I was born in chelsea, seaton street near the worlds end pub went to parks walk school and then moved to fulham in 1954

My uncle Vic was a baker in Brightmans and my aunt Glad was on the counter, they married and moved to Hampshire after the war.
I recall Meek Street very well. My sister had a friend lived in one of the smaller houses at the Lots Road end. Bob and Marlene someone . . . . . not good memories of Ashburnham though. I bet we knew some of the same families and kids around there

What have I got this mixed up with? I seem to recall a shooting somewhere near Lots Road, Obviously another thing entirely. I do remember the Hubbards I think they were a large family. Can't picture Ray Hubbard though. the class was big wasn't it, probably over forty kids.
If I still lived near the Kensington or Chelsea libraries I could look it up in the local papers. The other large family I recall were the Barnards I think it was Yvonne who was in our class at Ashburnham

Does anyone recall hearing anything about the murder of Jane Holden by Edward Ernest Barnard that took place at 55 Uverdale Road in September 1967

Was wondering if anyone remembers the Peck family from Lots Road? I was friends with Kay Peck ,but lost touch .

Regards

I have many strong memories of Lots Road in the late 1940s early 50s. The power station loomed over the streets. Bomb sites and the row of shops in King's Road, Brightmans Bakery and Rollo the greengrocer. I went to Ashburnham School. The head teacher was Miss A.K.Nobbs.
In Lots Road were many families packed into those run-down terraced houses. People still asked you to run to Watson's the corner shop, for their 'rations'. Sweets were still on ration.
There were post-war prefabs in Uverdale or Upcerne Road. The girls from Watney's bottling plant clumped along King's Road in clogs and turbans.
We trooped up to Imperial Road over Stanley Bridge, with an old pram to buy coke. There were still horse and carts about - rag-and-bone men, and the Corona lorry came round once a week with crates of lemonade and cream soda. My brother used to dive off Battersea Bridge into the filthy Thames.
I would be very glad to share memories, of KIng's Road from Sloane Square to Lots Road and all surrounding areas.

Although I didn't live in Chelsea (I was born and bred in Kimber Road Wandsworth) I did work and have friends in Chelsea. My nan was born in Latchmere Grove, my parents lived there also when they married. I'm attempting to construct a family tree and as it was a large family I hope to make some connections, maybe someone else is following the same line. My single name was Janice Harris. The names I'm following are Middelton (great grand parents) Bennett my nan's married name. She was one of ten so I know there are a lot of them out there.

Document more later dates

More findings please

Just wonderingif you have any plans to include a section on Holland Park School, the old school that is , now that the new one is up and running it would be nice to see how it used to be from the papers archives

Anyway , keep up the great work and all the best.

60s editions hold a lot of nostalgia for me

id like very much for the 80s News and advertiser

Scan more if the 70s please

News and Advertiser please

Update

Elm Park Gardens 1948 To 1954 - a Memory of Chelsea.
I remember Elm Park Gardens so very well! The big gardens, right along the back of the houses, all joined up as one - no fences Just places for us kids to play - either there or in the street. I was there for only about five and a half years - from aged 1 until 6 but memories from the place are still very vivid.
I remember being woken up in the middle of the night with an odd noise and a flash of light. I yelled out that there was a man outside the window with a knife!! Mum & Dad told me not to be so silly as we were on the top floor - no. 22 Elm Park Gardens - and told me off for shouting and waking everyone in the house.
Next day we learned that men had gone all along our side of the road, on the roofs, stealing the lead flashings and some slates......... So I had seen a man at the window and his knife was what had caused the flash of light!!!!
After that we got moved to a beautiful brand new, modern flat on Cremorne Estate where I grew up and lived until I was 17...

Good idea !!