Born British Mother's and Babies Hospital Woolwich, lived Charlton at Victoria Way, then Cherry Orchard Estate (Blaker Court then Fairlawn Court), moved to Blackheath Standard, then to Welling. Lived on and off in Singapore and Frankfurt, now in Welling again.
Born, Abingdon Berkshire, Now part of Oxfordshire. Moved to Charlton at eighteen months, then Belvedere, have lived the last 26 years in the Bexley Borough side of Thamesmead with an Erith address (Don't ask me ask Royal Mail!)
Born St Nicholas Hospital, Plumstead ....... now a housing estate apparently.
Brought up mostly in ".....Welling Kent, la la la" Went to Westwood Scrubs skool.
In Danson Park caught tadpoles and minows with fishing nets and took them home in jam jars. Went down back alleys scrumping for apples from people's gardens.
Used to let off fireworks as a kid in Oxleas Woods. Played a lot of football at Falconwood Fields.
Trundled up Shooters Hill at 20 mph on an ancient 89 bus to get to The Valley.
When I lived in Springfields/Elliscombe mount estates, we used to think that Danson park was going to the 'country' Oggy......
I live in 'exile' in Bexley village for my sins!, dreaming of a past that probably never existed!...... like most romantics.
In Danson Park caught tadpoles and minows with fishing nets and took them home in jam jars. Went down back alleys scrumping for apples from people's gardens.
Born Plumstead, brought up in Barnehurst and North Heath, lived in Deptford, Lewisham, Mottingham, elmstead Woods, Welling, Thamesmead, Hither Green, Penge, Rochester, Bexleyheath, Foots Cray, Cliffe, Belvedere and Dartford
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I work at DRI in Donny. We make the world small us lifers!
Erith.
Ended up down sunny Reigate way via Abbey Wood, Meopham and Sutton. Now looking to 'downsize' and head Epsom way.
Born in Rochester, moved to Bexley aged 1, then aged 9 moved to Tunbridge Wells, where spent 17 years becoming thoroughly bourgeois.
Barnet for the last 15 years.
Brought up mostly in ".....Welling Kent, la la la"
Went to Westwood Scrubs skool.
In Danson Park caught tadpoles and minows with fishing nets and took them home in jam jars.
Went down back alleys scrumping for apples from people's gardens.
Used to let off fireworks as a kid in Oxleas Woods.
Played a lot of football at Falconwood Fields.
Trundled up Shooters Hill at 20 mph on an ancient 89 bus to get to The Valley.
Grew up in Downham
Now live in Mottingham
;o)
Born Pembury
Live Coventry (via Eltham, Wincanton, Yeovil, Exeter, Newcastle, Bath, Birmingham & Oxford)
Born in the Old Greenwich Hospital (St Alfrege's) live in Lee, via Charlton, Downham, New Cross, Lewisham, Catford and Mottingham!
Born at home in Higham, lived in Gravsend, Aylesford, New Hythe, Barming, Westerham, Manchester, Pitsea and now Sunny Canvey Island.
Born at St Nicholas's Hospital in Plumstead, which was knocked down for 'community' housing....
Now reside on the 'Wood.
Born Gillingham, Kent
Live Hockley, Essex
Born St Nicholas' Hospital Plumstead 1964. Now in Aylesbury, Bucks.
Apparently it started life as the local Workhouse!
I've found an old picture: