Anne Poole (nee Searson), This memory is written about Getting up early after a windy night to get conkers in Broomfield park. 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. The reference to Palmers Green was prompted by the fact that Trouble had split up with his girlfriend and was at a party thrown by his friend Charles "Charlie Farley" Hallinan near The Fox, Palmers Green. Can you imagine leaving two young children in a caf now, you would probably get a visit from Social Services. I also remember Miss Bellfountain (Spelling) she was head of the Junior before Miss Gibbs. No expense spared by Mr.Grout!! Absolutely free. In 1871 the railway line from Wood Green to Enfield was opened and a station was built in Aldermans Hill to serve Palmers Green (half a mile away from the nearest houses). After the war he ran various bands Bert Harts band any combination. Or anyone that you may imagine could know? Happy days playing in the yard out back. The chemist at the top of Hazelwood Lane was called Cross & Herbert. Further up another pet shop Hoopers? A train service runs at Palmers Green railway station, operated by Great Northern, with southbound trains running to Moorgate. Rebecca Andrade, president of Newark Preschool Council; a founder and executive director of Head Start Program, 1968. Cullens sold loose biscuits from large tins and lots of different dried fruits and unpacked ingredients that could be bought in any quantities and were then bagged in paper bags. Thank you so much. The smell of freshly ground coffee from the Home and Colonial grocers at top of the High Street. 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 Next, The Curzon just past the Post Office (not goin in there Raymond, too hexpensive). 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. And another question on the same side as the H&C but further towards Winchmore Hill opposite a photographers, there was a Jaguar garage. remember the milkman coming round with his horse? Glossops was near J&A. You done a bit of boxing? Those who have trodden the boards includeRichardAttenborough (making his stage debut), Irene Handl,Anna Wing, Nicholas Parsons, Roger Moore, Arthur Lowe, Bill Owen, John Inman, Dads Army writer Jimmy Perryand his wife Gilda, Tony Blackburn, Stephen Berkoff, DavyGraham, David Bowie, The Wurzels, Joe, David Bowie appeared in Poirrot in Turquoise for four nights in the late 1960s. I know Pete and Bill Starling locally, not related though. PS. Was that called Pritchards or am I mixing it up with somewhere else? All had presentsmine was miniature guitarwere you at that party? By the way I went to Winchmore Secondary Modern in the days when Mr. Shepherd was headmaster I liked him a lot the naughty kids called him the beak but he was a nice man. Also the first Wimpy Bar at the triangle in the mid 60s? Doms also made excellent onion omelettes. I can still remember how I felt when I saw it. I left in 1986 as a Grocery Manager. In Denmark, where I am from, she left behind a son (my father) from a previous marriage. He was very stern and terrified me! 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? The Fox public house, which has been in its present guise since 1904, was once the site of the Electric Mouse comedy venue. And for Freya, sad as it evidently was when articulated in her marvellous single, Lost Without Lots of predictable responses. Er, Dave, surely The Bezazz opened nearer 1957 than 1967 frothy coffee and all that. Recall Mrs Potts and Mrs Langford and Miss Buchanon (whom I disliked nasty old bat). He suspected everyone under the age of 18 of being a shoplifter. Mum rode her bike to Tottenhall Road to care for patients in the old fever hospital. Thanks for your rememberins. 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. If so I knew him, he was a great friend of my Father Frank Watling who found the Fives Social Club. We met at Bowes Road School Tuesday evenings and learnt first aid, home nursing, drill, lots of things. 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. WebPALMERS GREEN FARMHOUSE, Non Civil Parish - 1083776 | Historic England Home Listing Search the List List Entry PALMERS GREEN FARMHOUSE PALMERS GREEN FARMHOUSE Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Some boys from Winchmore worked for him on the window cleaning. Thanks Richard for the update on Vic, knew him from his window cleaning business in P.Green, cups of tea in Doms cafe & long discussions on where to go for the next holiday in Spain. No this barbers was near Janes and Adams Electrical shop and also bicycle shop. He really lowered the tone of Palmers Green. My father, now age 74, is following my research with great interest and I hope to be able to provide him with some answers as well. By then of course, Jack was long gone from Palmers Green, and truth be told, was probably little ever here, though in his day Palmers Green was still being built and there were still some fields to roam north of Bourne Hill. The tramway is now long gone. You walked up a long gravel path under the pergola to get to the house which had dark wooden panelling etc., very posh! Baptist As you may be aware, the Large Hall and Parish Centre at Cannon House require major investment. St Monicas are holding a parish meeting about the plans on 18 September at 7.30. Wishin you Happy New Year! Remember the minicab office at the top of Hedge Lane in the 1970s. I used to go out with a boy who lived along The Larches, (number 92), in the 1960s. later..no rushsheep on the boil. Lots of happy memories of Palmers Green ice cream at John Coombs sweet shop. I then became a (successful) travel writer and ended up as a journalist for an american newsletter. ten years between 1960 and until her death. I learned from research that my grandmother had died in 1970, aged 45 in Essex. 