My parents continued to live there until 2009 in Kelvin Avenue. It is open on Sunday afternoons from 2.00 to 4.30pm Model Boating Pond The Model Boating Pond was dug in 1903, shortly after the opening of the Park. 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! In those days they called a spade a spade! 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. CameraCraft shop. Regards David. 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). I lived in Tottenhall Road until 1955 when we moved to Winchmore Hill but I remember the home made guys outside the shops on Green Lanes. I manage to find scraped ice cream every now and then but nothing like the taste I remember. 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. It may be that your memory of PG is slightly off but, as I recall, it was the Home & Colonial grocer shop and it was on the left hand side as one went north towards Winchmore Hill; it was on that side shortly before Devonshire Road, the Fox Inn and Fox Lane, possibly about where the Red Cross shop has been in recent times. I worked in that Bricks mens shop in1971. Not too many Starlings in the area. David Way of Winchmore Hill Broadway? Thanks again. Last I heard he was still alive and well in his house in The Meadway, starving comfortably! Thank you Suzanne. My Aunty Jean used to make his partners costumes and lives in Princess Avenue. 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. Just read (13.10.17) email of your history contribution. I also remember Vic Madden the window cleaner. Up until the purchase of the motorised bike I used to cycle in every day from Muswell hill. Welcome all - Palmers Green Jewel in the North We lived in Sidney Avenue from 1952 until 1961. I met him later as a tenant in one of his many properties and worked for him for a short while in the 90s. The Sales Department was at 44-46 Aldermans Hill and Service was at 234 Green Lanes. Since opening its doors in 2014, FUFU (meaning lucky) has established itself as one of . I bought my first motorised bike from them, a cycle master, which had an engine in the back wheel. Firs Farm - Palmers Green Jewel in the North Firs Farm Firs Farm circa 1914, reproduced by kind permission of Enfield Local History Archive Firs Farm was to the east of Firs Lane - just north of the present day Fairway. The chemist at the top of Hazelwood Lane was called Cross & Herbert. I used to work weekends 1970-1972 for Kenning Car Hire which Im sure was probably on the site you recall. My parents bought our very first television from them a Bush table model which was also installed by them. Mon May 03 Further up another pet shop Hoopers? Then out agin on bike round to Patricias house and on to Capitol Winchmore Hill (if in money) or Queens, Palmers Green. 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. Hello Jenny, Sylvia , there was a WW2 bombsite at the corner of Sidney Ave/Green Lanes near Bowes Rd it was used in the 50/60/70s as a car yard called Kieth Cars, no longer live in PG so not sure what stands there today. Remember the barbers shop. Is it still haunted? Good to have found this site. you could add doms cafe where you had a great breakfast there. I suppose those of us `of a certain age` have lots of war memories stored away. although i dont remember it having a cafe, maybe it did before my time though. When I was in the juniors my friend and I used to like nothing more than to lay down on the railway bridge near the Church at the top of Hedge Lane and let the smoke of the trains roll over us. 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). 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. Sylvia Gambin. Yes..most definitely, I have a memory of a house flattened at the bottom of Park Avenue near to NRC. People were lying everywhere because a bus had been crushed, and there had been a dance going on in the hall above Pitmans College which had been bombed. What about the old corn merchant on the corner of Osborne Road and the tiny sweetshop nextdoor! Sue Beard, who runs the Palmers Green Jewel in the North website, has discovered a 15-minute film about Grouts , the former Palmers Green emporium of tea towels, socks, knickers and corsetry that brought a glimpse of pre-WW2 (and even pre-WW1) shopping into the 21st Century. Train Station (not the new International Train Hestacion) (tho the coffee an croissants is worth a go ere (ambience etc)) Soits between Palmers Green Pilgrims (overalls, ambience) etc., Valencia, McDonalds (frys) and Sgt Craven (Army Caterin Corps) attached Rifle Brigade (Winchester)Savoury Mincenow for Lamb Chops a la Remoska at Colebrook Cornywall. I worked at burtons at the triangle in the 60s until at closed inthe 70s some very happy memeries of those times. Thank you for any help you can give After several meetings of our Catchreeling Society, girls were allowed to participate. People who have only had soft ice cream have no idea what theyre missing. Everett was the first black lad in our school in the mid 50s. 