Patricia loved the picturesbut for me the sing along organ player at Capitol Winchmor ill.. why did we did disagree occasion like.ladies may comment, no rush. memories those were the best days. And it seems that so too will our old Intimate. Terms & Conditions of Use Does anyone remember Palmers Green High School in the early to mid 60s. The other memory was of the caf Doms (Dave Todd 1/7/14) where they sold really delicious ice cream too! It was called Lawleys I believe. See the I think that he worked on the railways. I was just 15 and left school to become the first employee your father Aubrey gave me my first job and I never looked back and went on to become a photographer in the RAF as national service was compulsory at 18 after I joined a Photo retail shop in Turnpike lane named A M DAVIS after I started my own career in Muswell Hill N10 Then went on to open 7 more shops before starting a Franchise called FOTOVALUE with over 1000 outlets throughout Europe allowing the owners to retain their own name with just banners to say the where part of Fotovalue. Founded in 1901 by my grandfather, but was knocked down in the 60s to make way for the widened North Circular? I was in my late teens when it was opened. Im impressed. I hated the dumplings at school dinners. Possibly during WW2 it was requisitioned for war work. you may remember I also had a retail shop in Muswell hill, = 253 Muswell hiil broadway. Yep, remember Doms very well too in the 50s. My family name was Church but we have moved away now. Keith Headley, did you live on N.C.R? I will try & search the attic for the pic & copy & send it. a great character called Brun Hill. inbox. I fondly remember "Barrowell Green swimming pool. She ated the chairs and the oover and most else e lovingly carried ome. Served by waitresses in smart black dresses with white aprons and little frilly hats. !.thank you for jogging my memory. I was at Hazelwood school in the 1960s. I do remember though looking at one of those planes that were bombs without pilots (forgot what they were called could it be doodle bug) with my dad and its engine stopped right over head. Hi David, I think I remember you from Winchmore. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Janes & Adams was my favourite shop in Palmers Green. weve already ad enough laughs for the day over your conviction that The Sahara Desert is in the middle of Australia. Here in Cornwall too warm and damp this week for me as a farmer. Who remembers Tom the singing flower seller at the top of the access between the buildings? our school on fire by insendery bombs ,also the sky appearing like a red sun set and being told it was London docks on fire.mr rodwell Mrs green are. Boots the Chemist had a small book lending library upstairs and usually had a good selection of Enid Blyton Mysteries. The Prisoners were building the estate up to Ash Grove. I remember the Bamboo I used to go there a lot. We used to have a grocers van come around each week, does anyone remember Mr Meadows who ran this van? however, it did changes hands to a new type of shop a few years later. Palmer Green Estates | Apartments in Palmer, MA I suppose the range of shops in every High St has changed so much these days because almost everyone has a car, fridges and freezers and generally shop only once or twice a week, whereas when I was young, people shopped every day and had to walk to the shops for fresh produce. I dont remember you should I? in days gone by. I would supply Aubrey with items from the palmers green branch by which time I think you where becoming involved in running the shop KELVIN PHOTOS People who were particularly kind or influenced your time in the community. WebPalmers Green Town Centre 60 years old and still looking good! Thanks very much Saul & Slatter it was! I used to work weekends 1970-1972 for Kenning Car Hire which Im sure was probably on the site you recall. Anyone remember him? Glossops was near J&A. The old boy used to stand outside and entice you in with phrases like.this one would suit youetc. This isnt the place to get involved in that discussion so Ill just say that changes arent always for the best! Its population was very small, and there were no more than a few isolated houses in the mid-17th century. Palmers Green, United Kingdom One of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, London is a travellers delight. But although it stopped above us it