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When I was a young child - early 1950s - my mother, instead of dragging me around Brixton market, would occasionally ring the changes with a trip to Streatham, Bromley or Croydon - all in those days considerably up-market from Brixton. My favourite was Croydon, mainly because of Kennards department store, which offered pony rides for children.

How things have changed for all three of those venues - but none more so than Croydon.

 

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Originally posted by JRW2

When I was a young child - early 1950s - my mother, instead of dragging me around Brixton market, would occasionally ring the changes with a trip to Streatham, Bromley or Croydon - all in those days considerably up-market from Brixton. My favourite was Croydon, mainly because of Kennards department store, which offered pony rides for children.

How things have changed for all three of those venues - but none more so than Croydon.

My Mum worked in Kennards. Good old store with a fabulous Soda Bar where they made a fabulous Knickerbocker Glory and jam waffles.

 

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Back in the day Friday nights in the beer Keller. Christ had some bloody good laughs, then staggering home through the whitgift centre.

 

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View Cucking Funt's Profile Cucking Funt Flag Clapham on the Back 02 Mar 21 2.47pm Send a Private Message to Cucking Funt Add Cucking Funt as a friend

Left Wallington a couple of years ago and I am NEVER going back.

 


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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Online Flag Croydon 02 Mar 21 3.02pm Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

A man who is tired of Croydon is tired of life.

But then aren't we all...

 

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Flag Horsham 02 Mar 21 3.29pm Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by NEILLO

And now, over to Tom The Eagle...

 

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Flag Horsham 02 Mar 21 3.31pm Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by esox lucius

Back in the day Friday nights in the beer Keller. Christ had some bloody good laughs, then staggering home through the whitgift centre.

Used to spend many a Friday night in there, good times

 

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Originally posted by Cucking Funt

Left Wallington a couple of years ago and I am NEVER going back.

Do you have a banning order then?

 

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Originally posted by JRW2

When I was a young child - early 1950s - my mother, instead of dragging me around Brixton market, would occasionally ring the changes with a trip to Streatham, Bromley or Croydon - all in those days considerably up-market from Brixton. My favourite was Croydon, mainly because of Kennards department store, which offered pony rides for children.

How things have changed for all three of those venues - but none more so than Croydon.

Yes you have reminded me of the pony rides, weren’t they down the alleyway at the side?

 

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I grew up in West Wickham, which is but a shortish bus ride to Croydon.

If the Swap Shop was still there I'd leave my rural idyll and move back to the area like a shot.

Edited by Pete53 (02 Mar 2021 3.53pm)

 

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Originally posted by Spiderman

Yes you have reminded me of the pony rides, weren’t they down the alleyway at the side?

I wish I could say I remember, but the passage of nearly 70 years has wiped out that detail. Strange, given that it was such a treat.

 

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View chris123's Profile chris123 Flag hove actually 02 Mar 21 4.18pm Send a Private Message to chris123 Add chris123 as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

Yes you have reminded me of the pony rides, weren’t they down the alleyway at the side?

I've got a memory of rides passing by the Alms-houses.

 

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