Nostalgic memories of Buckhurst Hill'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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Now Andrew Goatley will sing the blessing:
“Lord, receive us with thy blessings
Once again assembled here.
Pardon all, their faults confessing,
Year by year, a richer store.
Those returning, those returning
make more faithful than before.”
Now Miss Gardner would like you to call out your names, so that she can do the register.
Bell, Brian
Bradley, ...see more
I was born in 1961 in Thorpe Combe hospital in Walthamstow and brought up by my parents in Forest Edge Buckhurst Hill. I consider myself very privileged to have lived there for the first 26 years of my life and have many fond memories of the town that few have heard of, and the people I knew there. My parents lived next door to my mothers parents - my grandparents- until I was around 7 and my ...see more
I was born in 1953 at 71 Princes Road, in 1955 we moved to 10 Church Road where I lived until 1969 when I left home.
I went to Princes Road Boys school where Mr Carr was the Head and some of the teachers were Miss Gardiner, Mrs Waterland, Miss Sharp and Mr Rose who was a member of the magic circle. My first job was at Beldom Brothers in Queens Road where I worked until they fired me two weeks before ...see more
Hi David Rowe ,only just found this site ,so apologies.
Re W&C French, you may have remembered my father and my grandfather working at Frenchies.
My dad Ron Dent ,drove cranes and brought the first 20 ton mobile Coles crane to W&C ,he also drove the old Fodens ,which only went so fast ,so they used to throw them out of gear down hill so would even faster ,then he was on the Leyland or AEC 8 wheelers ,with ...see more
how strange to see your message as i lived next door at 34 (you 36)
really new Micheal who was younger thhan me ?
My Parents and yours were good friends for many years -
I also went to Princes Road then the Brook left in 1962
Played football for St Elizabeths and then Tavern Uniteed on Sundays
Had paper round from Toones 10/- per week
The small hospital was The Forest. When expecting my first child in 1965 I used to go there for regular check ups as I was booked into a hospital some distance away for the birth. MIss Foxton was the Health Visitor. In later years, the hospital was turned into a care facility for the elderly and my mother spent some time there for respite whilst we were away on holiday.
Dr George Taylor was my GP from ...see more
I used to live in The Meadway, and went to St Johns infants School-a few memories of playing on 'the boxes' at play/lunchtime. These were actually old beer crates, and long before health and safety spoiled everything, we would pile them high into a spaceship, or a submarine, and play 'Voyage to the bottom of the sea.'
I remember a Rev Casswell?? who used to come and talk to us-seemed to ...see more
I wonder if you can help? I'm trying to discover more about my history and know that my great grandparents were once the owners of the royal hunting lodge - Langfords (I believe also known as Potelles) - which was in Buckhurst Hill. As I understand it, the only memory of this is Langfords Road, which sits on the land originally occupied by the house and its grounds. My grandad was Richard Henry Boyd who grew ...see more
I lived in Buckhurst Hill from when I was 6 until I was 16. We lived at 94 and then 108 Princes Road. My maiden name was Rasmussen, I am Susan, and had a sister Tina, two, years older than me and a brother Bob. Bob went to Princes Road School, but was often bullied as he had a bad heart complaint and couldn't join in a lot. Tina and I Went to St John's. I loved it there, remember Miss Spenser Mrs ...see more
This shop was owned but the Watling family Dad whose first name escapes me was a famous actor
in the 40.'s and 50's Debra who was a singer and Giles who was in Bread and ran for parliament in Frinton