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Dairy on Goodrich Road (many years ago)


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I would imagine it was the one on Goodrich just around the corner from Crystal Palace Road - it was there until quite recently (gone for maybe 18 months now, has been converted into residential accommodation). It was diagonally opposite the Castle Pub.
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Ihave just spoken to my 97 y/o mum who was born in goodrich rd and she said opposite the castle pub was the bakers where they cooked on the premises and my grandad went over there for a hot crusty loaf every morning, i remember that when i used to stay with my grandparents, from what my mum can remember the dairy was on the the corner down from where mortons is,after that was when freda dee and her brother had it as a grocery store.
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The dairy was a shop with an alleyway where they kept the milk push carts opposite the castle.

The Bakers was called Noeths at the outbereak of war their window were broken as people thought they were Germans. The ovens extended out under the forecourt we as kids used to sit there to keep warm.

On the other corner was Lashams we called it the Oil Shop he sold hardwere.

The Greengrocers a little down was called Stallards.

There were six shops on Goodrich and Landleds Road crossing, A Greengrocer called Wills Two Offlicences a Grocers A very small newspaper Shop, and a Boot Repaires behind the off licence towards Barry road.

The little sweetshop in Heber Road was called Dons.

There were also other real large Dairies, one was United Daries on the corner of L/L and Melbourne Grove Opposite Police Station with the Delivery carts at the back, the milk came in big urns. Hills Dairies was in Hindmans Road, I remember those Green Carts Loads of them. There was also a few doors along a garage where Singer Sewing Machines garaged their many Green Vans.

Nortcross Road hed an Icecream shop called Guilianos corner opposite the school, If you looked Regens Mens shop window he came out and took you in, I did not mind as at that time I liked Guards clothing and if he thought he had made a sale I got it a little cheaper.

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Hi computedshorty, that's all really interesing. Don't suppose you know what shops were on the next crossroads down, ie the Landcroft Road/Goodrich Road crossroads just before Goodrich hits Lordship Lane? I think the white corner house was a sweet shop, but I can't find out what my house (the other ex-corner shop, the bricky one) was - I know it was a grocers in late 1800s, and an office and pottery in the 1980's, but can't find anyone who remembers what it was in between times. Our builders think the shop door was originally on the corner, and there's signs of outbuildings in the back yard.
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Hi the cross roads at Goodrich Road / Landcroft Road was A Grocery shop called Fletchers with a double gate to Goodrich, The shop on the other corner a Sweetshop called Mertons, opposite Second house towards L/L wise Hines the Builders whose back yard was in Landcroft Road, The other corner had a partly rebuilt pair of houses that had a fence made of wooden scaffold boards stood on end,outside was a Postal box, when it was the end of the war the fences go piled in the middle of the cross roads and burnt as a bonfire, the mergarine in the grocers window melted with the heat, and the post box got all the paint burnt off, I remember my brother in the army writing from somewhere abroad saying his letter was all charred.

I often wonder if the families I knew still live in the adjoing houses, in Goodrich No3 The Woods No 7 The O'brians No 10 the Hardleys Clarence his mum used to come out in the road with a tablespoon of Fish oil and poured it down his throat, no wonder he used to crap himself. No 20 the Howdens No 28 The Morgans No 40 the Westons No 42 the Horgans No 37 the Greys No 47 the Bakers No 51 the Uttons,I have not met up with any of those in sixty years.

In Landcroft lived The Biggs The Bowens The Davises, My school chum Norman Luff who got his legs smashed when the bomb dropped between our houses, there was an Off Licence on the corner of Thompson Road named Crosses, and a Grocers Dallimors.

The houses on the left were two storied the right were three except where they replaced the bombed houses with just two stories.

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Wow, what a brilliant memory. I have an 85 year old friend in Hindmans Road who tells me lots of interesting things about what Nunhead and Rye Lane used to be like, but she couldn't remember this area, so thank you computedshorty for filling in the gaps. So that's where we live. We work in the shop area now, nice to think of people popping in for a pound of sugar! You certainly knew a lot of people. We've been here about 5 years now and I find it still a really friendly community, and know many more neighbours than I did in 20 years of living near Loughborough Junction. I don't know any of the names you mention though. Will think of your post box story every time I use it...
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Hi Computedshortly,

Just started to read the forum and found your stories of Goodrich Road. In the tread about a dairy in Goodrich Road you asked if any of the locals you remember still live locally. Well the Morgan?s of No. 28 Goodrich still do; I'm one of them. Ada and Stan were my grandparents and Peter was my dad. My mum moved back and now lives in Crystal Palace Road near the Castle. I recognise one other name; the Grey?s. From what I remember Les Grey passed away about five years ago and his wife Margaret was working at Dulwich Hospital until she retired about the same time.

I will ask my mum for her memories of Crystal Palace Road & Goodrich.

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Hello Ian.

Doubt if you remember me. John died and Bill died a short time after of a broken heart as his mum Ada had asked him to look after him after his devorce, he had lived facing the Crystal Palace Road Police Station they moved to Hull Court near the George Canning. Bill was my Best Man, he and John were drunk for days our cars were left outside St Clements Church Friern Road for days.

Your dad Peter was living in Casino Av Red Post Hill he tried to contact me of their death, I did not find out for two years as I had long moved away. Your mum is French her brother often came over to see them in his Police uniform.

Your Grand Dad Stan was a short man he was in the Army.

Good to hear from you my quest is now complete.

Speak Later.

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