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. By then of course, Jack was long gone from Palmers Green, and truth be told, was probably little ever here, though in his day Palmers Green was still being built and there were still some fields to roam north of Bourne Hill. There was a garage forecourt at the top of Hedge Lane where in intersects with Green Lanes, Was that a WW2 bomb site does anyone know? Spent a lot of time in the park, on the swings etc & collecting conkers. Some good times at Arnos. Lovely shops, great parks such a pretty place. Apparitions were seen and there was some poltergeist activity mainly at night with loud bangs downstairs. Hi David, I think I remember you from Winchmore. People who were particularly kind or influenced your time in the community. By 1801 Palmers Green had 54 dwellings, including two inns and two farms. Despite the opening of the station on Aldermans Hill in 1871, little development occurred at first, mainly because wealthy landowners like the Taylor family had no need to sell. On the other side of the road there was a record shop called Opus I used to spend a lot of time in there in the 70s, you could also buy records from John Menzies a few doors down. What about the old corn merchant on the corner of Osborne Road and the tiny sweetshop nextdoor! 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. Im doing some research on my family who lived in Tottenhall Road where teenagers and young adults hung out. Share by email. We would love to hear about your memories of the area, andhow ithas changed, over a cup of tea. Even after such investment they remain, in design, a theatre and private residence. WebPalmers Green. Who helped me get accepted for nursing training. Going back toward Hedge Lane on the North sideremember a chap who used to make basket work/wicker goods/walking sticks? The Hargreaves were not short of a bob or two, and James and his milliner wife Ada set up a second home in London so as to be nearer business contacts and better healthcare and prospects before starting their family. Work began on building St Georges Presbyterian Gothic style church in 1912. I think that he worked on the railways. Hope this helps. Nicholas Parsons and Steven Berkoff are among the latest stars who have trod the Intimates boards and are now calling for the theatre to be saved. I started at Hazelwood in 1963 too and l also live in Singapore. There was also Kate Riddle, a hat shop with a tasteful window display. Just found this: The next occupant of the premises was Jays Furnishing Stores, a hire-purchase furniture store first listed in Wards 1911 directory. I used to go to the Devonshire Cafe for dinner, not everyday but quite a few times, we would take the dinner back to the station, then return the empty plates all washed. 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. If I remember correctly you used to play the piano, Michelle I started Hazelwood in January 1964. Palmers Green High Street Circa 1955 1960 Special treat of afternoon tea at Pritchards, next door to Evans and Davies. Remember Reg Hart who has posted here- he was interested in meteorology back then. Biking from The Larches to Holborn Kingsway, clock in at 8 am, carry bike up 4 flights of stairs, no smoking allowed, no sitting down cept lunch time at the frame. Dordrecht, Netherlands. Oh and one of our members mum and aunt used to work there! We moved to Crawley in about 1955 or 6. 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. Clock out 5.30 pm and ride home. Palmers Green is a suburban area and electoral ward in North London, England, within the London Borough of Enfield. The shop later became Tesco. In 1860 Frith began supplying photos to retailers. We lived in Upsdell Avenue from 1941 to 1957. 1940, I have enjoyed reading all of your comments, because my Mother was so proud to have lived there, and reminisced so often. My grandmother lived at 50 Old Park Road, opposite Bloomfield Park, and I went to school at Franklin House School in Palmerston Road from 1955 to 1960, then the Winchmore Hill Collegiate School from 1960 to 1962. 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! I must have been about 5 or 6. Many years ago. However, you might ave missed as Waitrose now sez ere in Cornywall.Hazelwood Lane an the Pilgrims Rest (maitred, a Swiss gentlemanlater to command The Cherry Tree on Southgate Green) tho never done it better than Pilgrims in my an my Patricias opinionOther Cafes in Lunnon Town.. Savoy, Carlton Towers, The White House, Tante Clair etc..an them Cafes in Bray, Berks, dont make it in my list but that MacDonalds (you know, the one just across the road from Valencia (Espagne?) I lived in Madeira Road. Served by waitresses in smart black dresses Going to the cinema on Saturday mornings was a treat to watch the Lone Ranger. I went there with my sister and her friends I think the Small Faces were signing autographs ? In 1961 the company was acquired by Car Mart Sales Ltd, but retained its name. When a change of scenery was called for, it was all off to the Amelia coffee bar in Oakwood. My entire lunch money would be spent on a Cola float, Coke and ice cream with a cherry and a fruit pie for dessert! The surgery was in a big detached house with a lovely garden round it & you walked through a long pergola covered in flowers to get to the house. So back ome goin West? I smiled when I read about the visits to Dom's Cafe, just a five minute walk from the school. And it was Dads favourite programme. One was called the UK tea company. I think Myrtle Road was built in 1950, is that right? [5] The Conservatory in the park has recently reopened after a refurbishment.