memories of palmers green

Truly some of the best times of my life in Palmers Green. Play nicely please. 70s. Now retired living in Strawberry Hill. I also seem to remember that the path to Dr Baxters surgery had a pergola over it which used to be covered with blossom (? Everytime I see Shirley Bassey, I remember Tom; for he gave 2 tickets to my friend Chris West, who worked in Woolworths (me at Evans & Davies, at 16 years of age) for the London Palladium. 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. Koubes here are also a match for Aroma with a slightly deeper, sweeter taste from sticky caramelised onions. I have written up many of my memories.. Hello Roger. People were lying everywhere because a bus had been crushed, and there had been a dance going on in the hall above Pitmans College which had been bombed. Opposite Grouts well almost. Happy memories of Greenwood Gate Tennis Club in the Rec too, circa 1959 1963. Next, The Curzon just past the Post Office (not goin in there Raymond, too hexpensive). Palmers Green Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2 Trusted memories of the museum By Suzanne Beard October 23, 2012 2 Comments If you were a child (or even an adult) in Palmers Green between 1925 and the early 1980s, chances are that a highlight of a visit to Broomfield Park would have been a nose around Broomfield House Museum. And a bycycle from J&A (Rudge) set me free on those open roads, YHA and the romances. I lived in Pasteur Gardens from 1960 to 1966, and went to Oakthorpe School and the Latymer. 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. We bought our first TV off him, black and white of course. The headmistress, Miss Hughes must have been about 110, My class teacher was a woman aptly named Mrs Dark a horrible and spiteful woman. I used tio get my school uniform in Evans & Davies. .and ALWAYS ordered egg, sausage & chips. He retired in about 1956 when I was 11 and the house was demolished after that and the land must have been sold to a developer who built the maisonettes. 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. Sylvia. Dear Ray, If your Dad was Eric Rann, then he was my Great Uncle brother to my Granddad Syd, who also lived at The Larches. Sylvia. A burning question in my mind : is that red public fire alarm still on the verge at the end of Madeira Road near opposite Bruton Enamels. I remember the Ford Zephyr. Dobbin fell over on the slope below the New river bridge in Hazelwood Lane when the road was very icy one winter and we all rushed out with buckets of cinders to spread over the road so the horse to get e grip and get back on its feet, luckily no harm was done and the milk was just a bit late being delivered that day. Dads brother, Uncle Sid Rann lived at no 22. As I hadnt had any response to my original comment I was beginning to think I had imagined him. (Miss Watts?) Annyway she sees the ambience of Palmers Greenery so later Dad as to buy a property to satisfy er haspirations Palmer Green wise N14annyway my Palmers Green is Jewell in Crown (I am salutin you er Majesty) no rushkeep crackin on, eh? Palmers Green by Geoff Bowden, 20061130. If my memory is correct that represented .W.W. I assume there was no ammunition in the house, though! Possibly during WW2 it was requisitioned for war work. It had engraved glass in it and behind this door there was a barbers shop with two chaps who cut mens hair. St. Clements Press. In the meantime, here are some memories of Palmers Greenfrom other sites. He took the train each morning from Palmers Green station. One of us is going mad!! Once purchased the items would be carefully wrapped in brown paper and tied with string before the exciting moment (for me anyway) of paying. Its best to just have fond memories of how it was Sylvia. There was nearly always a queue to have your hair cut and my Mum would go shopping while I and my brothers sat and waited next to the coat stand. Palmers Green - a nostalgic memory of Palmers Green Palmers Green 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. Was this a WW2 bomb? Wendy (was Wendy Small ), Hello Wendy, I do recall the ladies shop you mean. Worked at Burtons in palmers green for most of the. Any idea of what it was called? Dinky toys and we once had a red motor bike (brand new) for sale. Mrs Gibbs, Mr Roper, Mrs Langford(Nee Anstey) Mrs Potts, Mrs Buchannon, Mr Hollingsworth, Mr Streatham,Mrs Chapman, Mrs Rupert, Also the caretaker who was aptly named Mr Moody. Michael do you remember Mr Forkin at St. Michaels school Tottenhall Rd.arranging a boxing ring with proper gloves in the playground afternoon break with you & Everett Houghton as contenders? Mon May 03 The whizzing of the overhead cash canisters as they zinged above to the cashier fantastic system. New River Crescent was bisected at the foot of Park Avenue. Good times. I have created this group to remember the good times and the fun times of palmers Green growing up in the 70s and the 80s I look back on for memories of palmers Green so please feel free to share. Details of the garage are in my 1963 copy of the Jaguar Sales & Service Facilities in the United Kingdom. Just found this: The next occupant of the premises was Jays Furnishing Stores, a hire-purchase furniture store first listed in Wards 1911 directory. It was quite good really if you wanted a weatherproof coat and were prepared to go in! Can anyone help? He even used to ask children for a tip! Ooooh now youve switched a bright light on.The Pilgrims Rest what a gem. Miss Wrigley used to rattle you back and forward in your desk if you didnt behave. PS. Lovely caf. Regards I started at Hazelwood school infants in 1965 and I remember the head Mrs Hughes in my first year. Winchester) and was amazed when on a route march or exercise and dreading the eventas soon as we turned the corner from barracks, everyone from Sergeant to PTI had to fall out for a smoke. Hi Reg. FUFU - Chinese dining at its best in Palmers Green by Ellie Sales. Bowling Green These drawers had glass fronts so you could see the contents. This was a more calm shop selling much the same things as the other one. I would supply Aubrey with items from the palmers green branch by which time I think you where becoming involved in running the shop KELVIN PHOTOS He suspected everyone under the age of 18 of being a shoplifter. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $50.53. Remembered the lift in Evans & Davies, Grouts, Courts, Bishops (supermarket), Stephen Gracey estate agents, A Legg & Sons hardware (now Occasional Half pub), Bakers Oven, Tesco (supermarket and a smal local one between Kelvin and Melbourne Aves). Research prior to the following two 1974 experiments suggested that people are quite inaccurate when asked to report numerical details regarding events. I dont remember you should I? Hello again, I posted a question about your possible father Fred Rann, but I now realise I meant Sid Rann, was he your father? In the last few years Windsor Rd closed and we had to go to W Hill. I remember J&As when the windows were boarded, just a square foot to stare in. 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. On the other side of the road there was a record shop called Opus I used to spend a lot of time in there in the 70s, you could also buy records from John Menzies a few doors down. Our Dad would pay the 2/6d, and pick us up 45 minutes later as he worked nearby. When a change of scenery was called for, it was all off to the Amelia coffee bar in Oakwood. In answer to your question about tescos, I worked there for many years and there was a Tescos there. Still beautiful. The buildings opposite however, which was the bombed out Princes Dance Hall, were rebuilt in a totally different style. Thank you for any help you can give The front half was a sweet shop and there was hair all over the floor, The old buzzard who cut the hair used to ask for a tip. I went back to PG last year for a look around and was amazed at all the cars parked in my old road, Lynbridge Grdns as when I lived there there were none. Had good times in Broomfield park and fishing in Grovelands park lake. 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. I used to get home absolutely filthy but so happy. When we were small the barber put a piece of wood across the arms of the chair for us to sit on or we could not be seen in the mirror! Ray. After my first day in Old olborn never wore the suit agin at work or come to think o it, any suit (retired 1988). In the late 60s, early 70s a small ladies shop appeared near Burtons. I started at Hazelwood in 1963 too and l also live in Singapore. That would have been where visitors could wave to their loved ones in the hospital. Doms! Organising A Cremation Funeral In Palmers Green. To supplement income he was a musician from 1926. I also remember Miss Bellfountain (Spelling) she was head of the Junior before Miss Gibbs. An elderly man worked there and a younger surely man. 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). We were spoilt for choice for cinemas at that time with the 2 in Palmers Green, Southgate, Regal at Edmonton, Enfield and Bowes Road and they all had a different atmosphere. The chemist at the top of Hazelwood Lane was called Cross & Herbert. Annyway, do you ave a clue as to whether the proprietor ,Mr. Pogson was related to THE Mr. E. O. Pogson. I then became a (successful) travel writer and ended up as a journalist for an american newsletter. The name Bezazz brings back happy memories of the late 50s and early 60s. Here in Cornwall too warm and damp this week for me as a farmer. David they are wonderful memories arent they? Opposite were the cottage gates where Italian Prisoners of War sold the plaitings of straw for pocket money. Also Victor Value supermarket. Richard Franklin. Hazy memory? A quaint . Thanks for your rememberins. Hi Gerry for Joe Hart at Tottenham Muni and Manor ouse Finsbury P, Dick Davis an Billy Cotton etc. Hallo Raymond, Wondered whether or not your father was Fred Rann who used to go to the Fives Club? Best regards, Nick Hurst. She was young and trendyin fact I saw her once in the old HMV shop in Wood Green buying a Yes album ! The Sales Department was at 44-46 