I was born in Queen Charlotte's hospital in 1957 and lived at 139 Estcourt Road for the first 11 years of my life. We lived upstairs and my grandparents Harry and 'Flo Francis lived downstairs. I went to Sherbrooke Road school and so did my mum. We both had the same teacher Miss Peers who was a huge character!! I went to Saturday morning pictures, swam in Fulham Bathes pool and played on "the old bombsites" without a care in the world. We'd ride in the lifts of the Clem Attlee flats when visiting friends and play cowboys and Indians in the graveyard of the Catholic church that backed onto our house. Going to the outside toilet when it was pitch black, with the graveyard next to us was my only fear. Great memories.

I am researching my husband's family history. His grandfather William Scott and his wife ran a confectionery shop at their home at 692 Fulham Road. Do you, by any chance, have any memories of this shop?
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I lived at what I think was 74 or 73 Garvan Road in the late 1950s early 1960s. My dad owned the house and we had a family living upstairs and
recall their surname was Parsons. Next door was a friend of mine and his name was Jonny Douglas. Our house backed onto Laundry Road which was a dead end. We mostly played in Laundry Road. I can remember going along the back of the houses in the summer where we brought toffee apples from the back of a house owned by an old women. When looking out from her garden across the path you looked at a long bomb site where we would build camps,fires and have our annual bonfire. Lots and lots of good and bad memories but it always seemed like summer. My dad took me to craven cottage when I was six years old, I now live partly in Spain and Wiltshire but still support the whites. I could go on and on about that period but I will leave it at that.

I was born in 1951 at Parsons Green maternity home. I have many memories of my mum's family. My nan lived in Bayonne Road, Escourt Road, Heckfield Place, Bramber Road, Cassidy Road, Fairholme Road and latterly Charleville Road, then having to move out of her rented home in Charleville Road and live in a two rooms with her eldest son in Shepherds Bush, because the landlord increased the rent, until she was rehoused by the council on the Roehampton Estate. My grandad, who died very young and I didn't know, used to walk all the way from Fulham to Covent Garden and carry baskets of flowers all the way back home on his head. They used to sell them in North End Road and my nan sold bunches of violets. They had seven children and managed to rent a shop in Charleville Road with accommodation above. They opened a greengrocers. My grandad died in 1943 leaving my nan a widow with seven children. All the children helped out in the shop until she had to give up the shop because she couldn't manage it anymore but continued to live above the shop. She then became a cleaner. I used to go to my nan's on a Saturday for dinner with many of the family. She cooked in a very old scullery with a black range and gas cooker, wooden dresser, belfast sink and wooden table. Her children used to help her manage. Everyone would gather round and she would feed us all. Remember many trips to North End Road. Unrecognisable now. The house in Charleville Road is now basically eighteen high rent studio rooms. Fulham is so different today.

I lived at 33 garvan road untill the road was demolished my name is melvin Winfield 66years old now live on Marlow bucks

Yes I remember Santilly's ice cream van, lovely creamy ice cream served between wafers. We used to spend many happy days playing in Bishops Park: chasing in and out of the shrubbery and trying to avoid the park keeper; playing tennis on the courts: in the paddling pool and sand pits and so much more. It was a really lovely park.
My sisters and I all went to All Saints Church and Guides and remember twins Jill and Jane Hudson from there’s

I lived in Furness road to seen the old house for a long time my dad was offered to buy it once upstairs flat. For 500 pounds in about 1955. God knows now props half a million went to school at queens court county stR road Fulham.

I was at Fulham County School the same time as you, 1961-1966. I was in York House. Yes I remember Miss Clarkson, Miss Twigg who was very fat, Mrs Barton, who used to strike terror into me, Miss Smith who taught science, Mmsl Bayard ( cannot remember spelling of her name), but she wore her hair in a big plait wound around her head if I remember correctly, and being a French national, she taught French, and Miss Smith, who taught Art, and looking back, I think she may have had a stroke as the bottom part of her face was twisted. A great teacher though. Then there was Mrs Bell, with light curly hair, who must have been near retirement age then, who taught Music up in the Music Cells at the top of the building. The teacher who really stands out in my mind even all these years later, is Miss/Mrs Williams who taught English. If she got rather exasperated with you, her favourite remark was "I'll smash you!" We all laughed hysterically and probably made things worse. As I write, I am thinking along the lines of St Trinians for such an assortment of oddball characters, but what fun we had. Do you remember the home made sweet shop a couple of doors down, where the smell of aniseed cough candy twists lured you in from miles away?

I lived in Averill street and used to the take the ice cream down to Bishop park on a trade bike all the summer holidays his yard was In Everington Street opposite Carless Bakers and walk back home with Marie with her Cart also I remember Sylvia Dale School of dancing they were in St Clements Church we had a boys club there but the Church has gone now but I still go to Football regular but I moved away a long time ago But Fulham is Home happy days

Yes I remember the sweet shop. I actually learnt to play the double bass and conduct so I wouldn't have to go out in the lunch hour when it was cold. I remember one year we had a new teacher called Miss Smelley and Mrs Barton said"If that was my name I would have either got married quickly or changed my name" Funny how when you get older you remember school days fondly. I always wanted to dance and fortunately spent my life doing it and still do it.

I was born during the war at 55 Allestree Road Fulham and moved within months to Garvan Road. I went to Everington Street Infants School in the early 50s and remember getting Ice Cream from Santilly,s Yard. I lived in Fulham until I got married in 1965. I had four brothers and one sister and numerous uncles and aunties all over Fulham, as my mum and dad were born there. I live in Kent now but always think of Fulham as my true home

I was born in Fulham 1950 and grew up able to run & play till it got dark in Bishops Park and the surrounding area. I lived in Kenyon Street until I was 12 which was really fantastic. My family supported Fulham Football Club.
I learnt to dance at age 3 at a dance school run by Sylvia Dale. classes I believe were held in Cobb's Hall at the junction with Lillie Road. I then went onto the Canon Stage School near Fulham Broadway. I performed all around London and remember well performing at Bishops Park open air theater ( which has been pulled down now), also with Tommy Trinder the ex President of Fulham Football Club.I also learnt Ballroom & Latin at Albert Morgan Dance Studio in
Does anyone remember Santilly's ice cream van, just outside the gates in Stevenage Road near the Tennis courts. I remember the putting green in the park and the many happy hours running around, something young people do not have today. I went to Queens Manor primary School with Malcolm McDonald who went on to play football for England, Carol , David Dorman, twins Jill & Jane, and another set of twins whom I can't remember their names. I went to Fulham County Grammar School in Fulham Cross in 1961.My Grnadmother Roberts was buried in Fulham Cemetary right next door to the school.
WE moved to Putney in 1962, but always remember with the best memories ever my first years in fulham and return to have a look every now and then. I would love to look at my house where I lived and see how it has changed. The garden was really lovely and my Dad built us a shed for my brother & I to play in.

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