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Hendon, Brent Street c1955
Hendon, Brent Street c1955 Ref: H397045
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Year: 1955
Brent Street
At last, Brent Street as I remembered it all those years ago. I would have been 7 years old when this picture was taken. I was born in New Brent Street and shortly moved to Bellvue Road. I went to Bell Lane Infant School. I would go shopping with my mum along Brent Street. I remember 'Rossins' the bakers, where mum would buy me a tiny hovis loaf, then there was 'Home & Colonials' that smelled of all sorts of cooked meats. At the corner of Bellvue Road and Brent Street was 'Phillips' grocery shop where the shop girls would give me Penguin bars. The Classic cinema was in Bellvue Road, and I used to sit at my bedroom window in the evening watching all the people comimg and going to the cinema. Then there was 'Saturday Morning Pictures' at the cinema which I think was called The Odeon. All it cost was sixpence for a morning's entertainment. You could buy an iced lolly for one penny at the sweet shop next to Bell Lane School, and my granddad would give me a bag of crisps to sit outside while he went for a drink in The Bell pub. All this was a very long time ago, and time plays tricks on your memory, so some of these memories might be incorrect, but I remember them with fondness. Last edited: 11/03/2008 10:10 by Linda Keats |
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 Hendon, Brent Street c1955 (ref: H397045) |
Year: 1955
Brent Street
At last, Brent Street as I remembered it all those years ago. I would have been 7 years old when this picture was taken. I was born in New Brent Street and shortly moved to Bellvue Road. I went to Bell Lane Infant School. I would go shopping with my mum along Brent Street. I remember 'Rossins' the bakers, where mum would buy me a tiny hovis loaf, then there was 'Home & Colonials' that smelled of all sorts of cooked meats. At the corner of Bellvue Road and Brent Street was 'Phillips' grocery shop where the shop girls would give me Penguin bars. The Classic cinema was in Bellvue Road, and I used to sit at my bedroom window in the evening watching all the people comimg and going to the cinema. Then there was 'Saturday Morning Pictures' at the cinema which I think was called The Odeon. All it cost was sixpence for a morning's entertainment. You could buy an iced lolly for one penny at the sweet shop next to Bell Lane School, and my granddad would give me a bag of crisps to sit outside while he went for a drink in The Bell pub. All this was a very long time ago, and time plays tricks on your memory, so some of these memories might be incorrect, but I remember them with fondness. Last edited: 11/03/2008 10:10 by Linda Keats |
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 Hendon, Watford Way c1955 (ref: H397011) |
Martins Stores, 51 Watford Way
I worked as a delivery boy at Martins stores between 1965 and 1967. I had a large delivery bike with a basket on the front and delivered all around the Hendon area, often getting soaked through in the winter. The store moved to Vivian Ave in the 1970s. I can recall the Watford Way when it was not a dual carriage-way and you risked life and limb trundling the bike across 6 lanes of traffic. Last edited: 08/10/2008 14:01 by Ian Rogers |
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 Hendon, Church End c1960 (ref: H397124) |
The Greyhound Pub
this is the Greyhound pub next to st Marys Church. Both my Grandfather's downed many a pint here, my Dad learned how to drink here too. My Mum lived at 53 Sunny Gardens road behind the church and had to go and collect her father on a Sunday for dinner. One of my ancestors "Charles Bocking Rogers" is buried in the church graveyard under the tree. In my family research I've been here twice now and each time had a pint of Bombadier and raised a glass to my ancestors. all the best Pete Rogers Posted: 18/12/2007 10:05 by Pete Rogers |
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 Hendon, Vivian Avenue 1961 (ref: H397107) |
Year: 1957
Vivian Avenue...
Suzanne and I used to play truant from Sunday School... This is the exact spot where we got caught by my mother (What are YOU doing here??!)... There was Goldstein's deli, where we used to buy the most delcious sweet & sour cucumber straight from the barrel, wrap it in paper and eat it in the street. On Sunday's my dad used to get smoked salmon; went up the street a bit to buy fresh bagels at Ben Jacob's.... mmmmmmm (nee Kushner) Last edited: 23/10/2006 07:07 by Jean Philip |
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 Hendon, Watford Way c1955 (ref: H397026) |
Year: 1957
Gaumont Cinema
Saturday morning pics - mostly with Suzanne! Used to walk up and down Watford Way with Helene, our hair in bunches, bright pink lipstick, carrying paraffin cans (have no idea why!!). Jean Philip (Kushner) Posted: 23/10/2006 06:40 by Jean Philip |
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