Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Wednesday 18th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Wednesday 18th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Thursday 2nd January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Colindale, Kingsbury Swimming Pool c.1960
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A Selection of Memories from Colindale

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Colindale

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I'm trying to find out the history of 'Bronllwyn', Tyn y Wern Villas, Trethomas, South Wales and what it was used for in the 1920's. My mother was born and brought up in Bedlinog, Glamorganshire, South Wales but it seems she spent some time in Bronllwyn around Christmas 1928. I know my mother suffered of ill health of some sort but I know very little of her childhood. I'm 82 now and would dearly like to know a little more about my mum. Margo Smith Smith6767@btinternet.com
Born Glasgow 1952, visited my granny at 249a Edgware Road on many occasions, she lived above Barclays bank.
I grew up in colindale during the war went to colindale school then onto Brent moden in west London worked at desouter brothers and schweppes before getting maried and moving to oxford 50 years ago by the way my name is Bob Thompson I lived in sheavshill house colin deep lane my e mail is robert01.thompson@live.co.uk
My name is Bob Thompson I grew up in colindale I went to colindale school then I went up to Brent moden west Henson I started work at tilly lamps and then brothers on edgeware road I left London about 50 years ago have been living in oxfordshire ever since I am now 80 years old desouter brothers