Sydenham Town Forum

Do you believe in fate? Was on one of my 'late night sessions' online and havent been on sydenham forum for years now but just decided to have a look and found your post! I am absolutely still interested in the souvenir programme you have. My uncle is Gale Webb and is in his 90s now. My mum used to ...

How interesting, actually Roger Mayhew was one of the oak house dramatists with my mother so Im sure she will be interested in that. Thanks for contribution.

Thankyou for your interest. You probably mean the age exchange in Blackheath. My mother has been there in previous years to help out on a project. Not really after looking for clubs as she cant do that, was just really hoping any reader of the Sydenham Forum may just recall anything concerning the ...

Does anybody who lived in Sydenham in the 1940s/50s have any knowledge of an Amateur Dramatic Society called the OAK HOUSE DRAMATISTS? I know that they performed many plays in and around the surrounding area. My mother and uncle were part of this group and would be very interested if anyone out ...

Steve thanks my family all survived in the shelter in the garden although the shop and everything in it destroyed. My mum remembers quite a lot about that night in quite graphic detail some of the awful sights she saw in the aftermath.

Thanks for your reply, how did you find out what you did though?

My maiden name is WEBB. My paternal grandfather was a GEORGE JAMES WEBB, (SISTER LILY AND EVA) not sure of his fathers name could have been EDWARD. Do you have any other information or names. Known addresses in Sydenham, were Wiverton road and Trewsbury Road, circa 1932.

Does anybody please have any information on my grandfathers shop, which he owned from 1934-1941 at 93 High St Sydenham. The road changed to Dartmouth Road circa 1935?? My grandfather was bombed out in April on a Wednesday night at about 11.20pm. Cant find any maps, photos or written references to ...