Sydenham, Kirkdale c.1900

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My first Saturday job (1973) was in a ladies hair salon, a couple of shops along from this camera shop, in Kirkdale. I think it was called Estelle. The owner was called Erica, who was quite classy and very nice. It was opposite Cobb’s. Just along the street, on the other side, was an Esso garage, where my brother worked on Saturdays.

I went to Sydenham girls with Angela Smith, Pat Metcher, Paulette Savage, Janis Brush, Pearl Harkens! I remember Ms.Wright, she was a real tyrant with red nails & pearlescent high heels & used to give me detention for wearing nail polish!My English teacher was Miss Garood and she was lovely! I used to try and bunk off at lunchtime to go riding on my boyfriend Ken s lambretta & pop in the "crit"(criterion) for an ice cream or milkshake! Rose Merrifield

I went to Sydenham County Girls school and left at 15 in 1963. Someone made a comment about Terry Maidment -that rang a bell, as my sister, Janet, used to go out with him for a while. I knew Brian Jacks very well - and did anyone know Ronnie McKay, Penny Hackman and Gwyn Tanner? Would love to catch up. I lived bang opposite Sydenham School, my then name Doreen Mahony and my sister was Janet. Would be great if I got an answer.

I remember leapfrogging over the safety bollards outside the pub, opposite Cobbs the shop, I must have been about 8 or 9 (about 1955), the last one I became hooked up by my skirt. Can't remember how I got down, but I didn't do it again in a skirt.