South Norwood High Street Stories

Mick and Ian talk about the local working men's clubs on Manor Road and the Victory Club, recalling the distinctive aroma of the boxing clubs and the 202nd anniversary of the Victory Club celebrated in 2023.In this audio you can hear Mick and Ian.This audio is 4 minutes and 11 seconds long.

Saturday mornings at the Odeon Cinema on Station Road, demolished in the 1960s and the age of the supermarket.In this audio you can hear Richard, Mick and Sheila.This audio is 4 minutes and 51 seconds long.

The beloved Pinch A Pound on High Street was a one-stop-shop for whatever you might need.In this audio you can hear Freda, Ian, Richard.This audio is 1 minute and 32 seconds long.

New businesses have arrived and the high streets are changing, though many favourites stand the test of time.

Residents talk about their schools, from Stanley Technical Boys' musical legacy to being forced to eat celery at Portland Infants and others.

High street green grocer memories, like Marion forgetting her baby sister at Lipton's, Sheila finding her baby covered in flour at Perk's, and Mick's friendship with Hutchins, from Hutchins' Green Grocers on Portland Road.In this audio you can hear Marion, Mick and Sheila.This audio is 5 minutes and 51 seconds long.

Sheila talks about growing up above Hollidge's, a local shoe shop where her father worked, meanwhile John remembers its more recent popularity amongst teenagers for its Doctor Martens range.In this audio you can hear Sheila and John.This audio is 3 minutes and 49 seconds long.