by peckhamsociety | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane
From: Mike Mills by email I remember the Choumert Road Market, and the wonderful atmosphere at Christmas, during the late 50s and early 60s. In those days the stalls would stay open until late at night, with people leaving it until the last minute to get a cheap...
by peckhamsociety | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane
From: Iris Gardener Mottingham I always enjoy getting the magazine – it brings back so many memories of my 50 years in Peckham. I was so pleased to see the photos of the Heaton Arms and Co-operative House as I lived in Sternhall Lane. Everything was close at...
by peckhamsociety | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane
From: Alan Crout by email Whilst reading the letters on the society’s website, I noticed one from Audrey McCall of Hastings asking if anyone remembered Arthur’s newsagents on the corner of Queen’s Road and Pemell’s Place. I remember Arthur Baker very well as I...
by peckhamsociety | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane
From: Stan Spencer by email To the best of my recollection (1930s to 1950s) there was not a market as such in Bournemouth Road. However, there were a couple of stalls at the Rye Lane end of the road, one of which was a farm stall run by people called Taylor. There was...
by peckhamsociety | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane
From: Mrs June Brown (née Wilks) Preston Each edition of Peckham Society News gives me more and more pleasure. I would like to thank all concerned for the hard work involved in putting it all together. As a child living in Cator Street, I went with my mum to get our...
by peckhamsociety | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane
From: Frank Staples Cheltenham GL52 I well remember an Italian family who kept a sweet shop on the corner of Archdale Road and North Cross Road in East Dulwich in the 1930s. I think their name was Gulliano; they were very well known in the area. Ice cream was made in...