List of teachers at Hazelwood school 1960s, Miss Hughes, Mrs Jones, Mrs Lee, Mrs Dark. It was never built on, apart from a temporary building. My main memory of the Queens Cinema was the film The King and I which I watched there with one of my friends Malcom Oldhill. Just found this by chance and been reading some of the comments as I grew up near this area. I am Geoffreys sister Carole. Welcome to Harrington University (also known as the University of San Moritz, University of Palmers Green and University of Devonshire, among others), where anyone can purchase a bachelor's or. For Palmers Green to have a department store, two cinemas and no betting shops or nail bars? Remember the Rag and Bone man had a horse and cart and my mum would send me out with a shovel and bucket to scoop up any droppings the horse might leave. We often played up the Wreck at the end of Lynbridge grdns where the parky Mr Moody and his co parky Mr Savage would chase us if we caused them any trouble! Ill call you a Fcab etc. I assumed that the horse was some kind of pet that he took with him on his deliveries. Ho for the old days, Mike, (have you still got the Roller!?) OK sorry Lorna, but just thought the name being similar and all that. It was nice to hear your memories. "One night in March 1941, the Dance Hall (held in the Princes Hall above Pitman's College) in Green Lanes, Palmers Green was bombed. My parents continued to live there until 2009 in Kelvin Avenue. Where are you now and all the others from these years? I owe so much to your father who be came friends with my father and would meet for a drink in the COCK TAVERN. Hi. It would have been a V1 flying bomb Lilian. Please help! 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. 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. Do you remember a bus that got his by a bomb during the war as no one seems to have any photos or accounts about this. . later..no rushsheep on the boil. I can say that Victor enjoyed every minute of every day. 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. Incidentally Gran used to black her ever smouldering grate with liquid something which inevitably warmed the proceedings. Sylvia & Pennie have jogged my memory of Doms cafe in Palmers Green. A man who was the spitting image of Reginald Varney (On the Buses fame} served behind the counter. Anyone remember The Quick Service Cafe on the corner of Bowes Rd and N Circular run by Mum rode her bike to Tottenhall Road to care for patients in the old fever hospital. The lived AT 56, Lightcliffe Road and granddad worked at a city bank. Joy's memories of Palmers Green My family, all three of us, moved to Palmers Green from Haringay in 1936 when I was five years old. Will email direct Further down , a few doors from the Fox was a confectioner called J.Vercoe. Just request to join and add your own memories and photos. Can you imagine leaving two young children in a caf now, you would probably get a visit from Social Services. Anniversary Edition. After the war he ran various bands Bert Harts band any combination. Would love to hear your memories of the 50s & 60s. Has any reader furniture in use purchased from Allen & Appleyards at 362 Green Lanes, replacing Kiltycakes Cafe next to the still existing post office? FUFU - Chinese dining at its best in Palmers Green by Ellie Sales. She ated the chairs and the oover and most else e lovingly carried ome. 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 think it was late 50s . Last I heard he was still alive and well in his house in The Meadway, starving comfortably! Was Mrs Dark the wife of Mr. Palmers Green 60s To The 70s: A memory of Palmers Green Also why did they demolish whatever was there before? Hello Brian, thank goodness Im not losing the plot! Does anyone remember Victor Value supermarket in Wood Green it was not far from the Civic center and before myddleton road. 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? Anyone remember him? Wonderful. Penny for the Guy! an dreemin on ..do you remember Lou Ansell and is Dance Band founded I believe at Hazlewood Lane Skool and practicin evenins before puttin on dances for the skool and other worthy causes. The Beezaz was like a second home !! And the wonderful smell In the late 60s, early 70s a small ladies shop appeared near Burtons. Thank you so much. To supplement income he was a musician from 1926. I will try & search the attic for the pic & copy & send it. Hi David The Fox has a number of accolades. 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? Lorna, I now have an ad for Jays Stores Surrey branches, a 1952 invoice from Palmers Green branch and a photo of their location, adjacent to Spencer Avenue, posted on my page. Doc Meldrum had a most interesting signature it resembled WWWWWWWW I was Yvonne Farmer and our form teacher was Mrs Phair. Palmers Green Cremation - In Memory Of Life Funerals 2sainsbury s & 2 Macfisheries , 2 China shops Lawleys and Moors or was it Muirs. There was no bomb site where the garage was. Was sad to see it go. I dont recall the cart. 