Bayonne Road And Garvan Road

A Memory of Fulham.

My dad ted williams was born in bayonne road next door to the Baptist church. I was born in garvan road December 1949. My mums mum lived four doors away and my aunts all lived in fulham, it was a close neighbourhood but in a more formal way in that you never became too intrusive my parents always referred to neighbours as mr or mrs.. My brothers and sister all have fond memories of playing rounders, tennis and knock down ginger in the road. We had great fun at the big rec and little rec. Walking home from Sir John lillie I remember playing on the bomb sites which seemed just a normal part of our childhood. Both my parents have died and now I am in my late 60s I wished I had asked more questions about the day to day life during and after the war.
I remember the rag and bone man who came round on his horse and of course santelli ice cream van.
Marie