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. Opposite were the cottage gates where Italian Prisoners of War sold the plaitings of straw for pocket money. I recall Evans and Davis, Jane and Adams and the owner had an e type jaguar. Do you remember one opposite Arnos Grove tube in early 80s? Haveyou and your family lived or worked inthe Palmers Green area for donkeys years? Mr Mardell was the Station Master, Dave Conway was a Porter and Ron Newman was the leading Porter. Koubes here are also a match for Aroma with a slightly deeper, sweeter taste from sticky caramelised onions. Dad livin then in Islinton/ighbury played piano, accordian, dubblebase, all sizes of saxophones and clarinet as reserve needed in the West End otels in Lunnon includin the Savoy otel (10/6d an evenin)(after the War e was to reminisce when taken to lunch in Savoy Grill by conglommerats an councils gaspin to get old of Shells munny) as assistant investment manager (16th Floor) for Shell Oil (millions to spend) and for No.1 Balloon Barrage Dance Band (later the Squadronnaires an Skyrockitts) that is when e wasn,t tendin is personal barrage balloon in East am 1939. Annyway she sees the ambience of Palmers Greenery so later Dad as to buy a property to satisfy er haspirations Palmer Green wise N14annyway my Palmers Green is Jewell in Crown (I am salutin you er Majesty) no rushkeep crackin on, eh? Trusted memories of the museum - Palmers Green Jewel in the North Maybe a member will remember Jays. I remember the Brody and Hicks name and Fotovalue. He was ARP in WW2 and a member of Fives Clubafter the war ended 5s Club held a party for local children in the club house. I know Pete and Bill Starling locally, not related though. And a bycycle from J&A (Rudge) set me free on those open roads, YHA and the romances. Peter. She showed us the brick steps built under the ground floor windows. Still beautiful. Hi Reg. I believe some time in the 80s Doms was sold but the new owner had the good foresite to retain the classic Doms signage, but not the good foresite to retain the ice cream servery!. An MD with a MBA from Palmers Green | DegreeInfo Coronation fireworks display in the park. And the wonderful smell I remember going there with my Grandmother in the 40s/50s. I lived in Palmers Green from 1938 to 1964. Palmers Green Community Directory: Local History/Local Studies 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. Annyone remember that great Destroyer model opposite the counter in J&As, is it still cutttin the seas in defence of our Realm? Remember the excellent Doms Cafe at Bowes Rd; Sainsburys and its snaking queues for freshly cut cheese and butter. Responding to the notes on Barrowell Green Swimming pool, I was born in Southgate and lived at 6 Tintern Gardens from 1936 56, and attended Southgate County Grammar School. I had some really good teachers and friends I missed a lot when we moved. Saturday morning pictures at the Palladium was always good fun watching Roy Rogers, Flash Gordon etc. Those were the days. Richard Franklin. 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. A group of Palmers Green residents, in association with Friends of Broomfield Park, are planning to open a small, not-for-profit Community Cafe in a disused building in Broomfield Park. Best wishes 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. Incidentally Gran used to black her ever smouldering grate with liquid something which inevitably warmed the proceedings. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $50.53. I also remember going to the Intimate Theatre with my mother every Tuesday evening. Yes, and the gas fire which hissed and stuttered. Even on cross country runsI wonder what dear old Mr Robertson, Physical Training Master at Southgate County would have commented. I then became a (successful) travel writer and ended up as a journalist for an american newsletter. I attended Bowes Road School and Southgate County Grammar School. I think your Father was there too. They ran the cafe on their own with no other help. 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. Also Victor Value supermarket. Then, of course, the great Grouts with its artistic window displays! Ooooh now youve switched a bright light on.The Pilgrims Rest what a gem. I was born 1935 in Clapton E. Clapton Mothers Home, but my Mum was born in 1917, er Mum born in St. Pancras Workhouse (next to St. Pancras Station Lunnon) of them days.,Mum went to skool in Islington of very poor (financial m,barrased) parents (both boxmakers on the premises)annyway er memories included bein sent from er classroom in Islington with a friend as escort on the tram to Ulleswater Road, Palmers Green, becos er teacher ad left certain documents behind (or wassit sanwiches (any teacher memories ere?). I can say that Victor enjoyed every minute of every day. Was this the Barbers that was in a room behind Glossops the sweet and tobacco shop. The coffee shop WAS on the right going towards Winchmore Hill, surely? Ive only just found your comment. Regards She was a lovely lady; then onto Junior school run by Miss Belfontaine, who was a bit of a demon but very good at her job. I remember Peter Townsend the sports car dealer opposite the library and the ABC and the Wimpy bar at the triangle. 