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. In the last few years Windsor Rd closed and we had to go to W Hill. He also made excellent onion omelettes. Footnote: Dad an is fellow freelances performed under aliasis to avoid problems with HMCRC.why else am I cultivatin a full Santa Claus beard5 months to go! We moved to Crawley in about 1955 or 6. Then out agin on bike round to Patricias house and on to Capitol Winchmore Hill (if in money) or Queens, Palmers Green. Ray. Visiting Palmers Green Walkfo Preview Palmers Green is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Charing Cross. Everett was the first black lad in our school in the mid 50s. I farms in Cornwall now an apologise for the grammer neglected at Southgate County Grammar (an spellins). it was victor value supermarket first then tescos. The song's lyrics were written by Lewie's friend Keef Trouble, a fellow member of Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts. The coffee shop WAS on the right going towards Winchmore Hill, surely? The name Bezazz brings back happy memories of the late 50s and early 60s. I remember Dr Baxter well, he plastered up my left hand when I broke a finger playing leapfrog at school! Lefteris Bakery/Instagram. Tall and imposing, for those coming to Palmers Green from the north, it acts as a gateway into Palmers Green's main shopping area. Hello Christine, I do remember the china and glass shop which I went in with my Mother to buy any special gifts for people. Our dentist was Mr Finkel and I remember a story about a wall falling down by his house and squashing someone! I recall Evans and Davis, Jane and Adams and the owner had an e type jaguar. I remember the Brody and Hicks name and Fotovalue. Gerry. Collecting shrapnel since 1939 in Leytonstone gutters and still collecting turning over neolithic shards in Cornish fieldsmy motto: Its Fun Finding Out (Chapman Pincher and Bernard Wicksteed, 1947) shaped my career. This was run by a short tubby lady. Now retired living in Strawberry Hill. She must have been quite young then (unless it was a different Miss Hughes), but then young children think anyone over 20 is old. I started at Hazelwood school infants in 1965 and I remember the head Mrs Hughes in my first year. I went to Brownies and Guides at that church too! Hi Raymond You walked up a long gravel path under the pergola to get to the house which had dark wooden panelling etc., very posh! Intimate Memories: The History of the Intimate Theatre, Palmers Green you may ask) too fashionable and hexpensive now thanks to ebay. The other side of the Bank was a school outfitters where I was bought school uniforms, blazers and badges etc. All had presentsmine was miniature guitarwere you at that party? Used to live in Palmers Green (1976-1983). It was owned later by a mate of mine Bruno. If notat last space for my clockwerk trainset (O guageTrix or Bing(not Hornby? I also went to Bowes Road School but only from 1952 to 1953 in the infants. Best wishes Yes Simon there are on this site. So my story really jumps forward to 1944. No this barbers was near Janes and Adams Electrical shop and also bicycle shop. And gloves which were cleverly (!) Getting up early after a windy night to get conkers in Broomfield park. I do remember a Vauxhall dealer being at the top of Hedge Lane where Yaser Halim is now. I worked at burtons at the triangle in the 60s until at closed inthe 70s some very happy memeries of those times. Steak Chips and peas 2/6p and the included bread and butter, 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. Hi Gerry Also Miss Stenson, Miss Wrigley or Wigley, Mr Philips, Mr Johnson and Mr Hart. When he retired (1956 ish), I was 11 and my family were transferred onto Dr Stewarts list. We had lunch at the Fox pub and then went for a stroll around Grovelands Park. As previous I lived in the Larches from 1938 at no 64. Southgate County School organised its annual swimming gala there whilst I was at the school from 1948-53, under the leadership of Mr. Reg Pratt, the handicrafts master. Michael do you remember Mr Forkin at St. Michaels school Tottenhall Rd.arranging a boxing ring with proper gloves in the playground afternoon break with you & Everett Houghton as contenders? Remember Reg Hart who has posted here- he was interested in meteorology back then. There were a couple of shops where fresh coffee was roasted and ground. also the restuarant above the sweet shop in Green Lanes which was opposite the Queens Cinema? Coronation fireworks display in the park. Oh and one of our members mum and aunt used to work there! It is being discussed today and frequently, on my Facebook page Winchmore Hill And Palmers Green Memories. History Palmers Greenery Community Caf open 10.30am - 12.00am Coronation street party at Bounds Green Bowls and Tennis Club 10.30am - 12.00pm Councillors' surgery: Palmers Green, New Southgate, Bowes and Highfield wards 2.30pm - 4.30pm People with Voices poetry and ideas workshop 8.00pm - 12.30am Live music: Jiminy Rockit Band Well the years are rolling back! 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? The Fox emerges after a long hibernation - Palmers Green Community I cannot recall any other bombs round that area. The other memory was of the caf Doms (Dave Todd 1/7/14) where they sold really delicious ice cream too! We lived just at the top of Sidney Avenue in Palmerston Road and I remember crouching under the kitchen table as a very small girl with my mother and my brother and I can still recall the sound of the planes going overhead and the gun fire. Areas like Palmers Green have changed a great dealover the years;the memories of others help us see where we live with new eyes. Nostalgic memories of Palmers Green's local history - Francis Frith I also remember Vic Madden the window cleaner. Doms and the baker opposite were always good pitches! I lived in Windsor Road from 1965 to 1970 and I remember a sweet shop called The Windsor we always called it the red shop as the front was