Sydenham Town Forum

Congratulations. Whilst I don't have any specific recollection of the opening 55 years ago, when I was aged 13, I do recall many visits to the bookshop from that time. Not that I was a good customer, pocket money rarely extended to buying books. Anyway, in those days, libraries were more the thing ...

No transmitter issues at the time of this post: https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Crystal_Palace Hmm, 200,000 watts of TV power these days; I guess that is a big drop from the old analogue 405 line days. My mother claimed until her dying day that one day (early 60s) she was quietly ironing ...

I recognise the company name but not the location. Fortunately these wise folk know:
https://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6180

There are a few other photos out there in web land, including one where Wayne's put themselves in SE20 (darkest Penge) which seems understandable.

I used to live In Sydenham in the 50s & 60s and well remember Cobbs dept store, especially that wacky "vacuum tube" system for money/receipts. Just been speaking to my mother about the place and she recalls it being "well out of date" in the 60s. She also mentioned that my grandmother (who lived in ...

Good grief... I remember these shops from the late 50s and through the 60s, although I have not been down Newlands Park since the mid-70s. I certainly remember the sweet shop, in the style of just about every sweet shop of the era and in many, many areas. Photos no, far too expensive in those days ...