Hello? Is there anyone out there?? Lurkers come forth...
Hello? Is there anyone out there?? Lurkers come forth...
If you have even the slightest interest in local history and your name isn't Will or Terry then please take the time to join this forum (if not already a member) and leave a few comments... Don't worry: we are not inviting you to join a cult or anything! Also, if you have any requests for sources of images or anything, don't be afraid to ask. We are all friendly here and happy to help out where possible; that's why Stuart hasn't banned us yet. We will not try to influence you in any way or force feed you with technical information about the Croydon Canal etc. We can start off with a light discussion about celebrities in the area if you like? The most well known celebrities to have resided in Sydenham are Ernest Shackleton and Steve Grindlay. I've not got anything to say about Ernest....Steve is the man!
I actually lived down Larkbere Road for a number of years, but haven't come across a single pic... 
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sugahill cafe
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Hello I'm a lurker!
I found this site a couple of weeks ago and it's been lovely looking at old pics and reminiscing.
I lived in Kent House Road from 1970-77 on the brow of the hill in a huge house. It's still there but turned into flats I think.
I would be interested to see if there are any photos of this road, Bryden Close was fairly new then and the more modern houses alongside our house were too (bomb damage?).
Keep up the good work! Thanks. (a lurker but still quite shy).
I lived in Kent House Road from 1970-77 on the brow of the hill in a huge house. It's still there but turned into flats I think.
I would be interested to see if there are any photos of this road, Bryden Close was fairly new then and the more modern houses alongside our house were too (bomb damage?).
Keep up the good work! Thanks. (a lurker but still quite shy).
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sugahill cafe
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I hope that's somewhere round here mate...
http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... 884abdfa0d
http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... 884abdfa0d
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sugahill cafe
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Got bombed...
http://forum.sydenham.org.uk/viewtopic. ... a291bff3e4
http://forum.sydenham.org.uk/viewtopic. ... a291bff3e4
Are there any closer photographs about of Dartmouth road - The first row of shops up from the Dartmouth Arms. Steve G posted a heap of info a while back, because the fishmonger that used to be there once belonged to my 3x Great Granddad. Thanks to that info I got chatting with my Great Aunt and she has a couple of documents which detailed the ownership of the place and it turned out my ancestors owned it and leased it out to (I think) a Mr Farrance(?). When I get a chance I'll try and get some photos/scans.
I just wondered if the buildings are still there, plus if there are many clearer images of them?
Apologies for waffling on, but this site is fascinating!
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I just wondered if the buildings are still there, plus if there are many clearer images of them?
Apologies for waffling on, but this site is fascinating!
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Very interesting.
I can't work out which end of the road though.
Thanks
Jackie
Thanks
Jackie
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nannyjacks
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- Location: medway
Does anyone remember Brian McCarthy who owned the tobaccanists in Sydenham Road opposite the Greyhound back in the early 1960s .he was an ex-Motorbike rider I think and was married to Maggie and had three children he tried to open up his cellar as a youth centre but neighbours complained to the council and it was shut down.I think he died prematurely of a sudden heart attack .great bloke and was interested in keeping youngsters on the straight and narrow.
Also I can remember going into The Old Cedars once with a pal of mine as we were going to help weed the gardens for them The manager ??came out and asked us if we wanted a drink of lemeonade and when we went in doors on the floor of the sitting room was a complete tiger skin rug with head attached I have never been so terrified.Needless to say I never volunteered again.
I was born over my Dad's shop at 264 Sydenham Road in 1945 it was a chemists shop, and as a very small child I can remember the back of the shop being full of cabinets with many tiny drawers in that the pills were kept in. We were threatened with dire consequences if we touched any of them though.He also had huge glass jars full of different coloured liquids that the medicines were made up from..just along from the shop was Chalk & Cox the butchers and my Mother would never shop there as she had gone in once to buy something and saw a mouse on the floor in the sawdust.!!!
There was a small house just before the Hall Drive entrance in Westwood Hill that had a peach tree in its garden and local children used to keep a close eye on it as if you were quick enough at the right time a swift hand over the fence would aquire a very small bullet like peach !
My Dad's best friend was an indian doctor who had his practice on the brow of the bridge at Sydenham Station. He was only a young man then and had a wife and two daughters.He was very nice and a happy chap but his family were not very friendly and the little girls would scowl at me for some unknown reason I could never fathom out.Odd how things come back to you after over 60 years
Also I can remember going into The Old Cedars once with a pal of mine as we were going to help weed the gardens for them The manager ??came out and asked us if we wanted a drink of lemeonade and when we went in doors on the floor of the sitting room was a complete tiger skin rug with head attached I have never been so terrified.Needless to say I never volunteered again.
I was born over my Dad's shop at 264 Sydenham Road in 1945 it was a chemists shop, and as a very small child I can remember the back of the shop being full of cabinets with many tiny drawers in that the pills were kept in. We were threatened with dire consequences if we touched any of them though.He also had huge glass jars full of different coloured liquids that the medicines were made up from..just along from the shop was Chalk & Cox the butchers and my Mother would never shop there as she had gone in once to buy something and saw a mouse on the floor in the sawdust.!!!