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 I used to get birthday cards and my daily paper there. Then along from there was a sports shop where I bought my school tennis racquet. Palmers Green photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith Can somebody help with this? !955, Concriptd to the Rifle Brigade..married Patricia (Winchmore ill 1957) where was Doms in the igh street?. Definitely around 1958 when Bezazz opened: frothy coffee in tiny glass cups. They were green wooden gates. 23 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London N13 4TN, UK. A quaint . 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. These drawers had glass fronts so you could see the contents. Seems a long time ago now! Dom drove a maroon Renaualt Dauphine, which I remember being the first foreign car I saw in Palmers Green. He was simply the best jiver (having been a professional dancer in his younger days). 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 Doc Meldrum had a most interesting signature it resembled WWWWWWWW Winchmore Hill is a suburb and electoral ward in the Borough of Enfield, North London, in the N21 postal district. Ma used to send me there up Hedge Lane in the school olidays with a shillin for my lunch (includin tip)I remembers the custard. I think it then became Volvo (Triangle Motors) followed by a high end mens outfitters selling suits, shoes etc. Many toys purchased there! A unique way to experience Palmers Green's places, Walkfo allows you to explore Palmers Green as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides. The shop later became an extension to Gateway Film Productions (where I worked). All will be revealed on Google Street View. My father was in the home guard and attended when the bomb dropped at that site, it was a dance hall at the time. One called Bourlet (nr Smokers Paradise) & Hinds which was almost opposite I think. One day I remember hearing some youths had put a razor blade on the shoot and I was terrified. Miss Bellefontaine was head of junior school. If my memory is correct that represented .W.W. Dear Ken. My brother and I also used to park our guy on the days leading up to Guy Fawkes night outside Doms (with his permission) as it was always busy and situated between two bus stops. The shop later became Tesco. I lived in Madeira Road. Many years later when I was adult he told me what he saw. The walls were lined with painted tongued and grooved wood. The day the dance hall fell silent - Palmers Green Jewel in the North My mum used to take me to the clinic in Broomfield House and I can still taste the orange juice they gave us,fantastic! I lived in Tottenham rd during the war and remember being wrapped in a tartan rug and carried out side by my dad who was an air raid warden to see. also the restuarant above the sweet shop in Green Lanes which was opposite the Queens Cinema? . We had to make our own fun in those days, there were no iPads, computers,,,,,,,,,,, etc. Image supplied by Enfield Local Studies and Archive. Lefteris Bakery/Instagram. Bombs dropped in Palmers Green - Bomb Sight There was a second Grouts shop at 470 Green Lanes just before Hedge Lane. The archive can be found at bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar'. We lived in Osborne Road (1955 ) but then moved to Old Park Road just over 10 years later where we stayed until the late 70s. Do you mean `Tom the flower man at the Triangle next door to Woolworths? Sad as I am, I have just had a look on Google maps and as of August 2014, there was still a Doms offering Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner no mention of ice cream though! Opposite Grouts well almost. Dr Stewart was a wonderful Dr who never seem to rush you, yet never seemed to run late with his apt & made you feel really at ease. us failed musicians worship for evermore.no rush puttin the latest grandaughter Reenie to bed..ope she gets on the bandstand soon shes got the lungs for it and we may need er thirty shillins a week to pay orf the mortgage.Annyway (am I keepin you up?) Sylvia. I was at Winchmore when Mr Shepherd was there as Head. Palmers Green - a nostalgic memory of Palmers Green - Francis Frith Recall Mrs Potts and Mrs Langford and Miss Buchanon (whom I disliked nasty old bat). 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. I think that surgery was based in the houses that Martin mentioned (10/8/14) for a short while and then to a tiny building, like a garage, at the top of Windsor Rd with a bigger branch in Winchmore Hill, nr Green Dragon Lane. Hi Anna, I remember the tea shop next to t he. 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 .
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