Andrew Wilson's Page

"When I was born in 1944, lived at number3 Roseberry gdns, befote moving round the corner to no 6 grand parade just up from the Salisbury hotel, loved every minute. Now in Sydney for the past 62years, happy memories, I went to woodlands park junior…"

"Hi Maureen I am Chris Wilsons brother, do you remember a family just up the road from you named Carter, mum was Val and her husband was a police officer, daughter Ann, mum was great friends with Val for years and then we moved away, long time…"

"Hi Brian I remember every morning going to Charlie Brandon’s to buy my mum a pack of players weights cigarettes, there  were 5 in the small pack, my dad liked to smoke woodbines in the greenpack"

"Hi Peter, I lived atNo 3 Roseberry Gardens from 1944 until 1951/52 when we moved to grand parade on green lanes just a few doors up from the Salisbury hotel. Great times at stock cars meetings and speedway racing, ice hockey and Tom Arnold’s…"

"Hi Maureen Bamfield, I know you remembered my brother Chris, the one with webbed toes!! I remember you mentioned you had a brother Len, I remember a Len Postil ( I think that’s how you spell the name ) I think younger than me, is he your…"

"Hi Colin, I lived in Harringay in your time, do you remember Tony Friend and the Sicheri brothers, Steve and Lou, I think they all lived in Stanhope, I lived in Roseberry and grand parade just up from the Salisbury, great times eh?"

"Hi Brian, look forward to hearing from you, I don’t recall Gunners, we lived above Dewhurst the butchers, are they the same. Being an Arsenal supporter I should remember having such a great name!!!"

"Hi jim, I was there in that year, I had Mr Hobson, I remember Mr Podd and miss Cox, I think I only recognise one, is that George cole in the middle of centre row, fair hair? A great photo of the times"

"I remember going to this shop every Saturday morning for the weekend roast, I think Charlie was the man’s name, a very dapper person with a small moustache, this shop was opposite the coop our number was 1101385, this was 70 years ago. "

"I remember this shop, I lived on green lanes just past Salisbury rd, mum sent me there every Saturday to pick up the roast, liver and sausages. I think the butchers name was Charlie, he had a small moustache and was very dapper. Happy memories"

"I am in that one as well, 5th one up on the left with crew cut, if I remember rightly Colin Hall played in goal for our year. Loved the Winchmore Hill ground!!"

"Hi Andrew, I remember Mr Lunny, he was a bit of a joker as I recall. We were making some paper mache something or other, and he came in and asked if they were haggis? My friends were Sammy Shad, John Herod, Robert Balmer, Keith Hepting and a few…"

"Kevin, I was at woodlands park infants and miss guntrip was the head, and at the junior school, I remember Mr.Hobson,Mr.lunney,Mr Rowe,miss cox. Those traffic lights were outside the Salisbury hotel and the minister of the day, I think Mr.marbles…"