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| Please don't try to advertise products or services in this forum. Thank you. Post or Ask something here in 'Willesden' Willesden Dinsey FamilyMy name is Jon, my Grandad Albert Redvers Dinsey used to sell fruit & veg from his horse & cart, in the Stonebridge, Harlesden area, there were 17 children, my dad's name was Maurice Dinsey, we moved out of Curzon Cresent in 1963 to Basingstoke, i am researching the family tree any info or old photo's would be great Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Jonathan Dinsey 3 Sep Willesden The daytonesany one recall this local willesden band called: The daytones : from the sixtys Post reply -->London Willesden jim 31 Aug Willesden Taylor and SteelWho remembers Jack Taylor or Eddy Steel, Jack went to Canada I think Eddy went to the USA... Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks 26 Aug Willesden Bread and jamDo you remember the Christmas parties at Dudden Hill school? as a kid I was always starving hungry and welcomed the chance to stuff my face with all the grub the Miller boy would bring in(dad was a baker), I would bring in a slice of bread and jam wrapped in newspaper and sling it onto the table of grub as quick as a flash, then eat till I was blown out, funny old thing, the bread and jam butty always got eaten by some one who was even hungry than me,looooooooooool Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks 23 Aug Willesden Tunnels for crooksDo any of you remember The Six Bells Cafe in Neasden Lane?rumour has it that there was a tunnel from the church yard into the cafe and used by highway men like Nick Clegg and Dell Boy Cameron, Ti's only a rumour Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Captain one eyed Morgan 22 Aug Willesden willesdenHi Alan & rita there seems to be some confution who is who in the derek stakes,Iam derek buzzell who used to live in the elms in becketts coal yard and who knew peter wicks and went to dudden hill school, i used to play up beaconsfield road as a youngster, I seem to remember the name rita hopkins and also a girl called jane who used to live up the left hand side,there are so many dereks on this site it gets a bit confusing I have been in touch with peter wicks it was great to talk about old times.by for now. Derek Buzzell Post reply -->London Willesden derek buzzell 22 Aug | These aren't commercial ads below: they are a rotating selection of postings contributed by MoveThat.com users in the last 24h. |
 | Willesden LeggettDoes anyone no the whereabouts of Brian and Jean Leggett, both moved from Craven Park in the 1950s, Brian went to Australia and become a successful businessman, Jean lived in Newmarket and I think she still does, both are my first cousins. Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks 21 Aug Willesden Sylvia Wicks(nee Doe)Does anyone remember Sylvia Doe? who once lived in Curzon Crescent and later 176 North Circular Road, she went to school at Gibbons Road from 1953/57 Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks 20 Aug Willesden Bill LeggettDoes anyone remember my grandfather Bill Leggett, he was a professional boxing referee and ran a boxing club at the Drill Hall in Pound Lane, he had a son called Charles and Joan and my mother Lillian, Charles was a boxing champion and a stable lad for Victor Sassoon at Newmaket... Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks 18 Aug Willesden Peter WicksTrying to make head or tails of this site,been replying to Derek Buzzells blog and getting nothing back, seen some old mates I knew as a kid and one who was in Cyprus in the 50s (Alan Wilebore) we went to Dudden Hill and he lived in Beaconsfield Road and I lived at 451 High Road Willesden Becketts Coal yard(Woodvine Cottage) my email address is: Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks 18 Aug Willesden willesden peter wicksHi Peter guess who? This is derek buzzell.regs brother.we used to play together in becketts coal yard as kids and we knocked about as teen agers with your brothers barry and roy and your sister ieleen,also sylvia married reg.hope you and your family are keeping well,I have been married to iris for 51 years and now live in queensland australia.i dont know if you have noticed a message from me on my willesden.great suprize to see you on the site.hope to hear more from you. all the best from derek buzzell Post reply -->London Willesden derek buzzell 13 Aug ^ Willesden Peter WicksJust got a grip of this fine site Dell,I have set up a site called "The Coal Cart Kids" ,its up and running, just waiting for you..... Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks 18 Aug Willesden Waldron FamilyHi, Looking for info on the Waldron family from around 1940, Mary Jane waldron lived at 25 Ambleside Road Willesden NW10 and got married at Shrine of our Lady of Willesden Nicoll Road Willesden in 1940 to Alfred Tomlinson. Any help greatly appreciated, mail me at Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden chris mallon 12 Aug Willesden richard/agnes blackhad 5 children,agnes/bella/jean/betty/richard. think bella moved to canada,richard joined the navy ,moved to whitley bay, betty used to live at 51A high road. Post reply -->London Willesden 10 Aug Willesden OLD FRIENDSI would love to here any news from any of my old friends from the old days,people like for instance: Alf Weedon, George Berry,Pete Coleman,Derek Farr,Ron Lupton.DoreenTerry,Rene Waite,Shiela and Marion King,Pauline Sheared,and anyone that might remember me. bearing in mind ,we will all be in our seventies happy days though regards. DerekMay Post reply -->London Willesden Derek(Dell) May 30 Jul ^ Willesden Peter WicksWas your dad called Fred May? he owned a lorry repair firm in Becketts Coal Yard Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks 18 Aug ^ Willesden becketts coal yardhello Peter,your right my dad was Fred May and he was at Becketts coal maintaining the lorries. the firm was named Auto Motors and was kept going after Dad died by one of my brothers also named Fred. look forward to any other memories from the good old days., look after yourself ,regards Derek May Post reply -->London Willesden Derek(Dell) May 20 Aug Willesden 83 Barry Road.Does anyone know when Barry Road,Stonebride Park,Willesden was demolished ? Does anyone know of any historical details about this area? Post reply -->London Willesden Colin Horne. 19 Jul Willesden Do you remember the EnglefieldsDo you remember us, Roger and Chas from Villiers Road, Willesden. We went to Little Saint Andrews, Big Saint Andrews opposite the police station, and then to Dudden Hill School back in the year 1962. We would love to hear from you. Post reply -->London Willesden Roger 13 Jul ^ WillesdenWillesden London WillesdenI attended Willesden County Grammer School from 1953 until 1960 - after University and teaching at Parliament Hill Comprejhensive School, I emigrated to Vienna Austria. Does the school still exist? Are there any classmates who still rememebr me - Elizabeth Enfield. I have an e-mail address and would be delighted to hear from anyone from my class ... Post reply -->London Willesden enfield260941@live.de 19 Jun Willesden The old RagI remember the rag and bone man who use to come round with his old horse and cart and if you gave him a bag of rags he would give you a pint of Cockles Winkles or shrimps to have for tea it was the high light of the week,especially if we had real butter on the bread to eat them but mum use to make me go behind the nag to pick up his poo to put on the garden,does anyone else remember. divine_tarot @virginbroadband.com.au Post reply -->London Willesden Maureen 15 Jun Willesden born in willesdenThis site brought back my childhood and teenage years brilliant Post reply -->London Willesden Dinane Forster 29 May Willesden willesden . . .If you are from willesden or were from willesden nw10 or nw2 go to facebook & look up born in willesden . . . it's fascinating . . . Post reply -->London Willesden paulcox23@gmail.com 22 May ^ Willesden Becketts Coal YardDoes anyone remember Becketts coal yard of the 1940s and onwards until the DIY store was built. Two houses were on this massive site, Woodvine Cottage and the big mansion house of The Elms. Shire horses were stabled in the yard and were used to pull the coal carts all around Willesden Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden Peter Wicks mypoetshand@tiscal 12 Aug ^ Willesden HOW ARE YOUPeter Sylivia's daughter Deborah here. I had a call from Derek Buzzell this morning in Aus and he said you had posted to My Willesden. Going to school at St Marys, Pound Lane and Willesden County Grammar - most of the area is now unrecognisable but the memories do not fade. Let us know what you are up to these days and if you still live in Sandy? I live in Northamptonshire. Deborah Buzzell (now Moorhouse-Young) Post reply -->London Willesden 14 Aug Willesden Genealogy researchLooking for descendants of Dennis May and Louisa Jane May (about 1899) . 2 Children- Charles Frederick and Louisa Jane . Family resided in Willesden. Dennis May was a hackney coach driver. Born in Buckinghamshire in1863. my email is: Mail-me Post reply -->London Willesden freda 16 May Willesden Willesden dudden hill schoolHi Derek (Dell) I have just read your letter about the runaway horse I remember that well,it was on coal deliverys Ithink in colin road when it bolted for home out onto the high road it tried to get into the gate of the yard thats when it hit the wall of the house thet was called woodbine cottage I think your dad may have stopped it there. I dont know if you remember any of the wicks family that lived in woodbine cottage.I also went to dudden hill lane school from 1943 untill I left at 14 I am now 72 and live in queensland Australia. my wife comes from neasden. Its great to talk to you who knows about beckets yard and the horses. as you say great memories. All the best derek also called (dell) Post reply -->London Willesden derek buzzell 16 May ^ Willesden runaway horsehello Derek,just a quick thankyou for taking the trouble to reply to my letter.I now live in Southampton and wish you and your family a happy life in Aussie, kind regards Audrey and Dell May Post reply -->London Willesden Derek(Dell) May 1 Jun ^ WillesdenHi Derek My name is Alan Wilebore I lived in Beaconsfield Rd. I married Rita Hopkins who also lived in Beaconsfield Rd we both remember you. I went to school with Peter Wicks ,we are the same age, at both St Marys and Dudden Hill. I can remember the fire that took place in the coal yard stables some time in the 1940's. The coal yard and the cottage are no more the last time we visted Willesden it was a D I Y store. Alan Post reply -->London Willesden Alan Wilebore 22 Jul |