Anyone out there remember the tennis Club at the junction of East Bank and Holmleigh Road, Stamford Hill in the 1960s?
The red ochre courts were run/owned by the Abrahams family, one of whom (first name escapes me) used to play.
There was a lovely chap who used to compile a league table every week based on the wins/losses each player had in the preceding seven days, taking into account the rank of the player competed against.
He had a computerised brain!
The rush to look at the new table posted on the notice board each week was something to behold.
Two of the players I remember were Eric Rosenfeld and Jack Harris.
I once played there in the London County Council tennis tournament against a highly seeded player and beat him by playing a series of drop volleys. He wasn't too pleased!
Mervyn Gilbert
Did any people from the hill 1969-1970 go to the waste ( kingsland rd ) shopping or getting apple fritters and hot orange/blackcurrant ?? .I miss those days and the Freund's from that era
Be happy and healthy ,keepsafe
Hi all , my maiden name was Marilyn Freedman , I lived in Broad Common Estates Upper Clapton before emigrating with my family to Ausralia in 1960
I went to Mount Pleasant secondary school
My good friend was Sylvia Alofsky , I can't find her , does anyone know her
Does anyone remember me
My email ...marilynrodgerson@gmail .com
hi, my mother, also was at stamford hill home and i was born at the hospital . looking for people who know more about it, i know some, finally trying to trace my father.
I have sent you an email. Do you happen to remember a girl named Bettine? She had a daughter named Katrina Jane and gave her up for adoption. Bettine is desperate to find her. She was at St Mary’s in April 1963. Thank you in advance.
I have sent you an email. Do you happen to remember a girl named Bettine? She was there from April 1963 and had a little girl she had to give up for adoption that she named Katrina Jane.
I was in St Mary's in 1966 I had my son in Hackney hospital. I remember the nuns would let us watch the World Cup. Thankfully I was able to keep my Peter and he is now a grandfather. My name then was Mary Giddings from Peterborough. Sister Melier was sister superior
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ALIVE & WELL FOR HE S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW & SO SAY ALL OF US
ALIVE & WELL PIP ///// FOR HE S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW & SO SAY ALL OF US
yep i did it my way pip NO HAND OUTS ==SORRY
any one still alive
bo-boo be doo
Some of the names crop upon Facebook the is a page
(we grew up at Stamford Hill ) or something quite similar it deals with the past and the memories that people like to share maybe you could look in possibly link up with some old and not so old friends
Live longer g happy and healthy
Yddy
There I go with the is type again
Some of the names crop upon Facebook the is a page
(we grew up at Stamford Hill ) or something quite similar it deals with the past and the memories that people like to share maybe you could look in possibly link up with some old and not so old friends
Live longer g happy and healthy
Yddy
There I go with the is type again
My name is Mary Wharton (Giddings) I was at St Mary's April to August 1966. Sister Superior was Sister Melier. There was a Sister Deborah Mary who became my sins Godmother. He was baptised in the chapel at the home. If you were there at that time please get in touch
I had my son at St Mary's in 1966 with the wonderful nuns of Csmv (Wantage was their convent) If anyone was there at that time would love to hear from you. I kept my sin who us now 52 and a grandfather
boom boom boom
I was at Stamford Hill from 1952 to 1956. I would love to
Hear from people who were there at the time.
I still remember the names of the persons
who were in my classes. My teachers were Miss
Fee and Mr Gray.
Raymond Raven
hi people still no sign of the ladies what about a nice hello for old times sake hope all are well and staying warm ,,, hey stamfordhill champions share the bagels & happiness ,,,, eddy have you forgotten your name ??give us a bite of the oll shmalts 10, 4
wrong,.....he who laughs last doesn't get the joke.
THE REASON of British fall sir ? still nice to hear from you eddy in cognitive form ,,to spite lots of ignorant uninformed British,,, America has never been in better form lots of jobs gas prices down ,and massive bonus’s to every working person to include affordable mortgage rates ,sun is here again yep taking English tea out side & thin cucumber sarneys thinking of poor old sods having to struggle with their pensions being shared with scum ball infiltration , would you fight for your once owned country ???? ,,,HMM ,,DON’T THINK SO ,,AY WHAT
poor old jolly England has a whole pack of cards but no TRUMPS I raise you on that
new years greetings brothers ,no snow little chilly under arches ,//substitute for youth // yes being allowed to grow into skin gracefully & enjoy senior benefits ,,its a blessing getting ready to go & not see what is happening to gods creation being made a mockery all the wickedness seems to be coming to a head ,,, seems few will survive the heavenly delights ,he who laughs last in gratitude shall enter eternal happiness //POOR OLD JOLLY ENGLAND
Is there anything better than your youth
it seems that one or two people leaving the room will kill the party, there have been efforts made to restore this page to its former glory of three or our years back but sadly people no longer wish to recall their youth
I can only hope that their lives are filled with something even better than their youth
you making snowballs...or sunbathing?
