And talk of the Beezazwe had the Two Bare Feet coffee bar in Winchesterif you could get past Sgt. Further down , a few doors from the Fox was a confectioner called J.Vercoe. no munny for the trollybus past Evans an Davies Pritchards Restaurant (Mas favourite cept for Shell Oils Social Club at Teddington) Same waitress uniforms, black, with frilly white eddressis an apronsso the long walk ome to The Larches an cheese sanwiches. Then came the day of the first postwar consignment of new Dinky ToysI was late in the queue, all vehicles sold but I did secure a Gun Emplacement Canon. There was also Kate Riddle, a hat shop with a tasteful window display. I remember having lunch with you on quite a number of occasions when I came down after moving to Bedfordshire, then Milton Keynes. roses) at certain times of the year and was very beautiful. We would love to hear about your memories of the area, andhow ithas changed, over a cup of tea. A saxophonist my father often booked had the first name of Larry. Winchmore Hill is a suburb and electoral ward in the Borough of Enfield, North London, in the N21 postal district. PS. In my form 5 of us went on to become teachers.so much for the 11+ . I remember being in your house when she visited them. In 1914 he was commissioned into the Middlesex Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant and was killed on 1st July 1916 at the Somme. Also Jack the window cleaner who lost a leg at the Somme. 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. Mr. Pratt was very critical of my dovetail jointing but roped me in scenery building for the annual Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as did Miss Green, Art, for paintings. Memories Of Palmers Green & Winchmore Hill - Francis Frith Does anyone happen to know? Our Dad would pay the 2/6d, and pick us up 45 minutes later as he worked nearby. Dear (if I may say so having lived in The Larches since 1937) Reg. I used it fir a while to work as a mini cab driver for a bloke called Roy that was in a tacky office opposite Woodberry Avenue (where I lived) in Green Lanes. Seems a long time ago now! Happy days at Nans. I remember J&As when the windows were boarded, just a square foot to stare in. We always had nice Rose bushes ! Park, and the slide which we used to grease with candle wax in the fifties so that it was so fast you went flying of the end! I have spoken to a friend of mine who was born in the mid 30s & has lived near Hedge Lane most of her life but she doesnt remember a bomb dropping at the top of Hedge Lane. Think pool is still there. Some boys from Winchmore worked for him on the window cleaning. When you entered the shop there was another door immediately opposite the entrance door. One called Bourlet (nr Smokers Paradise) & Hinds which was almost opposite I think. Teachers were Mrs Bear?, Miss Lettice, Mr Pearce and his friend Sammy Slipper if the boys were naughty. He really lowered the tone of Palmers Green. Church under rev. So back ome goin West? The Fox has a number of accolades. Worked at Burtons in palmers green for most of the. Ive lived here all my life (born 45) but dont remember that or Keiths being a bomb site. Yore Dad probably employed my Dad (as a freelance) their musical doins seems to ave run parallels. The history of the Parish St. Monicas Parish But then came THE GIRLS. If my memory is correct that represented .W.W. Hi I lived in Princes Avenue with my grandparents in 1969 and reading the comments the memories came flooding back. No, RIchard is it was definitely Jays but I think it was further down towards Bowes Road. Dinky toys and we once had a red motor bike (brand new) for sale. I really love this website for bringing back all those memories stored in the depths of our brains. We dashed under our iron table which was a kind of indoor shelter. I wasnt as lucky as you & never actually ate at Doms though, but if I was very good my treat was the ice cream and I still have a sweet tooth to this day. Palmers Green is often nicknamed 'Palmers Greek' or 'Little Cyprus' because of the many Greek, Cypriot and Turkish immigrants who have made this bustling enclave of north London their home. There was a bank on one corner of Sidney Avenue which had also been hit. (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?) Winchmore Hill And Palmers Green Memories - Facebook Dad livin then in Islinton/ighbury played piano, accordian, dubblebase, all sizes of saxophones and clarinet as reserve needed in the West End otels in Lunnon includin the Savoy otel (10/6d an evenin)(after the War e was to reminisce when taken to lunch in Savoy Grill by conglommerats an councils gaspin to get old of Shells munny) as assistant investment manager (16th Floor) for Shell Oil (millions to spend) and for No.1 Balloon Barrage Dance Band (later the Squadronnaires an Skyrockitts) that is when e wasn,t tendin is personal barrage balloon in East am 1939. It is used by the Broomfield Model Boat Club. One day I remember hearing some youths had put a razor blade on the shoot and I was terrified. It would have been maybe late 60s/ early 70s Also I remember the very high slide in Broomfield park with concrete below scary! Remembered the lift in Evans & Davies, Grouts, Courts, Bishops (supermarket), Stephen Gracey estate agents, A Legg & Sons hardware (now Occasional Half pub), Bakers Oven, Tesco (supermarket and a smal local one between Kelvin and Melbourne Aves). Does anyone remember Palmers Green High School in the early to mid 60s. Is it still haunted? Will email direct You even remember the prices! Hi Mitchell thank you for fillinin some potoles,, Regards David. Good Morning America is still very much interested in doing further fake degree segments. Ill be checking your face book page. Im doing some research on my family who lived in Tottenhall Road where teenagers and young adults hung out. Nowadays there arent park keepers any more and some people get up to all sorts in local parks making some of them no-go areas in some cases. Incidentally Gran used to black her ever smouldering grate with liquid something which inevitably warmed the proceedings. They were green wooden gates. I retired at 44 and have now become