Here is how it was reported by the BBC. I remember being in your house when she visited them. She ated the chairs and the oover and most else e lovingly carried ome. Just read (13.10.17) email of your history contribution. So my boyhood dreams finally became reality! I fondly remember "Barrowell Green swimming pool. Annyone remember that great Destroyer model opposite the counter in J&As, is it still cutttin the seas in defence of our Realm? Yes, Dave, I knew Vic Madden by sight only, in the early 60s. Grants in Bloomfield; Old Bus with Palisades Ad; Ben Franklin in Pompton Lakes; Colonial Theater in downtown Pompton Lakes; Main Palmers Green is mentioned as a highway in 1324 (in Westminster Abbey Muniments). Later, they raised us four kids in York Road. By 1801 the area had grown to a village of 54 buildings, including two inns (according to the Middlesex Record Office). Served by Our Dad would pay the 2/6d, and pick us up 45 minutes later as he worked nearby. London Paddington Station to Palmers Green Doms and the baker opposite were always good pitches! 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. Probably TottenHALL RdSchool Mr bennett was headmaster was St. Michaels School..The fever hospital was Greentrees further up Tottenhall past Bird in Hand Pub and before Norfolk Pk alleyway. Bruno would leave the bar at 9.30pm each night, snooker cue in hand and walk to the Cock Tavern for several beers & a few games of snooker. Its Sunday lunchtime. I can still remember how I felt when I saw it. I am Geoffreys sister Carole. A bus going north, was just slowing down to the bus stop opposite when three bombs fell in close proximity. All will be revealed on Google Street View. One such building is Palmers Green Library (1938-40), located at the eastern end of Broomfield Road, at the junction with Green Lanes. also the restuarant above the sweet shop in Green Lanes which was opposite the Queens Cinema? memories those were the best days. Has been used as hi fi cabinet but can be used for anything. 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. Clock out 5.30 pm and ride home. Palmers Green to Tottenham by bus The bus journey time between Palmers Green and Tottenham is around 8 min and covers a distance of around 2 miles. I bought my red Mk III Ford Cortina from Keiths in the mid-late 1970s and my maye, Dave Todd bought a bright yellow one from the same dealer as I recall. Dordrecht, Netherlands Around the mid 60s lovely to see we all grew up in such a cherished place. AU $25.00. He said there was money all over the place and as far as he could see it was all being collected up to be given back, The other corner was also hit and certainly Keith`s cars set up business there and eventually on both sides of Sidney Avenue, becoming a flourishing business. There was a garage forecourt at the top of Hedge Lane where in intersects with Green Lanes, Was that a WW2 bomb site does anyone know? I bet virtually nobody has one of these fictitious Swiss bank accounts etiher. SPONSORED. I had a mini and a few cortinas in the 70s all with big bore exhausts and used to make a deliberate noise going up Green lanes. Everett was the first black lad in our school in the mid 50s. Was this a WW2 bomb? You even remember the prices! Devonshire Road. Hi Jenny, slightly different location, a bomb did fall near the intersection of Green Lanes & Bowes Rd/N.C.Rd opposite Princes Ave. People were killed and the site was eventually leased by two brothers and used a a used car lot space called Keith Cars until the late 70s. Enjoy (appy Famiily memories agin, eh? WebHi I was in Palmer's Green briefly in the 1960's.My one abiding memory is of ordering Gazpacho in Browns restaurant thinking I was being really sophisticated . I also remember Miss Bellfountain (Spelling) she was head of the Junior before Miss Gibbs. 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 Search for your favourite places and look for the 'Add Your Memory' buttons to begin. Many toys purchased there! Was it a V1 or a V2? Palmer's Green and Southgate Recall Mrs Potts and Mrs Langford and Miss Buchanon (whom I disliked nasty old bat). I went to The Bezazz in 1961 and 1962 when I was nursing at the North Mid. Palmers Green Library, London Hey are you the same Anne Poole from Southgate SC. Some of the shops that havent been mentioned from my memory, are; The mens raincoat shop at the top of Windsor Road and the little old man who stood at the door he was creepy!. I also attended Hazelwood school and remember Mrs bellefontaine I am now 66 years old. Annyway she sees the ambience of Palmers Greenery so later Dad as to buy a property to satisfy er haspirations Palmer Green wise N14annyway my Palmers Green is Jewell in Crown (I am salutin you er Majesty) no rushkeep crackin on, eh? I also went to Bowes Road School but only from 1952 to 1953 in the infants. Hi John ! 