Northwood, Maxwell Road c.1965

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Starting at Eastbury Road, turn right into Green Lane by the Colliver Fisher car showroom and down the hill past the Blue Bird cafe, Barclays Bank, Martins newsagent, Rawlinsons the stationer, cross the road to the Post Office on the corner, past Ryders and stop for a cuppa at Fullers tea rooms. (Subsequently Timberland.) Then cross over to Rodes the sweet shop (4 black jacks or fruit salad for 1d ...see more

I was born there in 1957 and lived there until 1975. Rhodes had those lovely handmade sweets. There was a Delicatessen next door..always had a lovely smell of roasting coffee - and fabulous wheels of Brie.. The reindeer pub always seemed like a modern pub out of place. At the top of Hallowell road was the Snooker club. I was never old enough to go in , but my dad enjoyed frequenting it. I remember the Cricket ...see more

In the 1960's I was bought up living at The Grange on the Rickmansworth Road in Northwood. If we turned right out of the drive at The Grange we would walk along the road to church and school at the Holy Trinity church. Further along the road was Mount Vernon hospital where my Mother was a nurse, and opposite Holy Trinity church was the riding stables where I spent many happy hours with ...see more

It seems to be something that should be mentioned with regard to the familiar streets around old Northwood, as I remember it as a 17 year old. I knew the names of the streets around the High Street very well. It was by chance I stumbled on a remarkable history concerning those names. There was a remarkable man who decided to finance a railway station at Northwood. He then decided to ...see more