Dulwich, The Crown And Greyhound c.1965

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I moved to East Dulwich in 1976 with my daughter aged 11 months my son was born in Kings College Hospital and then we lived in St Francis Road I used to take them to the one o'clock club in Peckham Rye Park and to Dulwich Park they had a lovely time there and went to St Johns and St Clements school then Hornimans and Fairlawn schools I remember walking up Canonbie Road in the snow it was a magical time we later moved to Overhill Road it was a fantastic place to live miss it.

think we called this Pub the DOG, we used to come over from Streatham.. I am after a photograph of the old Massey Hughes Con. Home, Kingswood Estate. DULWICH.. the Canadian Infantry had it during WW1, yes Kingswood, dont get confused with the village of the same name in Surrey please.. I know when my mother had a business in Dulwich on the council estate it was Kingswood Estate, guess the massive house was demolished!

We lived in Turney Road not far from 'Greyhound' as we called it. My grandparents used to take us there for celebratory meals at birthdays and anniversary times. We used to go upstairs where the table was all laid out with fine silver cutlery and damask cloth and napkins. We were the only ones up there - and there were only 6 of us! I can't remember much about the food but it was exciting to go to a real pub when I ...see more

Always known by my pals and myself, just as "the Greyhound" (late 1950s). In those days, the Public Bar was on the left hand side of the building, which had benches and scrubbed wooden tables with a sprinkling of sawdust on the floor. There was a Snooker Hall at the back. The Saloon Bar was on the right of the building where entry was not permitted if you were not wearing a tie! Ken Cook