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I live in Walthamstow and have done so since 1992 and I love your nostalgia website. I spoke to my Dad who now lives on the Isle of Wight as I had a vague memory that my Grandmother, who is sadly no longer with us, also lived in the area. She was Ellen Copping and lived in the High Street in the 1920s. She met my late Granddad , Frederick George John Adams and they were members of the Glade Cycling club Chingford, also in the 20s.
My Dad is looking up the dates for me once he lays his hands on the cycling medals he has put 'somewhere safe'... Jacqui Adams.My wife and her mother were born and brought up in Walthamstow. My mother-in-law has jotted down a couple of her memories from her childhood. She was born in 1913.
"I remember in the High Street a draper's shop called Lidstones at the lower end of the street near Coppermill Lane. It was on the corner of Pretoria Avenue. On the other corner was a funny little shop called the Penny Bazaar. In Lidstones there were wires running overhead from each department to the office in the centre. When you purchased something the assistant put your money in a "cup" with the invoice, then pulled a lever which sent it to the office. It was then returned with your change.
During the First World War, when I was about 4 years old, I had to have surgery for my tonsils and had to go to Tottenham Hospital. After the operation my mother had to carry me on foot from the hospital to the Ferry Boat Inn. Walking over the bridge it was really only a muddy track and then the tram service started back to home. Just as we reached the tram an air raid siren sounded. The driver waited for us then set off. No air raid shelters then."
My wife and I are post-war baby boomers born in 1948, but the memories of others have struck a chord with us. I particularly recall the pie and eel shop Manzee's as my best friend's grand-father used to work there. It was great fun (except for the eels!) to see him chopping up the eels on the stall outside. I'm sure that I would be drummed out of the East Ender's Club but I hated the eel liquor that usually went with the pie and mash.
All the best to you and many thanks for hosting this interesting site
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As there are no memories of Chadwell Heath I thought I would add one. I started my first job at Teleflex Products that was situated in Wangy Works. I use to cycle from where I lived at Grange Hill Chigwell. After I did my National Service I then worked for Motor Gear Engineering across the road from Wangy Works, The last time I visited England I found that Wangy Works and Motor Gear Engineering were no longer there. On the site of Motor Gear there was a DIYS store.
When I worked for Motor Gear, at the back, there was a soft drink company that made a drink called Kiaora. The owner of this must have come from NZ as Kia ora is a Maori greeting.
One of my strongest memories at Wangy Works was sitting on the railway embankment at the back watching the trains and also cycling from there to Beal Grammar school in (I think) Little Ilford Lane to attend evening classes. Fond memories of my early working life.