Silly local things you remember from years back
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We used to go the one on Lewisham, next to the Odeon. We were at the age when it was hilarious to order the Bender and make all our mates snigger!DaveMehmet said:Going for a wimpey used to be a treat, especially a knickerbocker glory. I remember going to the one in welling after I'd been to timber tops with my dad when it was snowing and he'd let me go down the slope on an old bin liner.
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Going to the Odeon in Lewisham at any time during the film and staying put and watching the whole thing over again if you wanted. Myself and a coupIe of mates watched Star Wars 3 times on the trot without leaving the cinema when it first came out!2
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I was thinking the same. Lansdowne lane and Hopedale rd for me.ross1 said:I feel like an outcast, I seem to be the only person on here that was actually brought up in Charlton
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Indoor market was where Sainsburys car park is now wasn't it? had those wooden ramps in there that made loads of noise when you jumped on them. Had a sweet stall and a woman that sold greetings cards.AFKABartram said:
Yep, mate worked on the pet stall in there at the backBrendan_O_Connell said:
DIdn't it turn into Trading World??I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Bexleyheath Indoor Market, i vaguely remember this? Used to get WWF figures from a stall in there? No pics on internet.
I thought Trading World was where Primark is now? Remember buying a 'GS' ring in there when i was 12.0 -
"At the age"?Stuart the Red said:
We used to go the one on Lewisham, next to the Odeon. We were at the age when it was hilarious to order the Bender and make all our mates snigger!DaveMehmet said:Going for a wimpey used to be a treat, especially a knickerbocker glory. I remember going to the one in welling after I'd been to timber tops with my dad when it was snowing and he'd let me go down the slope on an old bin liner.
My "age" has lasted from 10 to 46 so far.1 -
You're right. Duke of Edinburgh was also down that bit where the Sainsbury's car park is. Liked that pub.ValleyGary said:
Indoor market was where Sainsburys car park is now wasn't it? had those wooden ramps in there that made loads of noise when you jumped on them. Had a sweet stall and a woman that sold greetings cards.AFKABartram said:
Yep, mate worked on the pet stall in there at the backBrendan_O_Connell said:
DIdn't it turn into Trading World??I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Bexleyheath Indoor Market, i vaguely remember this? Used to get WWF figures from a stall in there? No pics on internet.
I thought Trading World was where Primark is now? Remember buying a 'GS' ring in there when i was 12.0 -
I remember being about ten I guess and going to a fun day at Charlton park with the local playscheme and they had some sort of panto thing on there. One of the women in it had some sort of bikini thing on and I said something about "look at her boobies" , everyone laughed except for the fella in said panto who proceeded to clout me round the head.AFKABartram said:Getting a clout off adults that weren't your parents (teachers, barbers etc)
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Once myself and @les_says went to the psf at Park View road and were drinking in the guy earl. We saw Seb Lewis drink in had climb up onto the climbing frame , look around for a bit then climb back down . Very strange.AFKABartram said:Crook Log pub garden had a wicked climbing frame. Guy Earl and Green Man in Welling had decent gardens for kids as well.
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Yeah, think you're right Gary. Trading World was up the other end near Pizza Hut.ValleyGary said:
Indoor market was where Sainsburys car park is now wasn't it? had those wooden ramps in there that made loads of noise when you jumped on them. Had a sweet stall and a woman that sold greetings cards.AFKABartram said:
Yep, mate worked on the pet stall in there at the backBrendan_O_Connell said:
DIdn't it turn into Trading World??I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Bexleyheath Indoor Market, i vaguely remember this? Used to get WWF figures from a stall in there? No pics on internet.
I thought Trading World was where Primark is now? Remember buying a 'GS' ring in there when i was 12.
