1953

We moved from Herongate Road to 'Eastwood', 6 Worcester Crescent, Woodford Green in the summer of 1953. In September I started at Woodford Green Primary School, Hazel at Woodford County High School- was this the impetus for our move?

I walked through an alleyway off Worcester Crescent, up Monkhams Drive, left along Monkhams Lane towards the church, then across part of the green to a zebra crossing, then to the school just north of this main road: probably a 15 minute walk.

Photos above of the school and the side of the United Reform Church- across the common/green- where we had our final year classroom . In the 1950s the common was part of our playground, and where we played rounders and the boys played cricket and football . We listened to quite a few Schools programmes on the radio: like 'How things began' and 'History today'. I was proud to be captain of our netball team: we played other schools and had qurters of oranges at half time!


Dad, C & Jacques	The back garden: had fireworks here!	Philippa & Hazel	Hazel, John L & Chris	Dad, H, Mum, C & Jacques


Chris, cousin John & Hazel	Mum, Dad, auntie Eileen and behind,Chris, John & Haze;

I changed Brownie packs- and became a Gnome- to that at All Saints Church, and also went to Sunday School there.


All Saints- brownies & Sunday School	The back of the house	One of the 2 entrance halls	The lounge


The house in 2008. In the middle of the crescent right outside our house was a huge expanse of rhododendrons (but google shows me the rhodos are no more ): playing in the midst of these was great fun

Photos above from Google,~2019

Hazel thinks we went on holiday to Wales, near Bangor in 1953- but maybe 1954?? She will look for photos


Woodfoord Green Primary and, across the common, the church hall which was our final year classroom. . Chris outside the school in 2008