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- 30 Apr 2013 16:54
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Prospect Place, Wells Road
- Replies: 109
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Re: Prospect Place, Wells Road
Dear Brannan,Thanks for your wonderful,important new photos and contributions to Upper Sydenham and particularly Wells Park Rd. area history! I can solve the mystery of the great 'Mum and Nanny' photo; what can be seen in the back ground is the corner of Oaksford Avenue and Wells(Park) Rd. The shop ...
- 4 Feb 2013 22:46
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Taylors Lane / Rowland Grove
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14128
Re: Taylors Lane / Rowland Grove
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8446243086_84613cbef1.jpg Mr-&-Mrs-Scrobie by Michael Viner , on Flickr Dear Sue,Glad you liked the photo-I'm sure you'll like this one too! Yes,I remember Mr.Scrobie's German Shepherd-he was nearly as big as Mr.Scrobie(he was only a small chap)! All the local...
- 3 Dec 2012 12:22
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Taylors Lane / Rowland Grove
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14128
Re: Taylors Lane / Rowland Grove
Dear Dick,Sorry to say I believe Iris Scroby passed away a few years back-some 5 or 6 years ago,if I remember hearing rightly.Another great Old Sydenham person gone ;she was a nice,gentle lady.
Kind Regards,Michael
Kind Regards,Michael
- 28 Jul 2012 23:31
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Wells Park Road shops
- Replies: 22
- Views: 33682
Re: Wells Park Road shops
After The Duke Of Edinburgh there was a ladies hairdressers,which closed down late 1972-I'm pretty sure- and became the 'new' Rays' Newsagents/Sweet Shop,as his original shop further down Wells Park Rd.(opposite Mylis Close) had closed down and was due for demolition along with the rest of the shops...
- 21 Jul 2012 13:28
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Taylors Lane / Rowland Grove
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14128
Re: Taylors Lane / Rowland Grove
Dear Mary,Yes,it's a lamp over the doorway advertising Charrington's Toby Ale.Glad you liked the photo,kind regards,Michael
- 19 Jul 2012 21:24
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Taylors Lane / Rowland Grove
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14128
Re: Taylors Lane / Rowland Grove
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7605707838_49a7697f28.jpg Scrobies Taylors Lane by Michael Viner , on Flickr Hello there-in response to your request,here's a photo of great old Mr&Mrs.Scrobie's shop,37 Taylors Lane c.1971,kindly lent by John Seaman from his collection.As can be seen it was a...
- 25 Jun 2012 20:58
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: 47 Wells Road - Family Research
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6397
Re: 47 Wells Road - Family Research
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7442880208_d4edc0ba9a.jpg No's 45 to 49 Wells Rd.1929? by Michael Viner , on Flickr No.'s 45-49 Wells Rd. possibly 1929,during demolition. No.47 is the one in the middle,with the chimney.Note the boy with the handcart,who might be helping his demolition man dad(or...
- 25 Jun 2012 20:47
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: 47 Wells Road - Family Research
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6397
- 22 Jun 2012 19:39
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: 47 Wells Road - Family Research
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6397
Re: 47 Wells Road - Family Research
Dear nickyjane,47 Wells Rd.was one of a row of small two-up,two down cottages which were built c.1830 and were demolished in 1929(thus probably having been on 99 year leases)The site is now mainly the turning of a 1930's- built side road 'Mylis Close' There is a fine photo of them(inc.No.47) in the ...
- 16 Feb 2012 22:04
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Gladys Grooms school of dancing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16189
Re: Gladys Grooms school of dancing
Dear Veejay,Thank You! I'm so glad you liked the photo-it must have been wonderful to see yourself;I was hoping it might be a nice surprise for someone.That's made my day.I wasn't there,I'm afraid,I was'nt even born in 54'.I'm a little bit of an amateur local historian/writer/collector,having lived ...
- 18 Oct 2011 21:13
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Gladys Grooms school of dancing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16189
Re: Gladys Grooms school of dancing
Hello there-I was interested to read your memories,and thought you might like to see a photo I have of Gladys Groom and a couple of her dancing girls at a Summer Fete on 10th July 1954 held in the garden of 'Forest Holme' in Taymount Rise,Gladys' house which she used as her dancing school.I presume ...
- 10 Jul 2008 21:29
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Mysterious shop in Wells Park Road
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15354
shops at the kirkdale end of wells park rd.
From the Shorts'sweet shop down to the Fox & Hounds there was only one other shop still open and running in the early 70's(the rest were empty or had become residential)and that was the last shop before the garages-now demolished for housing-next to the Fox& Hounds.It was a great old-fashion...
- 31 Mar 2008 21:32
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Mysterious shop in Wells Park Road
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15354
This shop was one of my childhood sweet shops and holds many memories -it was run by the aptly named Mr.Short with his wife,who was twice the size of him! It sold general goods and provisions as well as sweets,newspapers etc. it was handy as,like good old Scrobies in Taylors Lane,it used to stay ope...
- 1 Oct 2007 22:38
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Sydenham Hill Estate, Springfield Rise etc
- Replies: 27
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- 27 Sep 2007 20:24
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Sydenham Hill Estate, Springfield Rise etc
- Replies: 27
- Views: 68615
Dear Sir/Madam,The two mystery buildings you mention opposite the junction of Wells Park Rd and Longton Ave.were 'Claverhouse',a large early Victorian house which stood where the garages behind and to the left of Tynwald House(Sydenham Hill Estate)are now,and Greyfriars,another grand 19th c. villa,w...
- 21 Jul 2007 14:49
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Expensive postcard!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10050
Dear kenny,I don't think Mrs.Lidle had a dog-perhaps you may be thinking of the old Sydenham lady in the late 70's/80's who used to push her dog(Jack Russell)in a pram around Sydenham Rd.She had glasses and always wore a white wooly hat.Sydenham has a proud little tradition of eccentrics,kept alive ...
- 2 Jul 2007 21:13
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Expensive postcard!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10050
Expensive Postcard
Dear Sir,in reply to your query,there was a good reason for my buying the Sydenham Recreation Ground postcard at that price(for me anyway)and indeed it was for the house in the background-the first really clear view I've ever seen of Stannington Grange,No.90 Dacres Rd. There is a Philips card of a s...