One of the best Woody Allen quotes........"I was sitting there chatting with some of my old friends, and when one of them said 'Do you remember when, I knew it was time to go"
Ah! The old smokey Valley, when you could stroll around the ground at half time. After the game the old man would take me to see cartoons at a cinema up town.
Only being able to buy school uniform from Eric Thomas in Bexleyheath, not Asda, tesco, poundshop or anywhere else.
You just reminded me that the Abbey Wood Comprehensive School uniform could only be bought from the Co-op or Cuffs in Woolwich.. The Co-op uniform came with a separate school badge which had to be sewn or pressed on; the Cuffs badge was integral to the fabric. Anybody remember the huge Christmas trees that Cuffs and Co-op had on their awnings every December? Used to love Woolwich when I was a little boy; the open and covered markets, the old ferry approach; the Odeon and ABC cinemas.My Mum says there were 5 cinemas in Woolwich when she was young. When MacDonald's opened their first UK outlet they said they chose Woolwich because it was a "typical English town". God help us if it still is!
Remembering Cuffs of Woolwich!
Lived in Bexleyheath until I was 5. If my mum couldn't get something she wanted in The Broadway, we'd be off on the bus to Woolwich for a nose around the market and into Cuffs. Her other favourite expedition was to Lewisham to go to Chiesmans.
There was another Department Store - Garretts. Remember looking in the window of Sidney Ross the toy shop in Powis Street and envying any kids who got toys from there.
Only being able to buy school uniform from Eric Thomas in Bexleyheath, not Asda, tesco, poundshop or anywhere else.
You just reminded me that the Abbey Wood Comprehensive School uniform could only be bought from the Co-op or Cuffs in Woolwich.. The Co-op uniform came with a separate school badge which had to be sewn or pressed on; the Cuffs badge was integral to the fabric. Anybody remember the huge Christmas trees that Cuffs and Co-op had on their awnings every December? Used to love Woolwich when I was a little boy; the open and covered markets, the old ferry approach; the Odeon and ABC cinemas.My Mum says there were 5 cinemas in Woolwich when she was young. When MacDonald's opened their first UK outlet they said they chose Woolwich because it was a "typical English town". God help us if it still is!
Can't believe I forgot the 3rd cinema that was still around when I was a boy, The Granada. Later a Bingo Hall (still?) Saw Mary Poppins there in 1964 and the queues were round the block to the old ferry approach! The Stones played there, also in '64, but sadly I was too young for that.
Waiting for teletext to scroll round to see the football scores.
God it was frustrating when the page would load on the scores you'd want but would move to page 2/8 before you'd get the chance to see what it actually is... Did anyone else constantly press and unpress Hold to try and speed it up?
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With respect to SuedeAdidas.
Nostalgia's not what it was.
After the game the old man would take me to see cartoons at a cinema up town.
@iainment and @SuedeAdidas - sorry fellas, should have clarified. It was my grey chest pube. My missus has been waxing her chest since she was twelve.
Not surprising really, it was like Grace Brothers and so badly run. They employed me for a start.
Just in case anyone missed it first time around, go to thread SE18: Impressions of a London suburb (1964) ....
Later a Bingo Hall (still?)
Saw Mary Poppins there in 1964 and the queues were round the block to the old ferry approach!
The Stones played there, also in '64, but sadly I was too young for that.