Nostalgic memories of Wembley'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 51 - 60 of 105 in total
On the right opposite Dixons Cameras was C&A. I think Henry Cooper's greengrocers shop was somewhere here too - does anybody remember? Used to see him in the shop Saturday mornings.
Born in '48, lived in Rugby Avenue Sudbury Town until I was 21. Went to Alperton Sec Mod between '60-66. Great memories from my schooldays... Mr Hostler was Headmaster and some really good teachers: Irving, Parkinson, Sladden and Nieman, not forgetting that great character Harry the art master. I remember going over to One Tree Hill one lunchtime with classmate Farley who had a glass tube of home-made ...see more
I was born and lived in Wembley until 1960. The Railway Hotel was the pub on the corner of Ealing Road and my mother was head housekeeper there for a long time. On the day of the Coronation the pub was allowed longer opening hours and my mum had to work so my sister and I slept at the pub on the night. I can remember hearing the revellers in the street below singing and dancing well ...see more
My name is Sue Carfrae and I worked in the Sports Shop during the seventies. My mum and dad, Ted and Joan Carfrae worked in the Model Shop. The owners of Wally Kilminster were Mr.Mrs Lees who retired to Ferring in Sussex. They were wonderful shops and we had happy years working there and living above. I remember talking to Eric Morecambe when he popped into the model shop to buy railway track. We ...see more
I was in the cubs and also in the choir at St. John's, was a member of the church from early 1940's until moving in 1952. Great time, remember the war time dances in the St. John's Hall on a Saturday evening, being taken there with my parents. Doing the Lambeth Walk. Ah memories. John Rooke
I was also married at this church, as were my mother and grandmother.
I was born in 1948, and we lived in Nettleden Avenue, Wembley, until I was about 11. My sister and I went to Oakington Manor primary school. The head was Miss Taber and we learnt to read from a series of books called Old Lob, about an old farmer and his animals. I would ride my bike around the stadium area where the Olympics and British Empire exhibition had taken place. Every year we used to go up to the Harrow ...see more
Reading about Ealing Road again I remembered the wood yard/shop at right hand side at the top of Ealing Road, past the Regal cinema. It was a very narrow shop but a very deep shop and i loved the smell of the wood on sale. Does anyone else remember this? I also remember a sweet shop on the corner of Chaplain Road/Ealing Road that I used to get my sweets from and often used to get cigarettes from the machine outside during the evening.
I remember my relatively short time in Wembley with great affection. At my mother's instigation we moved from Willesden to Lonsdale Avenue, Wembley, in 1953 when I was fourteen. My father paid the princely sum of just under 2000 pounds for the house - two-up-two-down, inside bath and separate toilet! - and for the privilage of moving to the more mundane Wembley. I had already finished school and had, ...see more
William Brothers on the corner of Ealing Road, Garners Bakery at the top of the steps leading down to Station Grove which is where I lived until 1956. We could hear the cheers from the football matches at the Stadium. Radio Rentals, Blands linen shop which was still there a few years ago. Wembley police station, the three cinemas; the Wembley Hall, the Majestic and The Regal.