must have drifted because the next day going to school I saw it had hit the house the other side of the field in Hazelwood Lane. He was ARP in WW2 and a member of Fives Clubafter the war ended 5s Club held a party for local children in the club house. We were spoilt for choice for cinemas at that time with the 2 in Palmers Green, Southgate, Regal at Edmonton, Enfield and Bowes Road and they all had a different atmosphere. As previous I lived in the Larches from 1938 at no 64. Good times. The Intimate Theatre was opened in a building that had been built in 1931 as St Monica's Church Hall. This was run by a short tubby lady. Socks, vests, liberty bodices(!) and what happened to the house? Local pickup. I remember my Nan going I to Tescos on Green Lane and used to run around Brookfield park and go into the burned down museum with the bees and the art work. We lived in Sidney Avenue from 1952 until 1961. I remember the mac shop. I have fond memories of Palmers Green, as I worked at the station from aged 15 in 1963 till 1968. I was Jean cook then with a brother Brian l remember the bombing of the dance hall between princes avenue and Tottenhall rd and the trolly bus wires catching fire and my friend Louise loosing a leg l remember Doreen young and Gary spicer.also the smell of Mac fisherys shop. Obviously at that time, there werent many shops selling fresh coffee let alone grinding it on the premises. Everytime I see Shirley Bassey, I remember Tom; for he gave 2 tickets to my friend Chris West, who worked in Woolworths (me at Evans & Davies, at 16 years of age) for the London Palladium. I was Yvonne Farmer and our form teacher was Mrs Phair. By 1801 the area had grown to a village of 54 buildings, including two inns (according to the Middlesex Record Office). After the Quick Service Cafe Bruno in 1967 moved 100mts to the corner of Princes Ave/Green Lanes & opened a coffee bar called The Bezazz Bar.Juke box, two pin ball machines, served tea/coffee/& light snacks.Spent most of my teenage years using this coffee bar as a meeting place to ponder over a two hour cup of coffee to decide what our next move would be!! Many of those have of course passed now. us failed musicians worship for evermore.no rush puttin the latest grandaughter Reenie to bed..ope she gets on the bandstand soon shes got the lungs for it and we may need er thirty shillins a week to pay orf the mortgage.Annyway (am I keepin you up?) The large, electric coffee grinding machine visible in the shop window. I also went to Bowes Road School but only from 1952 to 1953 in the infants. We dashed under our iron table which was a kind of indoor shelter. I then became a (successful) travel writer and ended up as a journalist for an american newsletter. Laura. Some are specific others generic. Annyway I have told already of my Mum on this lovely chat previous, being part-time life saver and attendant at THE POOL, she could not swim a stroke. He was simply the best jiver (having been a professional dancer in his younger days). There was some credible evidence that the house on the corner of New River Crescent and Hedge Lane in the direction of Green Lanes was haunted. Our Dad would pay the 2/6d, and pick us up 45 minutes later as he worked nearby. Sad as I am, I have just had a look on Google maps and as of August 2014, there was still a Doms offering Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner no mention of ice cream though! I think your Father was there too. People were lying everywhere because a bus had been crushed, and there had been a dance going on in the hall above Pitmans College which had been bombed. Facebook Email or phone Password Forgot The lived AT 56, Lightcliffe Road and granddad worked at a city bank. He was very tall, very Scottish and prescribed bottles of Minadex (green and foul tasting) for almost all childhood ailments! Before Victor Value there was a lovely old music hall. Helen. Other teachers were Miss Sweeny who would let you ring the bell if it was your birthday, Miss Calcott (horrible) and Mrs Dark. Palmerston Road (O) is 723 meters away, 10 min walk. By the way my dentist was also Dr. Finkel! I came across the stories related to Palmers Green and was immediately taken back to my early years at Franklin House school in the 50's and 60's. Dad was in the ARP with your uncle, I have been trying to find some photos of the ARP at Palmers Green but as yet not successful. John. I