painted red. the smell as you walked anywhere near it .lovely. This isnt the place to get involved in that discussion so Ill just say that changes arent always for the best! Life was never the same again. I bet you noticed big changes to the shops in PG when you went to The Fox. Also in Aldermans Hill was a butcher called Drakes and the Gas Company with the Electricity Co round near the current McDonalds in Lodge Drive. Does any one remember the fever hospital in this rd? I started at Hazelwood in 1963 too and l also live in Singapore. Symms Davies tempering miss Bennett miss Edith Ashby miss Doris woods No, RIchard is it was definitely Jays but I think it was further down towards Bowes Road. Happy days at Nans. Happy memories of Greenwood Gate Tennis Club in the Rec too, circa 1959 1963. Perhaps he moved out of the area or maybe passed away and the family sold it but thats only a guess. Doms! What a job to have, stuck up there in this rather dark shop every day!! Who remembers Tom the singing flower seller at the top of the access between the buildings? roses) at certain times of the year and was very beautiful. (When I was a boy is banned in daylight hours this family). He played an accordion and the drums for many of the big orchestras and hotels in central London. The guy that ran it looked like Carlos out of Crossroads . I dont remember it being a bomb site though, Hi Jennie, Visit Palmers Green places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Palmers Green places to visit. He was very stern and terrified me! 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.. Dave Todd. When the V1 flying bomb attacks on London began in the summer of. Few people in those days owned a car, most of us used public . Inside, the shop was very long with a back section which you rarely ventured into, mainly sheets and towels and net curtaining, Down the middle of the shop, arranged on chairs were tatty cardboard boxes holding items like socks, childs vests etcspecial offers, I guess! In the window there was a (seemingly) huge coffee grinding machine. Palmers Green photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith I have created this group to remember the good times and the fun times of palmers Green growing up in the 70s and the 80s I look back on for memories of palmers Green so please feel free to share. Very interesting. Im impressed. 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. 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. 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. The following year came a new head Mrs Cannon in 1968 I went up into the juniors and the head there was Mrs Gibbs . Intimate Memories: The History of the Intimate Theatre, Palmers Green It was quite good really if you wanted a weatherproof coat and were prepared to go in! Firs Farm - Palmers Green Jewel in the North So back ome goin West? Went to St Monica School from 1970-71 before we were transferred to the new Our Lady of Lourdes School in Arnos Grove. Amazing to find others to share memories with from those times. 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. I hated the dumplings at school dinners. The history of the Parish St. Monicas Parish It was a super meeting place for a great crowd, all feeling very sophisticated drinking coffee from glass cups. Barrowell Green pool was always on the cards in the summer! Hello Jenny, Later, they raised us four kids in York Road. 1st. Annyone remember that great Destroyer model opposite the counter in J&As, is it still cutttin the seas in defence of our Realm? 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. The garage was Saul and Slatter Ltd. They ran the cafe on their own with no other help. Lovely doctor. Dobbin fell over on the slope below the New river bridge in Hazelwood Lane when the road was very icy one winter and we all rushed out with buckets of cinders to spread over the road so the horse to get e grip and get back on its feet, luckily no harm was done and the milk was just a bit late being delivered that day. 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. Thanks for the info. London My Palmers Green - movethat.co.uk This was for medical reasons (wheezy chest and pneumonia). Dark..my teecher at Winchmore ill and Southgate County Grammer, Fox Lane, do you remember? Further up another pet shop Hoopers? Local records mention a Palmers Field in 1204 and a Palmers Grove in 1340. I attended Bowes Road School and Southgate County Grammar School. Hello again, I posted a question about your possible father Fred Rann, but I now realise I meant Sid Rann, was he your father? I lived in New River Crescent 1950, 60s and 70s. Man who attended late Queen's coronation as a schoolchild remembers Thanks in the 70s I delivered your free paper for a while. I have found on the website for Enfield Sports that the swimming pool was closed in 1979 it was probably too old to justify renovation and the annual maintenance costs pity, we had most enjoyable swimming afternoons there. But I was answering Jenny Hs comment about the site at the top of Hedge Lane which was a car dealership etc & is now a very good Turkish Deli, which she thought had been a bomb site. In 1967 I became the signalman there. Was that called Pritchards or am I mixing it up with somewhere else? In Green Lanes itself there were 2 jewellers too. If so I knew him, he was a great friend of my Father Frank Watling who found the Fives Social Club. 