Aldermans Hill and Service was at 234 Green Lanes. I started in the infants second year in 1947. Palmers Green photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith She would sit regally on the little wooden chairs by the counter. I certainly went in there c1961. My main memory of the Queens Cinema was the film The King and I which I watched there with one of my friends Malcom Oldhill. Gerry. Barrowell Green pool was always on the cards in the summer! Dordrecht, Netherlands Where are you now and all the others from these years? I have fond memories of Palmers Green, as I worked at the station from aged 15 in 1963 till 1968. Sue Beard, who runs the Palmers Green Jewel in the North website, has discovered a 15-minute film about Grouts , the former Palmers Green emporium of tea towels, socks, knickers and corsetry that brought a glimpse of pre-WW2 (and even pre-WW1) shopping into the 21st Century. Can you remember the name of it? Best teacher was the top class with Mr Smith. These chairs had the smallest seats Ive ever seen and I often thought it was a miracle that my Gran ever managed to perch on one. By the way, the founder of the H&C chain of grocers made a lot of money and had built for him the last castle to be built in England; Castle Drago in Devon now a National Trust Property. Jeremy Hoare, pictured left aged nine, grew up in Palmers Green, north London, next to an image of him now (Jeremy Hoare/PA) A community radio station presenter has recalled the "fabulous" photographs he took on his Kodak Box Brownie camera as a schoolchild at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. thanks to Mr Sheppard, our brilliant Headmaster who never gave up on us and of course Mrs Phair who was the most fantastic teacher ever created-.such a `one off, Dear David and Pennie, must interjectno rushannyway, avin a larf in cornywall now and rememberin Palmers Green an Winchmore ill. Annyway after ostilities e also gigged (very fashionable nowadays, eh?) So back ome goin West? weve already ad enough laughs for the day over your conviction that The Sahara Desert is in the middle of Australia. Was it a post office too? Welcome to Harrington University (also known as the University of San Moritz, University of Palmers Green and University of Devonshire, among others), where anyone can purchase a bachelor's or. Remember the Windsor Caf. For the streets to have virtually no cars? Yore Dad probably employed my Dad (as a freelance) their musical doins seems to ave run parallels. I remember going there with my Mother and having lovely ice cream in a silver sundae dish. He had been a prisoner of war and always seemed incredibly nervous. So my story really jumps forward to 1944. 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. Palmers Green Cremation - In Memory Of Life Funerals It was called Lawleys I believe. It was nice to hear your memories. Do you remember one opposite Arnos Grove tube in early 80s? It was called something like The Rubber Mac shop!!!! On the corner of Aldermans Hill and Devonshire Gdns was the United Dairies shop. Anniversary Edition. I remember juke box was playing a lot of Take these Chains From my Heart and set me Free. For Palmers Green to have a department store, two cinemas and no betting shops or nail bars? Hello Raymond, Your memories of Palmers Green are a real Gold Mine. Ah yes. Syds daughter, Jill, is my Mum, now living in Midhurst, W.Sussex and still thriving, thankfully. It is open on Sunday afternoons from 2.00 to 4.30pm Model Boating Pond The Model Boating Pond was dug in 1903, shortly after the opening of the Park. Im not sure where Jays originated in Croydon or elsewhere but in any case it appears to have ended up as a national chain, with branches in places such as Bristol, Luton, Northampton, Croydon and Sheffield, as well as areas of London including Palmers Green, Stoke Newington, and Walthamstow.. We used to have all the hire vans parked on the forecourt in front of what clearly had been a showroom. Hi Jenny, slightly different location, a bomb did fall near the intersection of Green Lanes & Bowes Rd/N.C.Rd opposite Princes Ave. People were killed and the site was eventually leased by two brothers and used a a used car lot space called Keith Cars until the late 70s. Green Lanes has changed so much since we were youngsters especially the current work on the cycle lane which is quite an issue locally. Responding to the notes on Barrowell Green Swimming pool, I was born in Southgate and lived at 6 Tintern Gardens from 1936 56, and attended Southgate County Grammar School. Visible Anyone can find this group. Annyway.back to on the North side an them basketsI remembers a cafe at this location. Hello Jenny, Which barbers do you mean? No, RIchard is it was definitely Jays but I think it was further down towards Bowes Road. The manager was named Mr Hemmings and his daughter Lesley was a good friend of mine in the Girl Guides at St Johns Hall, The following year came a new head Mrs Cannon in 1968 I went up into the juniors and the head there was Mrs Gibbs .
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