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Born in Floyd Road, can anyone say they have more right to be called a Charlton supporter than meBaldybonce said:
I was thinking the same. Lansdowne lane and Hopedale rd for me.ross1 said:I feel like an outcast, I seem to be the only person on here that was actually brought up in Charlton
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Yeah Trading World was in the old Co-op building, which got knocked down and then Primark and some other shops were built in its place. The indoor market was as Gary said where Sainsbury s car park is now. The old police station was a few doors up. Another listed building done away with by Bexley Council!Brendan_O_Connell said:
Yeah, think you're right Gary. Trading World was up the other end near Pizza Hut.ValleyGary said:
Indoor market was where Sainsburys car park is now wasn't it? had those wooden ramps in there that made loads of noise when you jumped on them. Had a sweet stall and a woman that sold greetings cards.AFKABartram said:
Yep, mate worked on the pet stall in there at the backBrendan_O_Connell said:
DIdn't it turn into Trading World??I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:Bexleyheath Indoor Market, i vaguely remember this? Used to get WWF figures from a stall in there? No pics on internet.
I thought Trading World was where Primark is now? Remember buying a 'GS' ring in there when i was 12.
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It will only get worse as Charlton will soon be full of all posh outsiders. Well more so... My flat on lansdowne lane I sold in Feb 2012 went on the market in May for 100 grand more than I sold it for! A one bed flat. Charlton's gone mad.Baldybonce said:
I was thinking the same. Lansdowne lane and Hopedale rd for me.ross1 said:I feel like an outcast, I seem to be the only person on here that was actually brought up in Charlton
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Dad was (78) granddad helped build original valley RIP (99), I was Born in Woolwich and lived in Charlton Park Lane till 21ross1 said:
Born in Floyd Road, can anyone say they have more right to be called a Charlton supporter than meBaldybonce said:
I was thinking the same. Lansdowne lane and Hopedale rd for me.ross1 said:I feel like an outcast, I seem to be the only person on here that was actually brought up in Charlton
Not that Im saying it tops yours, just info, I know a couple people born in Floyd Rd my age, none are CAFC
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The photo of Lewisham Centre circa 1982 is great but to really improve this thread we need more old photos!
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Ron and Dick Bellamy who ran the butchers near the Rectory Field in Charlton Road0
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One for you outcasts - at this time of the year seeing the entire first team squad preseason training by running around SE7...
Oh and St Austins Secondary School.0 -
Skiving off Eglington primary school at lunch and ending up in the chippy on Herbert Road and my mum coming in.
Walking to the Regal in Woolwich from Shooters Hill every Saturday morning for Saturday Morning Pictures. It cost 6 pence to sit in the stalls or 9 pence for the circle.
Standing at the bottom of Shooters Hill where the Police Station used to be and watching the Queen drive by. Everyone had flags and all that so something was going on but can't remember what. Probably about late 50s ish.
Going on the boats in Danson Park. Come in number 6. As a kid that just felt so special.
The open air swimming pool in Eltham. What was it called? It seemed such a treat to swim outdoors.
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If they are football fans I presume they hang on to bigger clubs for the glory, no such luck for meCharltonparklane said:
Dad was (78) granddad helped build original valley RIP (99), I was Born in Woolwich and lived in Charlton Park Lane till 21ross1 said:
Born in Floyd Road, can anyone say they have more right to be called a Charlton supporter than meBaldybonce said:
I was thinking the same. Lansdowne lane and Hopedale rd for me.ross1 said:I feel like an outcast, I seem to be the only person on here that was actually brought up in Charlton
Not that Im saying it tops yours, just info, I know a couple people born in Floyd Rd my age, none are CAFC0 -
Watching Princess Margaret open the multi storey car park in Woolwich.
What became the John Wilson Street area if memory serves me right.1 -
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What a waste of money and effort for that car park, I can't remember how long exactly, but it wasn't in use long before it was pulled downLenGlover said:Watching Princess Margaret open the multi storey car park in Woolwich.
What became the John Wilson Street area if memory serves me right.0 -
10 years if that I reckon!ross1 said:
What a waste of money and effort for that car park, I can't remember how long exactly, but it wasn't in use long before it was pulled downLenGlover said:Watching Princess Margaret open the multi storey car park in Woolwich.
What became the John Wilson Street area if memory serves me right.
1 year it seems! I thought it was a bit longer than that but apparently not!
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More from me yoot!
The rock nights at the Dutch House and nutters trying to do the Dutch House bend at a ton on bikes.
Pubs that you used to get served in if you were underage:
Running Horses Erith - I was 13 when I paid for my first pint!!
