Lighten up John. On second thoughts it was'nt pennies I put on the tracks . It was farthings. Pennies were too hard to come by in the early thirties...
... As another old Romford steam nostalgic - my father used to regularly take me to the railway footbridge off Victoria Road to watch the Britannias go through...
Hello Folks: Wondering if anyone has had any luck with the "history"/ background/ geneology of the RYDINGs from Maypole Cottage - Harold and Joyce ... she died...
Strikes me, that too many people on here, used to have far too much money and too little sense during their younger years. Trespassing on Railway premises...
Phil et al Glad to see that some of us still appreciate the wonder of steam. If you appreciate preserved steam, I have a photo web-site (containing 3000...
'.....For those of us that remember the steam locomotive days, and the site of the Britannia locomotives. No 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" has recently been restored...
That brought back some memories. The sight of those beautiful Brittania locos thundering past as my friends and I stood by the track on the Jutsum's lane...
Phil, et all For thos of us that remember the steam locomotive days, and the site of the Britannia locomotives. No 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" has recently been...
Have located his personal email address at last, so all is well, Thanks, Peggy ... From: biffo1963@... To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
Thanks Mike for your prompt reply ... we were hoping to hook up with him either in Oakville or TO. TO would have worked for Terry, but did not work for us I am...
Hi Peggy, Terry is doing fine, I just had an e-mail from him on Saturday after a very pleasant but very too short a visit with him when he toured the US and...
... Peggy, Terry's still out there and posting regularly on the RLSOldBoys site - I'm sure you'll be hearing from him shortly ! John Bailey, Milton Keynes ... ...
Has ANYONE had any news of Terry Ha. during or since his trip? Hoping he is OK. Peggy, Ontario, Canada [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
If you find his address let me know - and I'll check for you. In our "small" town alone (Oakville) we have 170,000 people! Peggy ... From: Bernie Fynn To:...
Many thanks to all who have given me information on Maypole Cottage (Gobions Manor property) ... very helpful. Now a new, but related challenge, one which I...
Small world; I attended Havering road school before we moved to Chadwell Heath in the mid thirties. The only name I remember is Ann Jones and I never saw or...
Hi Peggy, I live in TeAwamutu just south of Hamilton. I have a cousin in Canada but I cannot find his address at the moment.I think he lives around you . His...
Thanks for the info' ... useful! We had the equivalent, with the wind chill, of minus 6 last night. (Winter is a-comin' in!) Peggy Ontario Canada ... From:...
Bernie: Out of curiousity - what part of NZ do you live in - we have had three trips there, last in 2008, and plan a fourth. Have a sister-in-law in Murrays...
My father worked for fords at dagenham, I think in the thirtys'.His name was Harry Fynn and came from Rainham. Bernie, New Zealand ... From: Harry Hartshorne...
Mentioning Whalebone Lane reminds me of my youth when I attended Whalebone school in Chadwell Heath. Whalebone Lanewas just a block away from our house on...
Hi Peggy, Diana, Ivan and all, ... Google Maps - what a good idea! For those who might not know, much of Romford is covered by 'street view', so you have a 360...
Hi Peggy, I believe what you are looking for is "Maypole Manor" on Collier Row Road between Hog Hill Road and Whalebone Lane on the left hand side, It has one...
Hi Peggy, Check these sites out: _http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=9478_ (http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=9478) looks like it ...
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Thank you all for your replies. I could well be mistaken about access thro' the round arch as I was probably around 6 or 7 years old. (1946-1947). It probably...
Hello Folks: Seldom do I ask for help, however! Details please, pictures + current and old history in full, if you know MAYPOLE COTTAGE, COLLIER ROW ROAD. I...
Dear all, I've been interviewed about Romford's history for Link FM community radio! The show went out on Thursday evening, and the interview has been made...
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