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All of our family lived around the Broadway area in the 50`s. My dad had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Sister's married names were Eaton & Calcot. My uncle, Jim Calcot, was the manager of the Red Hall cinema. We used to kid people we owned The Jolly Maltsters pub in Farm Lane even though most of the family used The Weavers. My sister, Margaret and I, went to Halford Rd school and Margaret, 4 years older than me, had started at Hurlingham school when my dad got a job in Kensington and we moved there in 1959. Memories? Freebee Saturday morning pictures because my uncle was the manager, playing on the Eel Brook common, swimming lessons with my dad at the baths. Playing on the bomb-sites ! Buying bamboo and twine in Dells to make a bow and arrow - I still remember the aroma of that shop after 50+ years. A gang of us catching the 14 bus to play `run-outs` on Wimbledon Common or the 11 to Kings Road and walking to Battersea funfair. Could we do that now? We were only aged 7-9. I drove on the No 11 bus from 72-82 and driving through Fulham was always the highlight of the journey .

was brought up in Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions where disabled soldiers were sent to live; there was a clinic there for their wounds to be dressed. We were the Maxwell family. There was a group of children we all had something in common - our Dads, who I have to say could be very strict and difficult at times. The one game we played constantly was 'One, two, three and a dot' which consisted on one child hiding their eyes and the other hiding and trying to reach the drain hole shouting 'One, Two, three and a dot' without being caught to win. The children I played with were among others; the Cranes, Bernard, Raymond, and I think two others that I can't remember their names. The Hodders, Wilfred, Maureen, Vivien and again I can't remember the others. Maureen died of leukaemia at 18 which was so sad. The Welshes (I think three brothers), The Pitmans; Arthur, John and Jean. My lovely mum lived in the flats up until 2005 when she had to go to a nursing home and passed away aged 96. We used to go to the Red Hall on Saturday mornings and come home and re-enact the film that we had seen. We were always told by our parents that if the Porter reported us to the office for misbehaving or making a noise three times, we would be thrown out of the flats. As you can imagine it put the fear of God in us! I remember our treat was to go to the Pie and Mash shop in Jerdan Place for 1 shilling for our dinner, I still like Pie and Mash.
November 5th, our Mum and Dad would take us over to the Eelbrook Common with our fireworks and my brother and I would put bangers under our Dad's wheelchair! We thought it funny at the time. My brother Harry and I went to Harwood Road School 1953-1958 where I was bullied mercilessly. I then went to Hurlingham School 1958-1963 which I enjoyed. I have not seen or heard from any of the Oswald Stoll children since we grew up. Sadly, I lost my brother Harry to cancer when he was 45, leaving three children. I have two children and two grandchildren who I am immensely proud of. I'm still living in Fulham and probably always will. It would be nice to hear from childhood friends and school friends including Linda Morrell, Maureen LeBeau, Pat Mayne and Lindsay Douglas from Hurlingham. I married John Carroll in 1967, most of his family lived in Slaidburne Street, Chelsea, the Longs and Stantons are his relatives. I have been trying to trace my bridesmaid Christine Harris, as she was then, but with no luck. All the children from the flats used to go to Arnolds the sweetshop in Fulham Road, he had a dog called Whiskey who used to come to our flat on his own and then had to be collected by Mr Arnold. Mr Arnold's son was called Colin. When I was 14 I got a Saturday job in the Sunlight laundry next to the Fulham Town Hall.
I also went to Holman Hunt youth club and to Zeeters, the night club in Putney, when I was a teenager. I think Fulham has changed but not for the better. I love looking at the old photos and walking down memory lane.

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Clem Attlee Court
I moved here with my parents in - I think - 1959 from a shared council flat (remember them?) It was new at the time. We had maisonette 179 on the 7th & 8th floors and I was impressed (age 8) at being able to go downstairs to the library without going outside. I seem to remember a laundrette on the ground floor too.

We escaped about 18 months later as the concrete was still damp from construction (much mildew and my Mum's rheumatics) and the underfloor heating was too inefficient to deal with it.

I still remember loving the views, though...

The chocolate box sweet shop in Vanston Place. Going to the Science Museum every Sunday on the district line stopping off at Earls Court to get a chocolate eclair from the bakers opposite the station. Playing run outs, knock down ginger and British bulldog in the flats. The man who came round the flats and sang every Sunday morning. We used to throw money out of the window to him. I remember he only had one arm. Getting the train to Battersea Park and playing pirates on the boating lake. Going to the serpentine on a summers day with my mum and dad to swim and the massive canvas tents where we got change

Hi my dad had a ladies hairdressers some where in that road in the 1948/50 I was 2 then .It was in a basement.He had many famous customers. Lita Rosa.thats going back a bit.I remember a dolls hospital. Opposite was a cafe run by Italians.A green grocers that always did it's window out with purple tissue paper
Since my parents died 30 yes ago have no one to ask but the street photo looks so familiar. The last time I saw this place would have been 6 yes ago
I now live in Dorset. Like you I wish somebody remembers.Estelle Toms .father's name Leonard Butler

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My father owned a couple of menswear shops in north end road in the 1960s and 1970s called Lewis Kaye. I was brought up above the shop at 234 North End Road. I have very fond memories of the shop and the market in those days. Does anybody remember Gadds the fruit and veg stand? I can still smell the beet roots being freshly boiled. Rosemans the tailors took over 234 and my father just ended up with 228 with a giant Levi Jean advertising board on the corner with bramber road. Anybody remember

Or the Chelsea Post or West London Times circa 1970-80s would be ideal

Family moved into in 59 and a I came along in 62. Remember the blue, red & green blocks (blue was best lived @ 138, 1st floor). Many happy memories and friends to name a few- the obies, cowie, graves, wallers, king, paddy (can't remember his surname, had 2 sisters) clutterbuck, Jenny from the green block, constable, Dixon, etc,etc. running the porters ragged, the 3 I remember most were-bill, taffy & tie. Went to Halford rd primary 67/72 then on to Henry's holiday camp (hmp) left in 78. What great memories, any one else too share?

My parents lived in Fulham in the 30's and met at what was called 'the rec' the grounds that now have sporting facilities on. Both my grandparents lived there until their deaths. One in Bayonne Rd and one in Buer Rd. I spent lots of time in Fulham as a child in the 50's and early 60's. I played over the recreational park as well as often outside the house in Bayonne Rd.
The flats in Buer Rd were three story where my great Aunt and Uncle lived on the ground floor, my nan on the Middle floor and Aunt and Uncle on the top floor flat.
I have been back recently. All the houses in Bayonne road have been knocked down and replaced with modern builds. The flats in Buer road I believe are now sub devided and in great demand. Very different from working class Fulham I once knew.

I grew up living in Kingwood Road in the flats, firstly the last block 25a then when I was 5yrs to the first block 1f,which hold most of my memories.
We would as kids in the street roller skate,play hopscotch,stretch our skipping ropes across the road to the other side so a group of us girls could jump in and out the boys would play football down the centre of the road,we would sit on the pavement playing Jack's or making French skipping out of elastic bands,two balls would bang away on the outside walls of the flats annoying the neighbours or we would just play chase in and out the flats,there would hardly any cars using the road in fact at one time my dad had the only van as he was a painter and decorator.
Each day in the summer would be spent playing in the street or at the Rec or in Bishops Park sand pit or paddling pool.
Bonfire night the whole street would turn out to share fireworks and food and we would all have a Guy to burn on the big bonfire at the end of the road,our rivals would have been the kids in Wyfold Street round the corner,very happy days in the 60,s as a kid growing up much freedom was given and each family would look out for the kids playing out.

Chesilton Road
Memories - Anyone living in Chesilton Road during the 50's 60's and early 70's? St Edmund's RC school St Dunstans Road? Fulham Hospital now Charing Cross Hosp?

I'm researching my family, who I have recently discovered lived on Bayonne Road, Fulham during the 1940's and 1950's (maybe before and after as well).

I would love to hear from anybody that knows of them, or who has memories of what Bayonne Road would have been like back then.

They were the Harringtons. I'm particularly interested in Rose, who married in to the Kelly family.