an expect at doing nothing. I left in 1986 as a Grocery Manager. The Fox emerges after a long hibernation - Palmers Green Community The price stickers rather than bar codesThe staff cafeteria the bag searches as you left the building after a shift etc etc. Regards I started at Hazelwood school infants in 1965 and I remember the head Mrs Hughes in my first year. After the last chip was scoffed the owner would place in front of us a huge strawberry milkshake made with the soft ice cream they were known for, this shake was always served in a heavy fancy thick glass with a straw to slurp up the last visible clinging bubbles. My mum used to take me to the clinic in Broomfield House and I can still taste the orange juice they gave us,fantastic! Which barbers do you mean? Dr Stewart was a wonderful Dr who never seem to rush you, yet never seemed to run late with his apt & made you feel really at ease. I would dearly like to know what Bruno did/go next, does anyone know pleasealso did anyone know a window cleaner same era, bit of a wide boy,one of two brothers, called Vic Madden, not to be confused with an actor of a similar name. Was it also another name? As she asked for opera top petticoats and long legged knickers the woman behind the counter would operate the very cleaver drawers lining the walls holding the goods. Wonderful area. Sylvia. I lived in Wolves Lane. 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. My first girlfriend used to go there, she was one of a pair of twins, the Bower girls. One of us is going mad!! She was a lovely lady; then onto Junior school run by Miss Belfontaine, who was a bit of a demon but very good at her job. The whizzing of the overhead cash canisters as they zinged above to the cashier fantastic system. Annyway back to Patricia (and her Ma), they worshipped Grouts and in my stores upstairs I ave loads oGrouts stuff and the 60s lectric Singer sewing machine kept ready an oiled like for my grandaughter (6) and er new baby sister comin October. You might remember the Saturday boy who wrote the window tickets and went on to be a successful photographer in the eighties. Anyone remember The North London Decorating Company at the junction of The North Circular and Green Lanes? Dave Todd. Was the camera shop you are thinking off Camera Craft just beyond the top of Osborne Road and some way short of Hedge Lane? After the war he ran various bands Bert Harts band any combination. Our dentist was Mr Finkel and I remember a story about a wall falling down by his house and squashing someone! A man who was the spitting image of Reginald Varney (On the Buses fame} served behind the counter. An elderly man worked there and a younger surely man. I remember one of my friends falling into the river off the bridge and clambering out the other side after swimming under the bridge in the river current. At the time Kennings had a garage in Edmonton which I remember was a Jaguar dealer so I imagine our old car hire site was the Jaguar dealer you recall and would most likely have also been a Kennings branch. Back to the New River, us 4 from 3b Southgate County met on Sundays in Geoffs Grannys House, Riverway and mounting to her Summer House Roof Platform at the end of her garden invented the game of Catchreeling, making our apparatus from cotton reels and cottons supplied by Granny the object was to cast as fly fishing to snare the bundles of cut grasses that seasonally the New River Authority trimmed from the banks. Since the fake University of Palmers Green didn't come into existence until 1998, the good doctor is not only using two fake degrees, he is lying about when he got them! Where do you live now? There was a second Grouts shop at 470 Green Lanes just before Hedge Lane. I have vague recollections of my mother taking us to what seemed quite a posh tea shop called Shepherds which was on Aldermans Hill opposite the park, does anybody remember this? It catered for men and women. After several meetings of our Catchreeling Society, girls were allowed to participate. I remember the entrance to Appleyards next to the post office. Palmers Green, Greater London Old Photos, Historic Maps, Local History Books and Memories of Palmers Green Frith photos prompt happy memories of our personal history, so enjoy this trip down memory lane with our old photos, historic maps, local history books, and memories of Palmers Green. I was in my late teens when it was opened. Remember the barbers shop. Cameracraft now theres a blast from the past too! I lived in Madeira Road. Sue Beard, who runs the Palmers Green Jewel in the North website, has discovered a 15-minute film about Grouts , the former Palmers Green emporium of tea towels, socks, knickers and corsetry that brought a glimpse of pre-WW2 (and even pre-WW1) shopping into the 21st Century. Still beautiful. Wonder what happened to him, I would love to know. Can you imagine what it would be like to be caught in an air raid? Steak Chips and peas 2/6p and the included bread and butter, Pennie, I can tell you have great taste! Yes, remember it as Roberts. The wood walls remained! Ray. I think that he worked on the railways. I used to buy my records from Ashwells which was next door to Lloyds Bank. The money offered was flushed along and up to the cashier in the small glass fronted cash office, high up. There were something over 50 people killed as the dance had just ended and many had left the dance hall to get buses in Green Lanes. I know Pete and Bill Starling locally, not related though. Dordrecht, Netherlands I went there 1953 1958. yes: miss belfontaine was head of Hazelwood juniors and mis hughes head of infants. OK sorry Lorna, but just thought the name being similar and all that. My Aunty Jean used to make his partners costumes and lives in Princess Avenue. The award-winning Orchard was created by volunteers in 2009 on the site of a disused bowling green. But it is the cramped interior, with drawers reaching up the the ceiling, full of mysterious items linked with the esoteric art of higher level dressmaking that wont leave my memory, and the old ladies (probably not that old, but thats how I recalled them aged less than 9, when we moved from PG).
