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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There was a very good dine-in Chinese restaurant late 1960s/early1970s in Wembley Park Drive, almost next to the Wimpy Bar. Can anybody remember its name ?
My grandmother owned the wool shop in the market and I came over every summer and we used to get beautiful fresh baps from the bakery across the road for our lunch and fill them with ham. The market holders were always good craic especially the boys in the fish stall
We lived opposite Barham Park. Great place for playing, catching newts in the pond, throwing "bangers" at the park keepers. Remember watching Wembley FC at Vale Farm and swimming in the open air pool. Art deco stations at Sudbury Town and Sudbury Hill. Incredible to think that there were 3 cinemas in Wembley in the 1960s. Wembley Market. Wally Kilminster for football and cricket gear ...see more
I remember perrin road infants and juniorschool. I started school After easter 1953. My first real memory is being taken around the streets of Wembley. Miss Law was the headmistress of the infants and our classrooms were cabins the playground. Miss Ling was my first teacher. When we went up into the Juniors, we went into the old part of the school which still had gas lighting the teacher turning out the lights with a ...see more
I lived in Sudbury, Wembley and went to Sudbury primary then Wembley girls grammar We lived in Medway Gardens and had family in Beaumont Avenue. Remember the swimming pool and going to ballet classes with Suzanne Cash? Also going to De Marcos after school and getting fruit and veg from Henry Cooper. This site has brought back happy memories.
Hello, do you happen to remember the name of the Optician in Wembley Square near Bernard's sports shop?
My friends and I used to cycle. To Wembley stadium from Wembley House. School to play netball !!!!
Brought my first football kit at Wally Kilminster, was after a full Southampton kit but ended up coming away with a Man City reserve kit as they didn't have my size.
I lived in St Johns Road for my first 23 years, Being born in 1942. For a couple of early teenage years, I did a 100 paper round in the streets around my home, and still get the shoulder pain! This paid for my Thursday Speedway, and Saturday night Ice Hockey. I went to Copland School from 1952 till 58 and learned to dance at Victor Sylvester dance school, above the Majestic. Till it was converted to C and A Like ...see more
As a fully paid up member of the 'Baby Boomer' generation, born in 1947, I've been reading all the stories posted on this lovely website (which - like many others, I suspect - I came across purely by chance). I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital and lived in Sudbury (and later in North Greenford) until I left the area in 1966, so my memories are very much of Wembley as it was in the mid-50s to mid-60s, when I ...see more