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by park_town
Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:06 am
Forum: Member's Short Stories
Topic: KIWI, McDonald's/Oliver's/Hamilton's
Replies: 29
Views: 481593

Re: KIWI, McDonald's/Oliver's/Hamilton's

My Dear kiwi,
You have been conspicuous by your absence.
Wishing you the courage to face the days ahead; hold the loving memories of your good lady in your heart, forever.
by park_town
Wed Apr 02, 2025 9:45 am
Forum: General Postings
Topic: DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?
Replies: 184
Views: 1290907

Re: DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?

Years back I worked nearby in Strand. I would made an effort to leave just before four 'clock so I would pass by Saint Clement’s, just to hear the Oranges and Lemons, peeling.
by park_town
Thu Mar 27, 2025 11:41 am
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: PORTLAND STREET.
Replies: 2
Views: 10649

Re: PORTLAND STREET.

1854 Julia Jane, my grand aunt, died aged 5 weeks, bur 5 Nov, was living Portland street
by park_town
Sun Mar 02, 2025 3:30 pm
Forum: Docklands and Waterways
Topic: Grand Surrey Canal
Replies: 44
Views: 295752

Re: Grand Surrey Canal

nice to see these "out of area" posts,
keep 'em coming, please
by park_town
Mon Dec 30, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: ALBION STREET,ROTHERHITHE.
Replies: 30
Views: 80550

Re: ALBION STREET,ROTHERHITHE.

Thanks for keeping us filled with our daily photos, Kiwi - much appreciated by all of us silent lurkers :-)


Hear! Hear!
:O)
by park_town
Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:51 pm
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: St Georges Circus
Replies: 13
Views: 23067

Re: St Georges Circus

Hello kiwi Ray, Ha, all what you said sounds just like me. Instead of MS Word - which I use a lot for words - I use irfanview for images, esp when I want to enlarge/ magnify stuff: https://www.irfanview.com/ What is the source of your wonderful collection of pictures; do you own paper copies — or pe...
by park_town
Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: St Georges Circus
Replies: 13
Views: 23067

Re: St Georges Circus

Hello kiwi, wonderful pictures, as usual. Trouble is they are a bit Small for me to view clearly; and they don't enlarge when clicked like some sites do. With my olde eyes they are hard to see any detail. I am interested in this neighbourhood, and especially the advert on the side of the tram. Are y...
by park_town
Mon Dec 09, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Buildings & Streets
Topic: Pages Walk
Replies: 45
Views: 171108

Re: Pages Walk

what a great picture made even better with the background story...thanks for bothering to post this.
this is similar, but east end
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4452460368103105&set=a.1762924677056701
by park_town
Sun Dec 08, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: General Postings
Topic: DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?
Replies: 184
Views: 1290907

Re: DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?

My Mum thought we were "all a lump of sugar" when bouncing me on her knee in the very early 1950s.
Goodness knows what that's all about.
by park_town
Sun Dec 08, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: General Postings
Topic: DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?
Replies: 184
Views: 1290907

Re: DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?

:D

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