I recall Miss Gibbs as having a scary face she had pictures of the Beatles up in the corridors and wore rather wayout clothes. PALMERS GREEN In 1967 I became the signalman there. I think that this garage was called Saul & Slatters a John Slatter who worked there, married my cousin Margaret Cantwell in 1962. Me and my two brothers been discussing the dept store at the triangle but didnt think it was Evans & Davies at that time . Also Jack the window cleaner who lost a leg at the Somme. And talk of the Beezazwe had the Two Bare Feet coffee bar in Winchesterif you could get past Sgt. Yes the coal man also had a horse and cart to make deliveries. Who remembers Tom the singing flower seller at the top of the access between the buildings? Remember the bovril machine. I retired at 44 and have now become an expect at doing nothing. We went to Sothgate County Grammer School in Fox Lane. Loved it there in palmer s green even earlier where l myself grew up too. My family name was Church but we have moved away now. history. Many of those have of course passed now. Palmers Green Bus Garage 1970/80s - Facebook Since Yes, remember it as Roberts. A clip of shire horses gently nodding along pulling a plough and that music, a little slice of country life, and then Sunday lunch. Thats where I bought my comics tooBeano, Whizzer & Chips and Sparkey. For my Dad, Out of Town only got better when the theme changed from Max Bygraves to the lovely Improvisacion, A Granada, Cantiga Arabe written by the Spanish composer Francisco Elxes Torrega. Dom drove a maroon Renaualt Dauphine, which I remember being the first foreign car I saw in Palmers Green. She must have been quite young then (unless it was a different Miss Hughes), but then young children think anyone over 20 is old. Served by waitresses in smart black dresses Also why did they demolish whatever was there before? The chemist at the top of Hazelwood Lane was called Cross & Herbert. N21. The adults who gave their time for us were great people! We recently had an email from Bente Dalsbaek who is trying to trace members of her family from when they lived in Palmers Green in the 1970s. I was born in Oakthorpe Road during the War (February 1944) and attended the Convent in Oakthorpe Road. Living in The Larches 1938off to Devon November 1940..back to Palmers Green 1946..11+ and off to Southgate County School. Palmers Green An album is a way to save a selection of Frith photos, maps and memories that are of interest to you. Dave then joined him at Kelvin and we became great mates and we would go to Arsenal matches together. Join the thousands who receive our regular doses of warming nostalgia! Dr Baxter used some of the rooms for his surgery and, I would imagine, must have lived there in the rest of the house. I used to by comics from him in the 60s. [5] The Conservatory in the park has recently reopened after a refurbishment.[6]. hang across the window pegged on string!!! and thank you for posting. Dark..my teecher at Winchmore ill and Southgate County Grammer, Fox Lane, do you remember? .and ALWAYS ordered egg, sausage & chips. also the Unigate milkman who had an electric cart and kept saying oh brother. Julia. There were a couple of shops where fresh coffee was roasted and ground. My parents bought our very first television from them a Bush table model which was also installed by them. I also went to Bowes Road School but only from 1952 to 1953 in the infants. But the mac an the suit attracted my beloved Patricia nee Cable (Winchmore ill) (not me, you unnerstand). Just request to join and add your own memories and photos. since 1860, Special treat of afternoon tea at Pritchards, next door to Evans and Davies. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. In 1988 Palmers Green's only hospital, Greentrees Hospital, was closed and demolished.[4]. I still hanker for an ice cream like Doms scraped onto a cornet with a spatula not scooped! The garage was called Saul and Slatters. Good to have found this site. Other fine dinin hexperiences in dear ol Palmers Greengeograffical-wise goin east. This extraordinary It was quite good really if you wanted a weatherproof coat and were prepared to go in! No this barbers was near Janes and Adams Electrical shop and also bicycle shop. Okay Pennie. 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? Hallo Raymond, Wondered whether or not your father was Fred Rann who used to go to the Fives Club? We met at Bowes Road School Tuesday evenings and learnt first aid, home nursing, drill, lots of things. Dear Ray, If your Dad was Eric Rann, then he was my Great Uncle brother to my Granddad Syd, who also lived at The Larches. Remember the Pet Shop across the road from there, selling all manner of exotic animals (would be prohibited today) including Marmaset monkeys! Palmers Green Teachers were Mrs Bear?, Miss Lettice, Mr Pearce and his friend Sammy Slipper if the boys were naughty. He was a bit of a nifty jiver down Wood Green Jazz Club. in the 70s I delivered your free paper for a while. I ad no spare cash for new comics in them daysdid you ever deliver the EagleIm payin 8.00 a copy for the good ones now.. My grandparents moved to Palmers Green in 1910. 