Thanks Dave. A few doors away was a grocers shop called Crows. 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! It is located within the N13 postcode district, around 8 miles (13km) north of Charing Cross. Take butchers, for instance, within 10-15 min walk of me (Chequers Way, where Metal Box Co was), there were 5/6 butchers that I remember walking to with my Mum. He was a brilliant dancer and he and his partner won many competitions in the old days. If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here? I dont remember it being a bomb site though, Hi Jennie, I also attended Hazelwood school and remember Mrs bellefontaine I am now 66 years old. Wonderful area. Lived in New River Crescent during 60s and 70s. no NHS .no grudgis but years go on this tripe celebration with fireworks still upsets loads o animals for a month (even pets let alone them foxis an badgers) annually..Annyway ice cream an jellys under a glass case (repro) at the Ritz cinema 1943 in Leyton (before the doodle bugs) but nil else at the Odeon Southgate (2/9 for the best seats and icis (extra) in the interval (with my wife 1959). Bruno was my neighbour in the flats above the shops on the N Circular Rd and round the corner to Bows road He moved from the Quick service cafe to the Bezazz and as you say it was the hub for many. Palm Court Restaurant, upstairs on the opposite side of the road near Cinema. This marked the spot where lorries slowed, changed gear to ascend New River bridge and I would grab a tailboard chain and be towed up and up Bourne Hill by a Foden on my bicycle (not the Rudge yet) to St. Georges Road and peel off easily to Southgate County School in Fox Lane. I lived in New River Crescent. In those days they called a spade a spade! PS. One in Tottenhall Rd, Drakes at The Cambridge roundabout & at the Triangle, another at Empire Parade and Dewhurst in Green Lanes opp Tottenhall Rd. I remember the Bamboo I used to go there a lot. Dear Ken. A clip of shire horses gently nodding along pulling a plough and that music, a little slice of country life, and then Sunday lunch. 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. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Steak Chips and peas 2/6p and the included bread and butter, My understanding is that the building was originally built as a roller-skating rink, and then became a garage of sorts with just a few pumps virtually on the pavement. 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. 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 ? Does anyone happen to know? My parents continued to live there until 2009 in Kelvin Avenue. You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties, "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties Lyrics", "Enough.com - in the Kitchen at Parties - KEEF TROUBLE - Brett Marvin", A History of Edmonton Social Life from British History Online, including some history of Palmers Green social life, The official site of Hazelwood Infant School, The official site of Hazelwood Junior School, The official site of Palmers Green High School, Palmers Green history, people and community, Royal Small Arms Factory Interpretation Centre, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palmers_Green&oldid=1137826069, Districts of the London Borough of Enfield, Short description is different from Wikidata, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Palmers Green Mosque (Muslim Community & Education Centre), This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 17:22.
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