[6]. I then started my apprenticeship at Kenning Car Mart at the Triangle behind Woolworths. Miss Hughes was head of the infant school. 2023 Palmers Green Jewel in the North, Palmers Green history, people and community, The twentieth century and urban life in literature, Palmers Green Baptist Church, Green Lanes, Palmers Green United Reformed Church, Fox Lane/Burford Gardens, St Georges Presbyterian Church, Fox Lane / St Georges Road (demolished), Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue, Brownlow Road, Palmers Green Mosque and Education Centre, Oakthorpe Road, Local dignatories, bigwigs and characters, Improbably famous in Palmers Green #5: Jack Hargreaves, Intimate demolition plans: Just a minute says Nicholas Parsons. Among the actors who performed there were Richard Attenborough, Vivien Leigh, Roger Moore and (in a mime production) David Bowie. accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). Some are specific others generic. I have so many memories of Palmers Green in the late 1940s [through to the present day] that I could be here all night, tomorrow and for the next month typing them up. 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. This was for medical reasons (wheezy chest and pneumonia). No I cannot remember the name of the garage and can barely remember the garage let alone that it was selling Jags. Not in my collection still but maybe will turn up on Ebay or Boot Fair. The manager was named Mr Hemmings and his daughter Lesley was a good friend of mine in the Girl Guides at St Johns Hall, Park, and the slide which we used to grease with candle wax in the fifties so that it was so fast you went flying of the end! No seats until the Union got a concession. We were spoilt for choice for cinemas at that time with the 2 in Palmers Green, Southgate, Regal at Edmonton, Enfield and Bowes Road and they all had a different atmosphere. SPONSORED. Hi Anna, I remember the tea shop next to t he. I remember Peter Townsend the sports car dealer opposite the library and the ABC and the Wimpy bar at the triangle. Like me, she does remember the car dealer being there though. I have a friend who grew up in Palmers green and he says that there was no Tesco in Palmers green?!! Palmers come Spent hours with bits of wire making stemless posies! I have some letters Unsubscribe anytime. Hello again, I posted a question about your possible father Fred Rann, but I now realise I meant Sid Rann, was he your father? Remember Martins the newsagents- corner of Green Lanes and Hedge Lane. Good lunch time food & very good value. Also Broody and Hicks who sold cameras in the 1970s. Hello Raymond, Your memories of Palmers Green are a real Gold Mine. Nice to hear from you. The garage was called Saul and Slatters. would go down there most nights and you need only buy one coffee & that had to last you all evening what great times in there !!!! They sold lovely solid, classy furniture. Sadly the open air pool no longer exists, I believe it has been replaced by our Council recycling centre on that site. David Way of Winchmore Hill Broadway? Aldermans Hill had some fascinating shops too.the tiny pet shop opposite the station, the flower man then on to an electrical shop where I bought my first portable telly for my room with my first wages! To Gerry Hicks- yes I remember you, you had a wife called Rose and a daughter called Carol? When were all the doctors, dentists, solicitors along Green Lanes private residences? I think that this garage was called Saul & Slatters a John Slatter who worked there, married my cousin Margaret Cantwell in 1962. But then came THE GIRLS. An electric tramway along Green Lanes as far as Winchmore Hill was developed in 1907, helping to further develop the area. I have written up many of my memories.. Hello Roger. The wood walls remained! Played my first games of tennis there and before that many happy times using swings, slide and roundabouts in the play area. Seekin relatives of a gentleman printer named Richard Wall who lived at No.8 The Promenade N13 opin to return some property I found, I come across this Jewel and your writinsare you related to Joe Hart for whose band my Dad used to play the saxophoneusually Friday evenins for 32/6? Happy times at Arnos school and some not so nice if you got the cane. I used it fir a while to work as a mini cab driver for a bloke called Roy that was in a tacky office opposite Woodberry Avenue (where I lived) in Green Lanes. [9] The song's lyrics were written by Lewie's friend Keef Trouble, a fellow member of Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts. Remembering the first Wimpy Bar which opened just near Woolworth's and of course, the wonderful Broomfield Park which offered space, beauty, fun, and sport. Janes and Adams was my first job after leaving school circa 1959. Brody & HICKS camera shop was started by me Gerry Hicks Im now retitred living in Cockfosters. Bamboo cane area dividers, Italian shiny coffee machines and music.. Since I lived in Palmers Green from 1965 to 1993 and I have many memories of the shops back in the 60s and 70s, I even had a saturday job in Gambles the corn merchant, in 1977. 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 Good times. Great times, scooters, mods, good jukebox, used to go upstairs. But we used to dangle fishing lines from the river bridge in Hazelwood lane in an effort to catch something. And of course, it gave its name to Fox Lane. Didnt stay for long as my parents moved away but certainly enjoyed it whilst I was there. The buildings opposite however, which was the bombed out Princes Dance Hall, were rebuilt in a totally different style. All rights reserved. I will appreciate any directions you could give. Scores were listed and published on my Dads old Barlock Typewriter. It is located within the N13 postcode district, around 8 miles (13km) north of Charing Cross. Palmers Green, The Triangle c1965. The adults who gave their time for us were great people! 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. The money offered was flushed along and up to the cashier in the small glass fronted cash office, high up. Within the latter development the building that now serves as Hazelwood Infant School and Hazelwood Junior School was built in Hazelwood Lane in 1908. Notable local buildings include Broomfield House and Truro House. Palmers Green is mentioned as a highway in 1324 (in Westminster Abbey Muniments). Sometime around 1960 (when my father was around 15) the contact stopped. By In 1871 the railway line from Wood Green to Enfield was opened and a station was built in Aldermans Hill to serve Palmers Green (half a mile away from the nearest houses). The area remained largely undeveloped for thirty more years, as local landowners refused to sell their large estates for building. Incidentally Gran used to black her ever smouldering grate with liquid something which inevitably warmed the proceedings. Mrs Gibbs, Mr Roper, Mrs Langford(Nee Anstey) Mrs Potts, Mrs Buchannon, Mr Hollingsworth, Mr Streatham,Mrs Chapman, Mrs Rupert, Also the caretaker who was aptly named Mr Moody. The large, electric coffee grinding machine visible in the shop window. . However, it has been difficult to find out what happened in the aprox. Sylvia, I. would love to know.. oh that did make me laugh yes remember him. 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. Until it closed. Palmers Green was once a tiny hamlet in the parish of Edmonton, situated at the junction of Green Lanes and Fox Lane. 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. 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. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. 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. Helen. 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. In 2018 I interviewed the then manager of Forty Hall Farm for a The news about the vineyard's problems reminded me of a couple of things that Kate McGeevor told me. Hi Mitchell thank you for fillinin some potoles,, 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. She was there when I was there in 1940s. As previous I lived in the Larches from 1938 at no 64. Otherwise it was as you describe with the coffee grinding machine in the window and the aroma pervading Green Lanes. Residing in Florida but will be returning to the UK some time early next year and looking forward to checking out the old haunts. Download the app Get a free listing Advertise 0800 777 449. keywords location Search. 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. those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and Yes Bob good memory, striking looking car, my MK 3 Cortina was yellow with black vinyl roof, which was unfortunately mostly removed by a group of baboons at Whipsnade safari park during a warm summer in the 70s, I believe the place has now closed. I then went to Living in The Larches 1938off to Devon November 1940..back to Palmers Green 1946..11+ and off to Southgate County School. I remember the coffee shop in the 1960s as a child. 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. See https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-the-intimate-theatre-palmers-green. It had engraved glass in it and behind this door there was a barbers shop with two chaps who cut mens hair. The UKs leading archive and publisher of local photographs I hated the dumplings at school dinners. Does anyone know of an old folks home in Lakeside Road around that time, possibly number 59? Although we joke about the shop you could actually buy just about anything you required in the haberdashery line, ric-rac braid, elastic, cotton, american cloth by the yard etc. Hi Normathese Palmers Green Memories are great, eh? The community of one- to -three-bedroom apartments offers meticulously James what year were you at Ambrose Fleming , I was there from when it first opened in 1962 [ I think ] until 1965 . And a bycycle from J&A (Rudge) set me free on those open roads, YHA and the romances. Perhaps you know somebody who lived on that road in that period of time? I remember the flower man James! Used to live in Palmers Green (1976-1983). Further down , a few doors from the Fox was a confectioner called J.Vercoe. Which barbers do you mean? I have spoken to a friend of mine who was born in the mid 30s & has lived near Hedge Lane most of her life but she doesnt remember a bomb dropping at the top of Hedge Lane. 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. In the summer we sold ex Wimbledon tennis balls. 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. In the window there was a (seemingly) huge coffee grinding machine. Hello Brian, thank goodness Im not losing the plot! 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. Could you tell me where Beezaz was situated and were there any other coffee shops in the area. 60 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.