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Happy Times on St. Helier
Happy Times on St. Helier
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His Lucky Day!
His Lucky Day!
Roadworker discovers treasure
Memories of St. Helier
Memories of St. Helier
Moved there in 1939
Local History at The Circle Library
Local History at The Circle Library
Men of the Wrythe
The Hub of the Estate - the Gaumont
The Hub of the Estate - the Gaumont
Entering a dream world
The Cinema
The Cinema
I remember being in the one and sixes..
Gunners the Butchers
Gunners the Butchers
Christmas 1950
Drain Clearing
Drain Clearing
A three-day job
Tower Cottage, Culvers Avenue
Tower Cottage, Culvers Avenue
A hidden delight
Doodlebug over St. Helier
Doodlebug over St. Helier
A personal account
Wheelbarrows and Marshmallows
Wheelbarrows and Marshmallows
The great adventure of moving
Appeal for Memories on Eve of St. Helier Hospital Facelift
Appeal for Memories on Eve of St. Helier Hospital Facelift
St. Helier needs your help!
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The Holy Family School
The Holy Family School
The local Catholic school
I feel sorry for you if you were one of the boys at the receiving end of sister...
By Helen Harlow
On 19/02/2012
The Holy Family School
The Holy Family School
The local Catholic school
I attended The Holy Family and we always knew it as No 5....
By Ray Crawley
On 18/02/2012
Carts and Scooters
Carts and Scooters
The Grand Prix of skinned knuckles and knees.
Very good description by Ted on the making of scooters. I too have wondered...
By Ray Crawley
On 14/02/2012
The Tyre Dump Fire
The Tyre Dump Fire
The black stuff was coming down for weeks
We could see the massive cloud of smoke St Benets and we joined just about...
By Ray Crawley
On 14/02/2012
Buses
Buses
There never was any at first
My father too was a bus driver on the 80,88 and 164 's from the thirties to...
By Helen Harlow
On 11/02/2012
The Tyre Dump Fire
The Tyre Dump Fire
The black stuff was coming down for weeks
At the same age as David Fenn I too walked(from Rosehill) to the rubber dump...
By Helen Harlow
On 09/02/2012
The Morden Tavern
The Morden Tavern
The last 'refreshment house'
The planning application was rejected by Merton's Planning Committee. The...
By St Helier Pub Group
On 09/02/2012
Cinema in Wartime
Cinema in Wartime
An apt film title
I knew a Jean Fitches who lived in Sawtry Close off Green Wrythe Lane. She...
By terry palmer
On 04/02/2012
Wartime on St. Helier
Wartime on St. Helier
A personal account
I was born in Winchcombe Road at the beginning of 1939. A bomb landed near to...
By Jean Stacey (Nee Dilly)
On 31/01/2012
The St. Helier Arms
The St. Helier Arms
A public house with a very chequered history
I remember the pub when I moved to this area and the Sunday market they had...
By julie crabb
On 31/01/2012
The Cinema
The Cinema
I remember being in the one and sixes..
The subject of the Gaumont being haunted is not new. I did find a story on...
By Ray Crawley
On 31/01/2012
The Cinema
The Cinema
I remember being in the one and sixes..
Saturday morning pictures. fiftys . before the film show we got a new style of...
By john holmes
On 31/01/2012
 

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