There was a small house just before the Hall Drive entrance in Westwood Hill that had a peach tree in its garden and local children used to keep a close eye on it as if you were quick enough at the right time a swift hand over the fence would aquire a very small bullet like peach !
My Dad's best friend was an indian doctor who had his practice on the brow of the bridge at Sydenham Station. He was only a young man then and had a wife and two daughters.He was very nice and a happy chap but his family were not very friendly and the little girls would scowl at me for some unknown reason I could never fathom out.Odd how things come back to you after over 60 years
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brian stimson
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My Father rented a garage in The Old Cedars from 1948 to 1954 at 7/6 per week, the Indian Doctor was Dr. Wild.nannyjacks wrote:Does anyone remember Brian McCarthy who owned the tobaccanists in Sydenham Road opposite the Greyhound back in the early 1960s .he was an ex-Motorbike rider I think and was married to Maggie and had three children he tried to open up his cellar as a youth centre but neighbours complained to the council and it was shut down.I think he died prematurely of a sudden heart attack .great bloke and was interested in keeping youngsters on the straight and narrow.
Also I can remember going into The Old Cedars once with a pal of mine as we were going to help weed the gardens for them The manager ??came out and asked us if we wanted a drink of lemeonade and when we went in doors on the floor of the sitting room was a complete tiger skin rug with head attached I have never been so terrified.Needless to say I never volunteered again.
I was born over my Dad's shop at 264 Sydenham Road in 1945 it was a chemists shop, and as a very small child I can remember the back of the shop being full of cabinets with many tiny drawers in that the pills were kept in. We were threatened with dire consequences if we touched any of them though.He also had huge glass jars full of different coloured liquids that the medicines were made up from..just along from the shop was Chalk & Cox the butchers and my Mother would never shop there as she had gone in once to buy something and saw a mouse on the floor in the sawdust.!!!
There was a small house just before the Hall Drive entrance in Westwood Hill that had a peach tree in its garden and local children used to keep a close eye on it as if you were quick enough at the right time a swift hand over the fence would aquire a very small bullet like peach !
My Dad's best friend was an indian doctor who had his practice on the brow of the bridge at Sydenham Station. He was only a young man then and had a wife and two daughters.He was very nice and a happy chap but his family were not very friendly and the little girls would scowl at me for some unknown reason I could never fathom out.Odd how things come back to you after over 60 years
Hello? Is there anyone out there?? Lurkers come forth..
Hi there,
May I ask the question as to whether the inhabitants of Sydenham have no knowledge of cooking a meal?
I was browsing around the town yesterday via google maps street views and was amazed to see so many take-aways. Where have all the shops and stores gone? in the period pre WW2 and just after (1961) there were only four fish and chip shops, one in Bell Green, one at the end of Kent House Road, one opposite the Golden Lion (the lard shop, commonly known as) and one up near the "woodman".
There was also a cooked meat shop a few doors above Kent House Road which remained open until 9pm specialising in saveloys, peas pudding and faggots, (Bring your own basin if you need gravy) amongst a vast variety of cooked meats.
There were many tea rooms for snacks or tea and a bun, there were a few hot meal facilities at lunch time in one or two pubs (Dolphin anf Railwy Tavern, near the station) and Coldreys the Bakers on the corner of Silverdale.
There was nowhere to get an evening meal.
The Google maps street view I am finding extremely interesting and being not so mobile as I used to be, I am enjoying touring round the old haunts of my youth and seeing so many houses that are still there.
Most appear to be looking better than I remember them after the war, but I despair at all the blocks of flats that have sprung up. especially in Silverdale.
Great Forum.
May I ask the question as to whether the inhabitants of Sydenham have no knowledge of cooking a meal?
I was browsing around the town yesterday via google maps street views and was amazed to see so many take-aways. Where have all the shops and stores gone? in the period pre WW2 and just after (1961) there were only four fish and chip shops, one in Bell Green, one at the end of Kent House Road, one opposite the Golden Lion (the lard shop, commonly known as) and one up near the "woodman".
There was also a cooked meat shop a few doors above Kent House Road which remained open until 9pm specialising in saveloys, peas pudding and faggots, (Bring your own basin if you need gravy) amongst a vast variety of cooked meats.
There were many tea rooms for snacks or tea and a bun, there were a few hot meal facilities at lunch time in one or two pubs (Dolphin anf Railwy Tavern, near the station) and Coldreys the Bakers on the corner of Silverdale.
There was nowhere to get an evening meal.
The Google maps street view I am finding extremely interesting and being not so mobile as I used to be, I am enjoying touring round the old haunts of my youth and seeing so many houses that are still there.
Most appear to be looking better than I remember them after the war, but I despair at all the blocks of flats that have sprung up. especially in Silverdale.
Great Forum.