have edited this comment because what it says was of a personal nature and could cause offence. He really lowered the tone of Palmers Green. , some of my best memories of that time. All rights reserved. Built in the late 1930s, it stands as a handsome example of civic architecture from the period. The former Pilgrims Rest (reflecting the name Palmers "medieval pilgrim who carried a palm branch as a token of having visited the Holy Land") has already been demolished for housing. Classic NJ: Main Street East Orange in the 60's - Blogger I started at Hazelwood school infants in 1965 and I remember the head Mrs Hughes in my first year. The walls were lined with painted tongued and grooved wood. Motorcycle Repairs & Services near Palmers Green Think the shop with the coffe grinder and gorgeous smell was called Rawlins.went to school with the daughter of the owners. (with Pa as escort we did go to the Queens later on seein Cat an the Canary (Bob Hope, avent bin able to sleep in a bed with edboard since and Pinnochionightmares cos o the Whale swallerin (Jonah?) WebHazelwood Sports Ground, Madeira Road, Palmers Green, N13 1958-date - Main Ground. It is quite heavy as solid hardwood. .Yes I remember the cafe well, 1964, it was on the corner of N.C Rd & Green Lanes. & knickers etc. I dont recall the cart. Search for your favourite places and look for the 'Add Your Memory' buttons to begin. My brothers and I were trying to remember where the furniture store Jays was located in Palmers Green, can someone help. The one on the right going North was Cullens The coffee machine was dark red and black.Cullens also had another outlet nr the Cherry tree at the end of the Mall. Share this forum post OM G how I hated Grouts, I was marched in there twice a year by my mother to buy the navy knickers, beige brown high woollen socks and worst of all the liberty bodices with their horrible rubber buttonsall of which had to be worn to school until the end of May..despite a heat wave .I m shuddering to think of that shop and the humiliation it brought to me at Hazelwood Primary School. By the way I went to Winchmore Secondary Modern in the days when Mr. Shepherd was headmaster I liked him a lot the naughty kids called him the beak but he was a nice man. Very interesting. Probably in winter. This weeks parish newsletter announces plans to demolish it and to also sell the current Parish Centre on Cannon Hill which is a Grade 2 listed regency villa. But he was ever present in our living rooms in Out of Town and in the childrens programme he devised and presented with Fred Dineage How! which ran until 1981. All through his time at IBC he also managed key accounts for a number of large companies, though Peacock says that there were the occasional blips like having to pull an entire newspaper print run carrying one of Jacks ads which innocently announced the biggest development youll ever see in trousers. Best regards, Nick Hurst. Good to have found this site. Any idea of what it was called? [5] The Conservatory in the park has recently reopened after a refurbishment.[6]. Nothing wrong in that!..seems the 50s 60s & 70s had a lot going for them, I look at kids today and think theyve missed the best bits! If so I knew him, he was a great friend of my Father Frank Watling who found the Fives Social Club. Dad has been pottering around outside in the cold all morning, doing odd jobs but now, while Mum cooks, he is in the living room in his chair in front of the television, still in his baggy green jumper, which is gradually becoming more hole than jumper. I was born in Southgate in October 1936 and lived with my parents at 6 Tintern Gardens until September 1956, when they moved to Willingdon, Eastbourne. I cannot believe Miss Hughes was still there in 1960s. Firs Farm Recreation Ground, Firs Lane, N13 1960-1961: Ground: Hazelwood Sports Ground, Madeira Road, Palmers Green, N13: Ground 2: Tottenhall Sports Ground, Palmers Green: Register to find out more and create your first album! I will appreciate any directions you could give. WebA winner by just 300 votes in 1990, Doug Palmer has easily been re-elected Trenton's mayor ever since. Palm Court Restaurant, upstairs on the opposite side of the road near Cinema. Im not sure where Jays originated in Croydon or elsewhere but in any case it appears to have ended up as a national chain, with branches in places such as Bristol, Luton, Northampton, Croydon