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. Loved it there in palmer s green even earlier where l myself grew up too. So many happy memories. would go down there most nights and you need only buy one coffee & that had to last you all evening what great times in there !!!! 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. Very interesting. Was it also another name? Mr and Mrs Glossop were a very jolly couple always ready to share a yarn. People who were particularly kind or influenced your time in the community. Sun May 3rd 2015, at 7:28 pm, Palmers Green High Street Circa 1955 - 1960, Download this free history of the Collection. Life was never the same again. Going back a bit who used to run up Fox Lane, stand on the bridge and wait to be covered in steam from the trains . I could probably bore everyone to death with them! Hello Stephen..thanks for your promptin memorriesjust south of your late employer street-wise in them days on the corner of edge Lane was alf a shop where I ad to take mas dry cleanins, come snow or shineannyway Dad ad to ave is dickies starched weekly ,cos he was appearin (come snow or shine) on Friday nights at the Manor ouse Turnpike Lane or Tottnam Muniplayin sax(s) clarinet, piano, accordian, dubble base etc for the fashionable dancers in them days. Palmers Green He used to fish the river during his leisure time, the only person in those days who could legally do so as the river was out of bounds to all. I was born in Oakthorpe Road during the War (February 1944) and attended the Convent in Oakthorpe Road. The following year came a new head Mrs Cannon in 1968 I went up into the juniors and the head there was Mrs Gibbs . Think the shop with the coffe grinder and gorgeous smell was called Rawlins.went to school with the daughter of the owners. All in advance of any actual details. I also used to enjoy swimming lessons and free practice twice per week at the schools Arnos Grove Swimming pool is that still a local schools facility? Can anyway tell me? Hi Jenny ! No Dave,my brothers name is Derek married to Cathy. those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and In 1964 I had started working for Souhgate Council as a tractor driver, and cut the grass all over the borough including Broomfield Park. Good times eh Dad?. Miss Gibbs. 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. Sometime around 1960 (when my father was around 15) the contact stopped. Good times. I was given an anointing spoon to commemmorate the big day. friedmanjenny Palmers Green Is it still haunted? We lived in Osborne Road (1955 ) but then moved to Old Park Road just over 10 years later where we stayed until the late 70s. The reference to Palmers Green was prompted by the fact that Trouble had split up with his girlfriend and was at a party thrown by his friend Charles "Charlie Farley" Hallinan near The Fox, Palmers Green. He was simply the best jiver (having been a professional dancer in his younger days). WebThere are 4 ways to get from Old Street to Palmers Green by train, bus, taxi or car Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. Lovely tiered plates of sandwiches and cakes. Gerry Hicks, Hi. Otherwise it was as you describe with the coffee grinding machine in the window and the aroma pervading Green Lanes. Memories community this week: and hundreds more! In 1988 Palmers Green's only hospital, Greentrees Hospital, was closed and demolished.[4]. In 1992 the building housed a Radio Cracker studio. 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. I then became a (successful) travel writer and ended up as a journalist for an american newsletter. And for Freya, sad as it evidently was when articulated in her marvellous single, Lost Without Lots of predictable responses. Hi John Its not my memory of PG thats off, its my ability to tell right from left Im waving my left hand around saying Im sure it was on this side!!! Built in the late 1930s, it stands as a handsome example of civic architecture from the period. He made me move it in all directions to see what damage Id done and he really hurt me but he was so stern that I was too scared to complain and laid there with my eyes filled with tears but kept a stiff upper lip and wouldnt cry as that would have been seen as weak! Special treat of afternoon tea at Pritchards, next door to Evans and Davies.