The Oak - Bexley Rd Erith, had one of the first space invader machines.
The Yacht Long Lane, I got banned on my 18th, I'd been drinking in there since I was 16.
Used to hang out in The Great Harry - Personage Manorway Belvedere/Erith - 1981-1985
Willie Condom in Avenue Road was a good drink, watched the 86 WC there.
The Tramshed Woolwich, great music Venue and The Tunnel Club as well.
T's night club on pull a pig night, which was any night really!
Wimpey Welling, did a runner many times from there.
Danson Youth Club with the Welling Skins causing agg.
Getting asked to join the British Movement by Nicky Crane every week when we bumped into him in Bex Broadway or Welling. Used to say 'yes of course', just to keep him quiet, he would give us the papers and we would bin em off!0 -
Drinking a yard of ale.0
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I got a job behind the jump at The Yacht when I was seventeen, had been in and out of there for a year or so beforehand supping, mainly with my dad. Landlord, fair play to him (can't remember his name, missus could have been Viv) had no problem with my 18th celebrations - probably because main one wasn't there, anyway kept the job.Greenie said:More from me yoot!
The rock nights at the Dutch House and nutters trying to do the Dutch House bend at a ton on bikes.
Pubs that you used to get served in if you were underage:
Running Horses Erith - I was 13 when I paid for my first pint!!
The Oak - Bexley Rd Erith, had one of the first space invader machines.
The Yacht Long Lane, I got banned on my 18th, I'd been drinking in there since I was 16.
Used to hang out in The Great Harry - Personage Manorway Belvedere/Erith - 1981-1985
Willie Condom in Avenue Road was a good drink, watched the 86 WC there.
The Tramshed Woolwich, great music Venue and The Tunnel Club as well.
T's night club on pull a pig night, which was any night really!
Wimpey Welling, did a runner many times from there.
Danson Youth Club with the Welling Skins causing agg.
Getting asked to join the British Movement by Nicky Crane every week when we bumped into him in Bex Broadway or Welling. Used to say 'yes of course', just to keep him quiet, he would give us the papers and we would bin em off!
EDIT: Landlord might have been Ray0 -
Is that Avenue Road in Erith? What was the Willie Condom?Greenie said:More from me yoot!
The rock nights at the Dutch House and nutters trying to do the Dutch House bend at a ton on bikes.
Pubs that you used to get served in if you were underage:
Running Horses Erith - I was 13 when I paid for my first pint!!
The Oak - Bexley Rd Erith, had one of the first space invader machines.
The Yacht Long Lane, I got banned on my 18th, I'd been drinking in there since I was 16.
Used to hang out in The Great Harry - Personage Manorway Belvedere/Erith - 1981-1985
Willie Condom in Avenue Road was a good drink, watched the 86 WC there.
The Tramshed Woolwich, great music Venue and The Tunnel Club as well.
T's night club on pull a pig night, which was any night really!
Wimpey Welling, did a runner many times from there.
Danson Youth Club with the Welling Skins causing agg.
Getting asked to join the British Movement by Nicky Crane every week when we bumped into him in Bex Broadway or Welling. Used to say 'yes of course', just to keep him quiet, he would give us the papers and we would bin em off!0 -
William Camden, Bexleyheath1
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Everything has become to convenient. Home shopping and all that,
Bring back the days of no shops open at Christmas,
They can have asda,tesco,sainsburys back, give me the local corner shop selling tins of spam and ration packs anyday.
Bring back the days of no mobile phones when you had to send a telegram if you wanted to contact someone....
Henry the 8th would turn in his grave if he could see what this world has become.
Bring back the east stand A block burger van.
Bring back our countryside. Id rather live on the wilderness anyway mate
Period living is what it's all about
Places like whistable still have that about them. Also like places in the north which are untouched by the social cleansing of the big cities
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Any one remember the big motor boat on danson lake used to do trips up around the island and back on sundays.
And the little steam train that ran along the lake on the lido side, I think the concrete shed where they kept it over night is still there
And yeah that auto stacker never worked it was in Beresford street next to Dagenham motors just up from the Tabanacle1
