memories of palmers green

I remember the coffee shop in the 1960s as a child. The manager in the 60s was Keith Small, very nice man who had a daughter Jacqueline. Up until the purchase of the motorised bike I used to cycle in every day from Muswell hill. Most of the sites stayed flattened for many years afterwards some right up to the 60s. 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 something like The Rubber Mac shop!!!! They were green wooden gates. Where are you now and all the others from these years? However, you might ave missed as Waitrose now sez ere in Cornywall.Hazelwood Lane an the Pilgrims Rest (maitred, a Swiss gentlemanlater to command The Cherry Tree on Southgate Green) tho never done it better than Pilgrims in my an my Patricias opinionOther Cafes in Lunnon Town.. Savoy, Carlton Towers, The White House, Tante Clair etc..an them Cafes in Bray, Berks, dont make it in my list but that MacDonalds (you know, the one just across the road from Valencia (Espagne?) Other teachers were Miss Sweeny who would let you ring the bell if it was your birthday, Miss Calcott (horrible) and Mrs Dark. Where do you live now? Visiting Palmers Green Walkfo Preview Palmers Green is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Charing Cross. 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?) Then for a short while it was a Menswear shop that sold high end suits, shoes etc. All had presentsmine was miniature guitarwere you at that party? 70s. Scores were listed and published on my Dads old Barlock Typewriter. I dont remember the Rubber Mac ShopMa made me buy my Mac (Grey Gabberdine, de reguer worn over the right arm when hescortin the ladies (no rain at the wrong time in them pre global warmin days) but de reguer in Broomfield or Grovelands Park to spread for the ladies (Sir Walter Raaly like etc)) from Fifty Shillin Tailors? Okay Pennie. 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. Was it also another name? in the 70s I delivered your free paper for a while. Hi Jenny ! Hi Sylvia, No your not dreaming, Dr Baxter was there, he had a huge almond tree near the entrance to the surgery off Hazelwood lane which we would scrumpy almonds from when they started to ripen! I manage to find scraped ice cream every now and then but nothing like the taste I remember. But then came THE GIRLS. She mopped up my tears when I failed the 11+ (I did however become a teacher myself and always remembered her kindness) Then onto Winchmore County School -what a great school. Steak Chips and peas 2/6p and the included bread and butter, He had been a prisoner of war and always seemed incredibly nervous. I have lots of childhood memories about Palmers Green Railway Station. In myddleton road there was a fish and chip shop I used to get home absolutely filthy but so happy. Hi Sylvia, in the P.Green archives somewhere there is a report that on the night of March 15th 1941 the Princes Dance Hall (corner of Princes Ave) was packed with young couples. Palmers Green by Geoff Bowden, 20061130. I farms in Cornwall now an apologise for the grammer neglected at Southgate County Grammar (an spellins). Can anyone help?my partner is looking for his father.his fathers name is trevor george burgess and the only info we have is trevors mother lived on princes ave palmers green.if anybody knows of the above person and can help my partner find his dad please contact me on 07986272734.thankyou for reading x. St. Clements Press. Dordrecht, Netherlands. We lived in Upsdell Avenue from 1941 to 1957. 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. Hello Brian, Im so glad you remember Dr Baxter. Who helped me get accepted for nursing training. My family name was Church but we have moved away now. She retired when I was there and replaced my Mrs Gibbs trendy and Beatles fan. I can still remember how I felt when I saw it. At this point it is appropriate to include some of the memories of Cecil Hughes who, with his family, had been resident in the area . 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 bet you noticed big changes to the shops in PG when you went to The Fox. Doms also made excellent onion omelettes. Hello Brian, thank goodness Im not losing the plot! No I cannot remember the name of the garage and can barely remember the garage let alone that it was selling Jags. But the mac an the suit attracted my beloved Patricia nee Cable (Winchmore ill) (not me, you unnerstand). 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. Great memories, we lived in Winchmore Hill, in the 60s, 70s and 80s these comments bring back so many memories. We met at Bowes Road School Tuesday evenings and learnt first aid, home nursing, drill, lots of things. also the restuarant above the sweet shop in Green Lanes which was opposite the Queens Cinema? Then out agin on bike round to Patricias house and on to Capitol Winchmore Hill (if in money) or Queens, Palmers Green. The walls were lined with painted tongued and grooved wood. Memories Of Palmers Green & Winchmore Hill - a nostalgic memory of Palmers Green Memories Of Palmers Green & Winchmore Hill In the mid 50s we lived in St Georges Road Palmers Green my brothers and I went to St Georges Presbyrtarian Church for Sunday school and Hazelwood Lane Primary School. Image supplied by Enfield Local Studies and Archive. Amazing to find others to share memories with from those times. 'The Palmers Greenery' will serve locally-sourced, fresh, healthy and affordable drinks and snacks, and will be staffed by volunteers from the community. Further down , a few doors from the Fox was a confectioner called J.Vercoe. Sylvia , there was a WW2 bombsite at the corner of Sidney Ave/Green Lanes near Bowes Rd it was used in the 50/60/70s as a car yard called Kieth Cars, no longer live in PG so not sure what stands there today. Responding to the notes on Barrowell Green Swimming pool, I was born in Southgate and lived at 6 Tintern Gardens from 1936 56, and attended Southgate County Grammar School. I recall Miss Gibbs as having a scary face she had pictures of the Beatles up in the corridors and wore rather wayout clothes. . 