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. Think pool is still there. Does anyone remember Palmers Green High School in the early to mid 60s. Palmers Green past | Hi I was in Palmer's Green briefly in It was nice to hear your memories. Palmers Green The smell of freshly ground coffee from the Home and Colonial grocers at top of the High Street. Hi Gerry, I,m not sure but you could well be right as I do not remember any other type of restaurant there, Regards Brian. And it was Dads favourite programme. Then in to tea and rock cakes and bashing out Boogie on Grans cherished piano. Edwardian Housing Estates in Palmers Green Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. 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 ? Anne Poole (nee Searson), This memory is written about The main foreign languages are Turkish, spoken by 795 people, and Greek, spoken by 605. Rosalie lived in Palmers Green during the war, and provided this memory of her wartime life as part of the BBC project the WW2 Peoples War, an online archive of wartime memories contributed by members of the public and gathered by the BBC. We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs. 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 lived in Hamilton Crescent and the kids played in the Rec but it was short for Recreation Ground.lol. These chairs had the smallest seats Ive ever seen and I often thought it was a miracle that my Gran ever managed to perch on one. would love to know.. oh that did make me laugh yes remember him. Yes.thats where I learnt to swim. I am Geoffreys sister Carole. I seem to remember it being a Vauxhall dealer then a Volvo garage (?Triangle motors), in the 80s & 90s. Not sure what to write? Why not add your memory today and become part of our two of the teachers l remember and Mr bennet was our headmaster,.true air raid shelter was at the top of the play ground. A train service runs at Palmers Green railway station, operated by Great Northern, with southbound trains running to Moorgate. (appy Famiily memories agin, eh? I wish I had found this page earlier as he would have loved to chatted with you about Palmers Green as that is where he had his office and owned several properties in that area. In the late 60s, early 70s a small ladies shop appeared near Burtons. Going back toward Hedge Lane on the North sideremember a chap who used to make basket work/wicker goods/walking sticks? Arnos and remember Mr collier miss wastel and headmaster Mr Rossi also school nurse nitty Nora! All will be revealed on Google Street View. Think the shop with the coffe grinder and gorgeous smell was called Rawlins.went to school with the daughter of the owners. Peter. A man who was the spitting image of Reginald Varney (On the Buses fame} served behind the counter. When were all the doctors, dentists, solicitors along Green Lanes private residences? Hi John ! A hardware emporium and a very old fashioned (even then) gift/tobacco /sweet shop toward the end of the parade. The garage was Saul and Slatter Ltd. Keith Headley, did you live on N.C.R? I was born at 7 Oakthorpe Rd, PG in 1944 and moved to East Anglia in 1971. Have our latest blog posts and archive news delivered directly to your remember the milkman coming round with his horse? And the wonderful smell 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. He must have spent a lot of time fixing kids injuries as my memory of him was from when I fell off my scooter whizzing round the garden and I damaged a tendon in my leg. He was a brilliant dancer and he and his partner won many competitions in the old days. That, I attended Palmers Green High School in the late fifties and early sixties. I remember Tom I worked opposite him at Triangle Cars for 5 years in th 60s . watts north Miss? Sit down Raymond! Anyone remember The Quick Service Cafe on the corner of Bowes Rd and N Circular run by They could be dropped down to serve the goods. 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. Bamboo cane area dividers, Italian shiny coffee machines and music.. Baptist Veluchis barber shop near the Triangle- only one and three pence for a mod style hair cut. More details I manage to find scraped ice cream every now and then but nothing like the taste I remember. I still have a tennis racquet in the loft that I bought from P Green branch when I was about 13/14! I just recall the horse. 70s. Local records mention a Palmers Field in 1204 and a Palmers Grove in 1340. . 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. I cannot recall any other bombs round that area. I have edited this comment because what it says was of a personal nature and could cause offence. After my first day in Old olborn never wore the suit agin at work or come to think o it, any suit (retired 1988). The manager was named Mr Hemmings and his daughter Lesley was a good friend of mine in the Girl Guides at St Johns Hall, Palmers Green I will try & search the attic for the pic & copy & send it. It was a large detached house surrounded by a beautiful garden which took up the whole of that corner site. Local records mention a Palmers Field in 1204 and a Palmers Grove in 1340. I lived in Wolves Lane. Ta. 