The shop later became an extension to Gateway Film Productions (where I worked). Later, they raised us four kids in York Road. Maybe a member will remember Jays. An album is a way to save a selection of Frith photos, maps and memories that are of interest to you. We got into terrible trouble when we got back to school late and, for the rest of the term, we had to stay at school and write out, In the mid 50s we lived in St Georges Road Palmers Green my brothers and I went to St Georges Presbyrtarian Church for Sunday school and Hazelwood Lane Primary School. How does it feel, seeing these places again, as they used to look? Reg I remember you from St Michaels at Bowes, I recall you had a interest in meteorology, and went on to Arnos School ans I went to Winchmore Hill Secondary. Thanks for your rememberins. An elderly man worked there and a younger surely man. I wonder if anyone out there can help with a memory? He took the train each morning from Palmers Green station. Palmers Green is mentioned as a highway in 1324 (in Westminster Abbey Muniments). Life isnt all about the big Hi Raymond No self-service yet. Palmers Green Restaurants Make a free reservation Lets go Available for breakfast now in Winchmore Hill View all Promoted Tuttons 3.6 765 reviews BritishCovent Garden Booked 2 times today Find next available Bantof 4.4 42 reviews EuropeanSoho Booked 14 times today Find next available Sydney Rocks 4.8 19 When were all the doctors, dentists, solicitors along Green Lanes private residences? Happy days at Nans. ten years between 1960 and until her death. My parents bought our furniture there. I also attended Hazelwood school and remember Mrs bellefontaine I am now 66 years old.
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