Once in, the shop was very narrow and long with coats of all sorts hanging along the walls. for Joe Hart at Tottenham Muni and Manor ouse Finsbury P, Dick Davis an Billy Cotton etc. She and my Father were married at Palmers Green in 1935. Sylvia. You walked up a long gravel path under the pergola to get to the house which had dark wooden panelling etc., very posh! 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. I worked with a tall thin man who was the manager. Remember Martins the newsagents- corner of Green Lanes and Hedge Lane. Making own fun! Any idea of what it was called? I lived in Madeira Road. Singing Tom used to give me all the flower heads to play with. Winchmore Hill - Wikipedia Church under rev. Hi Victoria, I remember the milkman well, his horse was called Dobbin and Mum used to get me running out in the road with a bucket and shovel if he dropped his business near us so it would be good for the roses in her garden. Singapore 45. My family name was Church but we have moved away now. Remember the old peoples home burning down in 1966.Buses were diverted down Windsor Road. Annyway, do you ave a clue as to whether the proprietor ,Mr. Pogson was related to THE Mr. E. O. Pogson. The wood walls remained! So my story really jumps forward to 1944. Wonderful. Living in The Larches 1938off to Devon November 1940..back to Palmers Green 1946..11+ and off to Southgate County School. No expense spared by Mr.Grout!! Do I get commission on the bet payout? Palmers Green Community Directory: Local History/Local Studies No, RIchard is it was definitely Jays but I think it was further down towards Bowes Road. Remember the Pet Shop across the road from there, selling all manner of exotic animals (would be prohibited today) including Marmaset monkeys! Janes & Adams, Wendy. 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. Trusted memories of the museum By Suzanne Beard October 23, 2012 2 Comments If you were a child (or even an adult) in Palmers Green between 1925 and the early 1980s, chances are that a highlight of a visit to Broomfield Park would have been a nose around Broomfield House Museum. I was just 15 and left school to become the first employee your father Aubrey gave me my first job and I never looked back and went on to become a photographer in the RAF as national service was compulsory at 18 after I joined a Photo retail shop in Turnpike lane named A M DAVIS after I started my own career in Muswell Hill N10 Then went on to open 7 more shops before starting a Franchise called FOTOVALUE with over 1000 outlets throughout Europe allowing the owners to retain their own name with just banners to say the where part of Fotovalue. I remember the flower man James! )(i am yet to be convinced I wos wrong). Visit Website. Used to live in Palmers Green (1976-1983). Regards, Brian Watling. It is managed by a group of volunteers. She was there when I was there in 1940s. I have fond memories of Palmers Green, as I worked at the station from aged 15 in 1963 till 1968. I seem to remember it being a Vauxhall dealer then a Volvo garage (?Triangle motors), in the 80s & 90s. I remember the shop well.think it was called Cullens. Who remembers Tom the singing flower seller at the top of the access between the buildings? The archive can be found at bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar'. We lived in North London on the boundary of Palmers Green, N13 and Southgate, N14. Great memories, we lived in Winchmore Hill, in the 60s, 70s and 80s these comments bring back so many memories. He was very stern and terrified me! I remember the entrance to Appleyards next to the post office. Barrowell Green pool was always on the cards in the summer! Winchester) and was amazed when on a route march or exercise and dreading the eventas soon as we turned the corner from barracks, everyone from Sergeant to PTI had to fall out for a smoke. I would supply Aubrey with items from the palmers green branch by which time I think you where becoming involved in running the shop KELVIN PHOTOS Best wishes The corner premises were never re-built on and the empty space was then used as an open car forecourt called Kieths Cars. In the summer we sold ex Wimbledon tennis balls. Palmers green life feb14 final by Tony Ourris - Issuu I remember my Nan going I to Tescos on Green Lane and used to run around Brookfield park and go into the burned down museum with the bees and the art work. I remember that day vividly as, just as the tv was made to work, on the screen we were just in time to see the Boat Race with Oxford sinking up to their waists in water. I remember Peter Townsend the sports car dealer opposite the library and the ABC and the Wimpy bar at the triangle. Seiferts (e the owner of the Studebaker Car and Parker Pen (2/6d for cesstificats after the War) practice. The Prisoners were building the estate up to Ash Grove. 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). Maybe a member will remember Jays. We used to have a grocers van come around each week, does anyone remember Mr Meadows who ran this van? I went to The Bezazz in 1961 and 1962 when I was nursing at the North Mid. I remember being in your house when she visited them. Is it still haunted? Ha ha yes and he had those bottle top glasses Dr Meldrum !!! The headmistress, Miss Hughes must have been about 110, My class teacher was a woman aptly named Mrs Dark a horrible and spiteful woman. Dad did buy furniture at A an Asand all else for Elsie (my Mum) without consulting er. History Palmers Green LI FE www.palmersgreenlife.co.uk. Visit Palmers Green places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Palmers Green places to visit. His house and grounds backed onto the new river on the opposite bank to ours which was in Lynbridge gardens. My Grandparents ,my mother and my god mother were residents of Palmers Green in the 1910 onwards til abt. I lived in Palmers Green from 1938 to 1964. A burning question in my mind : is that red public fire alarm still on the verge at the end of Madeira Road near opposite Bruton Enamels. These drawers had glass fronts so you could see the contents. We went to Sothgate County Grammer School in Fox Lane. I dont recall the cart. Miss Wrigley used to rattle you back and forward in your desk if you didnt behave. I remember going there with my Mother and having lovely ice cream in a silver sundae dish. N21. Think the shop with the coffe grinder and gorgeous smell was called Rawlins.went to school with the daughter of the owners. 