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. This was a more calm shop selling much the same things as the other one. The smell really made me sick. More please! I owned a Maicoletta scooter in those days which out- paced the Vespas and Lambrettas of those days. The farmhouse was built in 1720 by a Mrs Childs. New River Crescent was bisected at the foot of Park Avenue. I lived in Palmers Green from 1938 to 1964. Incidentally Gran used to black her ever smouldering grate with liquid something which inevitably warmed the proceedings. The archive can be found at bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar'. She ated the chairs and the oover and most else e lovingly carried ome. Lovely doctor. 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. He has also now retired and the surgery has now moved nearer to the roundabout at W.Hill next to the petrol station. I also remember going to the Intimate Theatre with my mother every Tuesday evening. The only place Ive ever found an equivalent to Doms, is in the home of ice cream, Italy and thats a long way to go for a cornet!!! Also the lady who sold us orange flavoured ice cubes for 1 penny . We bought our first TV off him, black and white of course. We used to have all the hire vans parked on the forecourt in front of what clearly had been a showroom. Grouts the haberdashers on the corner of Green Lanes and a small side road the name of which I cant recall and then a little further down, near Fox Lane and on the other side a huge white post office. I could go on and on reallybut one last one for now the Box o Chicken next to Martins the newsagentand I remember that bloke in Martins, youre right he did look like Reg Varney!! 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! Does anyone the name of the 1960s Record Shop in the parade of shops at the Cambridge Roundabout at the junction of Hedge Lane and the North Circular Road ? Thanks David, my son has just shown me some pictures of that dreadful scene at Sidney Ave but I think I must be losing the plot because I really dont remember it being a bomb site after the war. There was also Kate Riddle, a hat shop with a tasteful window display. Sadly the open air pool no longer exists, I believe it has been replaced by our Council recycling centre on that site. An abundance of dress shops and Evans and DaviesAn unforgetable shop that sold everything. I remember the bloke who served there and was a grumpy old git so I suspect this could be the same place. I remember being in your house when she visited them. The shop later became Tesco. This isnt the place to get involved in that discussion so Ill just say that changes arent always for the best! Cullens sold loose biscuits from large tins and lots of different dried fruits and unpacked ingredients that could be bought in any quantities and were then bagged in paper bags. 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). I was Yvonne Farmer and our form teacher was Mrs Phair. I bought my first motorised bike from them, a cycle master, which had an engine in the back wheel. Dads brother, Uncle Sid Rann lived at no 22. 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. The owner, Bruno & his wife lived opposite in Green Lanes 3rd floor above Phiipes: Ladies Hairdressers. My mum had a job doing tailoring above Burtons and in school holidays I had to go in with her some days. Winchmore School was my school from 1955-1960. A lift man too to take you to the upper floor who would call out Corsetry and Carpets. Remember Roberts toy shop near the corner of Hazelwood Lane? Im sure he was in my class at Winchmore? Thats where I bought my comics tooBeano, Whizzer & Chips and Sparkey. Yep, remember Doms very well too in the 50s. Its great. Remember the Pet Shop across the road from there, selling all manner of exotic animals (would be prohibited today) including Marmaset monkeys! I remember Tom I worked opposite him at Triangle Cars for 5 years in th 60s . We sold nuts, bolts, spares for bikes, tyres wheels, skates with steel wheels. I remember the Bamboo I used to go there a lot. In those days they called a spade a spade! I remember having lunch with you on quite a number of occasions when I came down after moving to Bedfordshire, then Milton Keynes. 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). Mr. Music Baggarley, S.County did not think much of my voice, a judgement echoed by Regimental Sgt.Major, Rifle Brigade, on the Square, Winchester. 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. I also remember Burtons at the triangle and having a girl friend who lived in Tottenham road and the estate agents around Doms cafe including Dennis, Maxwell Miel who had a reg. I think that he worked on the railways. as many did back then or another location. Hello Jenny, N21. Barrowell Green pool was always on the cards in the summer! The mention of Grouts brouht back many memories. My parents told me that they, as newly weds, lived in a flat over the Dolls Hospital in Palmers Green. Doc Meldrum had a most interesting signature it resembled WWWWWWWW The owners were brother and sister Dominic & Anna both born in Italy who arrived in England after the second world war,they were very hard working & organised, so much so they only lived 200 yards opposite in Tottenhall Rd. Are you skating on thin ice already in the Netherlands? Lovely shops, great parks such a pretty place. I suspect we would just love them x ! Also went to Hazelwood Lane school then to Winchmore school previously. You done a bit of boxing? Palmers Green is mentioned as a highway in 1324 (in Westminster Abbey Muniments ). FUFU - Chinese dining at its best in Palmers Green by Ellie Sales. Happy searching, Sylvia Gambin. Hi Christine. . 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.

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