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. Raymond, did you go to Ilfracombe Devon during the war. Was this the Barbers that was in a room behind Glossops the sweet and tobacco shop. Palmers Green past - Facebook two of the teachers l remember and Mr bennet was our headmaster,.true air raid shelter was at the top of the play ground. Was it also another name? Sadly the open air pool no longer exists, I believe it has been replaced by our Council recycling centre on that site. Winchmore Hill And Palmers Green Memories - Facebook 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. She was there when I was there in 1940s. I used to go out with a boy who lived along The Larches, (number 92), in the 1960s. He suspected everyone under the age of 18 of being a shoplifter. In the 50s there was a shop towards the end of Palmers Green (on the right hand side as you went toward Winchmore Hill) that ground coffee. The ford zepher was back in the 60s it would have been the 70s in PG. Remember the excellent Doms Cafe at Bowes Rd; Sainsburys and its snaking queues for freshly cut cheese and butter. A saxophonist my father often booked had the first name of Larry. Much later in I guess the 70s? I remember the Bamboo I used to go there a lot. Between Windsor Road and Park Avenue was a greengrocers called Burkes, there were 2 Janes and Adams shops, the toy shop already mentioned, plus 2 doors from that there was the electrical shop an old sign saying Ultra Radio was still up on the front at the first floor (last time I looked). I recall watching with amazement whilst waiting as the barber lit a candle and singed older mens hair, hoping desperately he would not set light to m,e when my turn came! Hi Jenny ! Your change would come whizzing back in the rather splendid looking canisters. Memories Of Palmers Green & Winchmore Hill - Francis Frith CameraCraft shop. Sorry to say my own Weddin Photos (brilliant) from Artricia, Winchmore Hill selected by my father-in-law Edward Cable Later on in Advertisin I helped to promote the 10 fare to Australia for adventurous families but had to stay behind to assist David Bailey, Don McCullin, Billy Apple et al.. No rush now but still on the familly tree search (Sixteen String Jack Rann and Sue) (Sue still rowing back to GB from Botany Bay 1779)ave you eard from yore coastgards annythin? A bus going north, was just slowing down to the bus stop opposite when three bombs fell in close proximity. Lorna, is it possible the furniture store you refer to was Ways? 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! I worked with a tall thin man who was the manager. Regards Dad did buy furniture at A an Asand all else for Elsie (my Mum) without consulting er. Fortunately my mother never chastised me about it. Wonder what happened to him, I would love to know. .and ALWAYS ordered egg, sausage & chips. Memories of a lovely green and leafy suburb, with a beautiful park Broomfield. Can you imagine what it would be like to be caught in an air raid? Hi I lived in Princes Avenue with my grandparents in 1969 and reading the comments the memories came flooding back. I was in my late teens when it was opened. 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. Down by the Diploma Mills Stream | WIRED We went to Sothgate County Grammer School in Fox Lane. Miss Bellefontaine was head of junior school. I had some really good teachers and friends I missed a lot when we moved. plate MAX 2 and Stephen Graces. Mr and Mrs Glossop were a very jolly couple always ready to share a yarn. Wendy (was Wendy Small ), Hello Wendy, I do recall the ladies shop you mean. One of us is going mad!! Loved it there in palmer s green even earlier where l myself grew up too. The price stickers rather than bar codesThe staff cafeteria the bag searches as you left the building after a shift etc etc. There was a Palmers Field here in 1204 and a road called Palmers Green in 1324 but there is no record of a settlement until the late 16th century, when there were . Do you John manses I use to buy my records in the 70s and 80s, Lived in Palmers Green from 1966 to 1987. Scores were listed and published on my Dads old Barlock Typewriter. 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. ps. Its best to just have fond memories of how it was Sylvia. Many years ago. a great character called Brun Hill. Going back toward Hedge Lane on the North sideremember a chap who used to make basket work/wicker goods/walking sticks? I remember J&As when the windows were boarded, just a square foot to stare in. Yes, Dave, I knew Vic Madden by sight only, in the early 60s. Where do you live now? 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. One day I remember hearing some youths had put a razor blade on the shoot and I was terrified. As I hadnt had any response to my original comment I was beginning to think I had imagined him. I seem to remember it being a Vauxhall dealer then a Volvo garage (?Triangle motors), in the 80s & 90s. Are you skating on thin ice already in the Netherlands? Next, The Curzon just past the Post Office (not goin in there Raymond, too hexpensive). Annyway she, (my Ma) also directed me to buy my first suit from them (powder blue with just a touch o pink pin stripes) for my first day to work in 1950. Good times. 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 . On the corner of Aldermans Hill and Devonshire Gdns was the United Dairies shop. We met at Bowes Road School Tuesday evenings and learnt first aid, home nursing, drill, lots of things. Yep, remember Doms very well too in the 50s.

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