and Sheffield, as well as areas of London including Palmers Green, Stoke Newington, and Walthamstow.. Everett was the first black lad in our school in the mid 50s. We bought our first TV off him, black and white of course. Unsentimental I am not so sure, but whether it was fishing for tench, making cart wheels, baskets or floats, putting sheepdogs through their paces, or, the favourite, Appleby Horse Fair, it was gentle and strangely hypnotic and as Sunday in the seventies as meat and two veg. I went there 1953 1958. yes: miss belfontaine was head of Hazelwood juniors and mis hughes head of infants. David.just seen your mail regardin Palmers\Geen Photo istory and sees you now lives in Australiado you know my cousin Jill Rann (as was) lived at 22 The Larches.N13? Does any one remember the fever hospital in this rd? the smell as you walked anywhere near it .lovely. What a job to have, stuck up there in this rather dark shop every day!! She retired when I was there and replaced my Mrs Gibbs trendy and Beatles fan. I lived next to the Bird In Hand Pub in the early 79s, but my grandparents used to own a toy and Oran shop on the corner of Tottenham road and wolves lane. It was called Briggs and there was another branch down at Wood Green. Next, The Curzon just past the Post Office (not goin in there Raymond, too hexpensive). One old lady lost her life in the fire. Anyone remember The Quick Service Cafe on the corner of Bowes Rd and N Circular run by I cannot recall any other bombs round that area. St. Monica's Church, Palmers Green Palmer's Green and Southgate Born in July 1939, when the war started I would have been about 6 weeks old. So my story really jumps forward to 1944. We lived in North London on the boundary of Palmers Green, N13 and Southgate, N14. Since 1970 Ive lived in the Netherlands and from 1980 am the fortunate owner of a mint condition, unrestored 1963 Jaguar Mk 2, 3.4 litre. Singapore 45. Dinky toys and we once had a red motor bike (brand new) for sale. St. Clements Press. I lived in Palmers Green from 1938 to 1964. Singing Tom used to give me all the flower heads to play with. In answer to your question about tescos, I worked there for many years and there was a Tescos there. Miss Hughes was head of the infant school. As you may be aware, the Large Hall and Parish Centre at Cannon House require major investment. National Service. It had locations in Sumiton and Jasper. It was owned later by a mate of mine Bruno. I know Pete and Bill Starling locally, not related though. [7], Green Lanes, the high street of Palmers Green, is featured in the "Knight Bus" sequence in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.[8]. House backed on to the river. Palmers Green Palmers Green Some good times at Arnos. Sylvia. I also recall Roberts toy shop on the other side. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. Just read (13.10.17) email of your history contribution. Hi David, yes, I remember Keiths Cars being there for many years &, as Richard S says, it is now a tyre dealer and I remember Pitmans just opp. Hi Reg. Hey are you the same Anne Poole from Southgate SC. Also Miss Stenson, Miss Wrigley or Wigley, Mr Philips, Mr Johnson and Mr Hart. Sun May 3rd 2015, at 7:28 pm, Palmers Green High Street Circa 1955 - 1960, Download this free history of the Collection. WebDescribed by its residents as the Jewel in the North, Palmers Green is home to the largest Cypriot community outside of Cyprus, bringing a distinctive Mediterranean flavour to the neighbourhood, with supermarkets and stores providing creative Recorded as Palmers grene 1608, 'village green associated with a family called Palmer' (mentioned in local records from the 14th century), from the Middle English grene. Palmers Green was once a tiny hamlet in the parish of Edmonton, situated at the junction of Green Lanes and Fox Lane. I certainly went in there c1961. Definitely around 1958 when Bezazz opened: frothy coffee in tiny glass cups. It is home to the largest population of Greek Cypriots outside Cyprus and is often nicknamed "Little Cyprus" or "Palmers Greek". I went to Hazelwood Lane School. Dad wasnt a countryman as such, though he grew up in the country (son of an oft time farm worker and bringer home of rabbits and pheasants that might not strictly have belonged to him) and has always loved its ways and traditions.
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