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. Remember the old peoples home burning down in 1966.Buses were diverted down Windsor Road. Can somebody help with this? Dordrecht, Netherlands. We used to have all the hire vans parked on the forecourt in front of what clearly had been a showroom. I owe so much to your father who be came friends with my father and would meet for a drink in the COCK TAVERN. Some good times at Arnos. Was the camera shop you are thinking off Camera Craft just beyond the top of Osborne Road and some way short of Hedge Lane? He was simply the best jiver (having been a professional dancer in his younger days). When I read Jenny H & Martins comments about Doctors, it reminded me of the first one I had. We moved to Crawley in about 1955 or 6. 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 used to go out with a boy who lived along The Larches, (number 92), in the 1960s. 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? Doc. Palmers Green Restaurants Make a free reservation Lets go Available for breakfast now in Winchmore Hill View all Promoted Tuttons 3.6 765 reviews BritishCovent Garden Booked 2 times today Find next available Bantof 4.4 42 reviews EuropeanSoho Booked 14 times today Find next available Sydney Rocks 4.8 19 The buildings are not energy-efficient and some areas cannot be accessed by thosewith impaired mobility. Log in. Speaking to The Stage this week, Parsons said, It would be so sad to see the Intimate Theatre disappear as many artists learned their trade there, perfecting their craft, not only in acting but also how to walk a stage, as they say., Berkoff was characteristically more direct, In the past 20 or more years, we have lost hundreds of libraries, score upon score of theatres, endless lido swimming pools, and the reason always given is to build yet more soul-destroying rabbit hutches.. Many years ago. Palmers Green was once a tiny hamlet in the parish of Edmonton, situated at the junction of Green Lanes and Fox Lane. Lived in New River Crescent during 60s and 70s. Mum was Pool Attendant at Barrowell Green but we still had to join those long queues to get in..so long a waitso full had to wait as Mrs. Barry only allowed the extras in as people left. Hi Mike, yes I remember Bruno walking from the cafe with snooker cue in hand after a days work to the Cock pub to try & win a few bob in the billiard room, he also had the Bezazz Coffee Bar corner of Princes Ave, with juke box & pin ball machines great times all for the price of a coke or coffee with your mates. To be one of the first Irish or Greek families to settle in the area? Perhaps he moved out of the area or maybe passed away and the family sold it but thats only a guess. WebPalmer Green Estates, in Palmer, MA, is an affordable community designed with families and seniors in mind. Work began on building St Georges Presbyterian Gothic style church in 1912. Buying three pennyworth of. 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. 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. and what happened to the house? I have written up many of my memories.. Hello Roger. In 1969, the New Jersey lottery got its start and New Jersey native Buzz Aldrin (from Glen Ridge) landed on the moon with Neil Armstrong. I worked in Tesco in Palmers Green when I was 16 years old in roughly 1990. I remember the Brody and Hicks name and Fotovalue. 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. I suppose the range of shops in every High St has changed so much these days because almost everyone has a car, fridges and freezers and generally shop only once or twice a week, whereas when I was young, people shopped every day and had to walk to the shops for fresh produce. Obviously at that time, there werent many shops selling fresh coffee let alone grinding it on the premises. 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). Palmers Green Annyway.back to on the North side an them basketsI remembers a cafe at this location. A bus going north, was just slowing down to the bus stop opposite when three bombs fell in close proximity. I farms in Cornwall now an apologise for the grammer neglected at Southgate County Grammar (an spellins). Helen. St Monicas are holding a parish meeting about the plans on 18 September at 7.30. Thank you. Life was never the same again. I remember the entrance to Appleyards next to the post office. I seem to recall that it was situated in Princes Avenue on the right, a short distance from Green Lanes. I was born in Southgate in October 1936 and lived with my parents at 6 Tintern Gardens until September 1956, when they moved to Willingdon, Eastbourne. Rebecca Andrade, president of Newark Preschool Council; a founder and executive director of Head Start Program, 1968. 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? Dinky toys and we once had a red motor bike (brand new) for sale. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth Getting up early after a windy night to get conkers in Broomfield park. Until it closed. you may ask) too fashionable and hexpensive now thanks to ebay. 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 . Also the lady who sold us orange flavoured ice cubes for 1 penny . Hi. Do I get commission on the bet payout? As she asked for opera top petticoats and long legged knickers the woman behind the counter would operate the very cleaver drawers lining the walls holding the goods.

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