Sounds more like the "Gettysburg Address"..well done well said.
All of us who had the privilege and pleasure of living and growing up in the "HILL" and contributing and sharing emotions, anecdotes and memories - it was fun, but as someone has said... 'its Goodbye from me - goodbye from him and goodbye from all the others"
Hope 2018 is great .......if not at least OK x
So it's good bye from me 'n goodbye from him
oh, naughty, naughty
me thinks , your thinking only comes from Your blank mind ,, ONLY COMPARISON MATCH UP
HO me thinks its the ladies trying to say some thing in upper blank spaces
as a side note clissold park is still a home or lovers rabbits and deer I might visit soon to see I any o the engravings on the trees are still readable
live long happy and healthy
ydde
What about any old packets of three.
glad evidence of lovers promises have disappeared now i can rest easy still no news from edgware ladies .. hows my good friend eddy ??hope he enjoyed norfolk on holliday x mass here already hope west end puts on great show ,here always bright lights & plenty of food & cheers , shame lades & lasses have taken a powder ,anyway hope they are all well and warm around fire place with plenty to eat & drink sure one day we will all meet up & still be good friends // GOD BLESS TO ALL,,,of US stamford hill crowd ,hope the new wave enjoy like we did springfield park /pip
OK!?
oh, thanks for that.
Springfield Park Bandstand still standing!
OK - not original - all etched on names and scratched messages gone but Bandstand still a monument to us ex Hill kids........well, once upon a long time ago, we were kids!
Springfield Park Bandstand still standing! OK - replaced - stuck on chewing gum gone! Scratched on names and messages gone but Bandstand (OK not original) but still a monument ......to us ex Hill kids (well, we were kids once)!?
I was in the home at the same time October 1960 My son was born on New Years Eve. I remember some of the girls, Paulette and Elizabeth, who Ithink came from Reading. I think she had lovely red hairs. the girls were all lovely, sadly in the same plight as myself then.
I can be found
I wrote sometime back to you, John. I am really hoping that as time has passed that you have some comfort. Life is so short that I hope your birth mother Jacqueline is now in your life.
Anne Hibberd
I can tell "you ain't nothing but a hound dog"
conformation on Elvis was Jewish when his tight trousers accidentally tore apart showing his ram- a dam-a ding dong
But Costello didn't wear Blue Suede Shoes..
the elvis in the shtipp was Costello not Presley elvis p was to scared to perform in the uk
Once nudged Elvis, he gave me a rucking in the shtipp.
He said whatever you do just stay off my blue suede shoes.
I said sorry ELV. Won't happen again. Never spoke to me again.
Thank you very much....shul in the morning...park in the afternoon..!
i would like to extend my sincere wishes for jewish new year to my comrades of the immortal stamfordhill may you all be blessed with all you wish yourself s
E MAIL TOO ALMIGHTY ----GOD @ GMAIL,COM if no reply please leave message
Yes I remember him in Egerton Rd cheder and Shul.
He used to blow the shofar and always had his tsitsis hanging out.
just a matter of interest ,,did you know ELVIS PRESLEY was Jewish according to jewish law if you are born from a Jewish mother that makes you a jew if you think i am joking look up records ???
yes we all made it out because we stayed in ???
stayed & faced music . no damage around my property thanks for heads up /PIP ,,,, STAND UP AND FIGHT BOY TILL YOU HEAR THE BELL
Did you , wife and dog make it out ok?
Well explained !
it should have read" load trump " definitely not lord
sorry about that
thanks for those wonderful suggestions on wind power also good wishes // pip //always a s hill boy ,even the strongest hurricane can not defeat me because ,, the NASHOOMA of my wonderful parents is wrapped around me ,defying the evil like a shield .even though i walk trough the valley i will defy the devil just like the few ignorant bloggers talking nonsense about Alzheimer ,,TO the best of the best stanfordillions ///a new word in the oxford dictionary // i will survive to play in the sunshine another day and send my best wishes still miss conversation with edgware dollies
sorry, say that again.
to really settle the situation in north v lord tump on to a plane and drop him on their leader
What a great idea. Why on Earth hasn't anyone else thought of that. It must be a first. A "Hillboy" special.
why not turn on loads of industrial blowers and send Irma to north v
Stay safe, batten down the hatches, and as Churchill said
"we can take it"
nothing wrong with Norfolk sport i was evacuated during war time ,very happy time as large expanses of fields & animals up ging yong was just up my ally /still the hottest months here in America reached 115 on my roof but only stays for mid day then comes torrential rain ,makes my acreage look like Springfield park ,must put up band stand ha ha still nice to play guitar on deck i made for dreaming about good times ,some one wrote ,was i responsible for so many babies born ?? condoms where expensive in those days in the 50 to 60 s //who knows //pip GOD BLESS ALL HERE still looking out for those wonderful ladies to say hi