Nostalgic memories of Wood Green's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 12 in total
Is was taken over by I T V used to go to stage door for autographs benny hill Eileen handle bill Maynard and many more
Moved to Dunbar Road N22 circa 1958 aged 11. Attended Lordship Lane Secondary Mod and later employed at my first job aged 15 at Eastern Gas Board Lordship Lane. That building morphed into Wood Green Crown Court. Later moved to Clarence Road near Bounds Green tube. Happy memories of Wood Green High Road, especially Savilles Music, where I purchased my first foray into the music scene. Singles three for a pound.
I was born in Newnham Road N 22 in 1940. I want to wood green junior school at the bottom of our road and then on to Tottenham Sec Mod (near the great Cambridge road). When I left school I was a locomotive fireman at Kentish town loco and then when I was old enough onto the Middlesex Fire Brigade with my first posting to station 9 mortis green. I spent much of my youth with my cousin Ray (the happiest days of ...see more
I began my working life as a junior clerk at the Wood Green Branch of the National Provincial Bank in September 1949. my starting pay was £2.13.6d a week. In those days we used dip in pens and bank statements were typed on a typewriter,
Our ledger keeper was a disabled chap named Joe Young and one of my jobs was to go to a cafe across the road to collect his three course lunch - sounds simple enough but, running the ...see more
I lived in New River Gardens, went to White Hart Lane infant and junior school. Headmistress was Miss Leahy and drama teacher was Miss McDonald. Name was Patricia Perryment and had a
brother Michael Perryment/ Lived close to the Wonderloaf factory.
Does anyone remember the fire station on Bounds Green RD ?? well that is where I lived from 1939 to 1948..#8 Firemens Flats. My father was a fireman and drove a huge Leyland Merriweather shining brass engine... There were about a dozen other families with children and my sister and I were the only girls...some of the firemen used to call us the two little princess's. Even though there was a war on, ...see more
I was born in Southgate and schooled at Arnos Grove Sec Modern. My earlist memories of Wood Green are of my father and his brother working together on the Trolly buses out of Wood Green Garage. My mother used to take my brothers and me to meet dad at lunch times when he had a weekend shift to work, We'd catch his Trolly bus that would take us along to Winchmore Hill where to get some extra lunch time he ...see more
My Grandparents ran the Alexandra Park Tavern before and during the second world war, they were Kath and Albert Allan. I was born in Nov. 1941 in Winchmore Hill and was taken back to live in the pub. There was a murder in the Off Licence when they were there and my father read about it in Iceland where he was stationed. Many acts from the Wood Green Empire used to go into the APT. They then ...see more
I was born in Islington, I lived at Glendale Avenue, No.22. Went to Ealham School and remember jolly Butchers Hill.
Noel Park Estate was established in the 1890's with brand new homes being built. Amongst the new tenants were the Webb family who moved into 93 Westbeech Road on the 5th Dec,1892, as well as the Oakes family who moved into No 57, plus William and Emma Lawrance who moved into a new home at No 43. The children of these families went to the Noel Park school, which was opened on the 25th ...see more