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. Loved it there in palmer s green even earlier where l myself grew up too. Was this the Barbers that was in a room behind Glossops the sweet and tobacco shop. The Fox stands in a prominent position on the corner of Green Lanes and its namesake, Fox Lane. "Post your memories, photos, questions and stories relevant to Winchmore Hill And Palmers Green Memories. Can anyone remember the Bamboo coffee bar in Bowes Rd, cant find any history of the place or photos. 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. Then, of course, the great Grouts with its artistic window displays! Was it also another name? Hi Gerry Palmers green life 24pp july by Tony Ourris - Issuu Later, they raised us four kids in York Road. Then out agin on bike round to Patricias house and on to Capitol Winchmore Hill (if in money) or Queens, Palmers Green. 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. Palmers Green - Hidden London My earliest memories of the site are from WW2 when, as a youngster in a pushchair I saw an aircraft being wheeled out of the building which stood there. When the V1 flying bomb attacks on London began in the summer of. This was a more calm shop selling much the same things as the other one. We lived in Sidney Avenue from 1952 until 1961. One day I remember hearing some youths had put a razor blade on the shoot and I was terrified. and thank you for posting. Palmers Green - Wikipedia James what year were you at Ambrose Fleming , I was there from when it first opened in 1962 [ I think ] until 1965 . Other teachers were Miss Sweeny who would let you ring the bell if it was your birthday, Miss Calcott (horrible) and Mrs Dark. The smell really made me sick. I believe she moved up to Scotland after living in Ibiza for a while. 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. Palmers Green Congregational Church hall was built in Fox Lane in 1909, with a church designed in a late Gothic style by George Baines and Son being added alongside in 1913-14. . Dont start me on the shops the wonderful Evans and Davies and the evocatic smell of Grouts! 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! After the Quick Service Cafe Bruno in 1967 moved 100mts to the corner of Princes Ave/Green Lanes & opened a coffee bar called The Bezazz Bar.Juke box, two pin ball machines, served tea/coffee/& light snacks.Spent most of my teenage years using this coffee bar as a meeting place to ponder over a two hour cup of coffee to decide what our next move would be!! Will email direct Dordrecht, Netherlands Good lunch time food & very good value. Do you remember the Toy shop opposite too? I had some really good teachers and friends I missed a lot when we moved. Im sure he was in my class at Winchmore? I manage to find scraped ice cream every now and then but nothing like the taste I remember. In myddleton road there was a fish and chip shop 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. It catered for men and women. To be one of the first Irish or Greek families to settle in the area? 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. It was a super meeting place for a great crowd, all feeling very sophisticated drinking coffee from glass cups. 020 8881 7304. A few doors away was a grocers shop called Crows. For the streets to have virtually no cars? The one on the right going North was Cullens The coffee machine was dark red and black.Cullens also had another outlet nr the Cherry tree at the end of the Mall. Intimate Memories: The History of the Intimate Theatre, Palmers Green Paperback - 30 Nov. 2006 by Geoff Bowden (Author) 4 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback 50.00 3 Used from 49.90 1 Collectible from 22.99 Print length 213 pages Language English Publisher Badger Press Publication date 30 Nov. 2006 ISBN-10 0952607638 ISBN-13 An elderly man worked there and a younger surely man. Founded in 1901 by my grandfather, but was knocked down in the 60s to make way for the widened North Circular? 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. Yes Bezazz coffee bar, went their most nights as well around 1964 onwards coffee, egg & chips, juke box, pinball machine, 3/6d last all night!..some faces Denis Day, Mick Stanton, Mick Smith, Dave Todd, Michael joannou, Michael De Bear,Wendy & Susan Smale, Laureen Blackwell, the cast goes on! Mum rode her bike to Tottenhall Road to care for patients in the old fever hospital. I met him later as a tenant in one of his many properties and worked for him for a short while in the 90s. Thanks very much Saul & Slatter it was! Yes Simon there are on this site. When I read Jenny H & Martins comments about Doctors, it reminded me of the first one I had. 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. Peter. I wonder if anyone remembers Dr Baxter who had a surgery in Hazelwood Lane at the junction with New River Crescent where the maisonettes are now? 23 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London N13 4TN, UK. A saxophonist my father often booked had the first name of Larry. I worked in that Bricks mens shop in1971. Remember Dr Meldrums surgery opposite Janes and Adams, and his receptionist? 70s. I certainly went in there c1961. hang across the window pegged on string!!! 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. No I cannot remember the name of the garage and can barely remember the garage let alone that it was selling Jags. Perhaps he moved out of the area or maybe passed away and the family sold it but thats only a guess. 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? We moved to Crawley in about 1955 or 6. Ray. I remember the Ford Zephyr. Veluchis barber shop near the Triangle- only one and three pence for a mod style hair cut. Far nicer than some well known overated areas of London. Cafe between Gambles an J an Adams (Ma says not goin in there Raymond, too cheep ) on our way back from The Palmadium. We would love to hear about your memories of the area, andhow ithas changed, over a cup of tea. Getting up early after a windy night to get conkers in Broomfield park. The garage was called Saul and Slatters. Seems a long time ago now! Keith Headley, did you live on N.C.R? .and ALWAYS ordered egg, sausage & chips. the smell as you walked anywhere near it .lovely. Best regards, Nick Hurst. Miss Hughes was head of the infant school. On the corner of Aldermans Hill and Devonshire Gdns was the United Dairies shop.
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