Selsdon, The Bird Sanctuary, Selsdon Wood c.1955

Photo ref: S613014

I remember Selsdon well as my family lived at 68 Edgecoombe, the long road on the opposite side of the wood at Selsdon not to be confused with Selsdon Woods. We had two ways to get to Selsdon shops. Through the woods opposite our house and exiting at Ingham road the very steep descent into the bottom part of the road up into town. There was a house at the top of the road on the right that had a fine apple tree ...see more

This photo shows my Dad teaching me, age 5, to ride my little bike right outside our house, No.12, where we lived from 1950 to 1972. Such a lovely quiet road then with just trees and allotments opposite. Not so today.....they have all been replaced by a giant Sainsburys!

My parents had a chicken farm in Selsdon Vale, where I was born in 1948. I lived there until I left home to go travelling and then to university, at the age of 18, in about 1966. This was about the same time that Selsdon Vale was sold for building land, and my parents and younger brother moved to Croydon. Memories....roaming in the bird sanctuary, which was really near, and tobogganing there in the winter. ...see more

My family moved to Selsdon in 1951. I was 4 years old. We lived in Selsdon Vale on our pig farm called Woodley. I went to Selsdon School. It was the happiest time of my life. I so well remember the village as we called it and the Bird Sanctuary where I enjoyed walking the dogs and tobogganing in the snow. The rec was a bit far, but I did go there a few times - on my bike. I spent endless hours sitting ...see more