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Perivale Maternity Hospital
A Memory of Perivale.
I too was born at the Perivale maternity hospital in 1949, and at the time we lived in a prefab at Gurnell Grove somewhere near Cuckoo Hill I think, if anyone has photos of these prefabs perhaps you could email me one on: [email protected]. The hospital is no longer there and they have built houses on the site now. I'm not sure when this happened but I think it was in the late 1980ss. If anybody is looking for records from the hospital I would imagine you would have to apply to North Middlesex Hospital. The Hoover Building still stands in its full glory as it always has done but is now a bloody Tesco's. Still at least they haven't touched the front of the building (I don't think they are allowed too as it's now a monument). I was at Gurnell Grove till I was 3 years of age and then the council moved us into a nice house (with a bath!) in Townson Avenue, Northolt Grange off Kingshill Avenue. I have so many memories of those days I really could write a book! I am willing to share with anybody who wants to share, email me or just write on this page.
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through the drains into the road and we would don wellies and splash about.
I went on the push and pull to Ealing Swimming baths for lessons. My brother and I would go to St Mary’s church Perivale on Sunday mornings to join our aunts for the service. My brother would look for lost golf balls on the links, and if we had any money we would head for the shop at the crossroads (the Western Avenue was hardly developed) and feed a machine for some sweets, gum I presume. The gardens at Gurnell Grove seemed large, but my parents also had an allotment, probably where the swimming pool is. The Coronation in 1953 was royally celebrated, with a fancy dress parade and decorated bicycle competition. My Queen of Hearts dress was made of parachute silk (or so it was claimed) my brother was a pirate - costumes made by my mother, who made all my dresses. We were kept warm with jumpers, cardigans, scarves and gloves knitted by an aunt. But oh, elastic keeping your long socks up was a nightmare in winter as it dug into cold legs making them sore - Germolene was applied. Ouch.
In November 1956 we said goodbye to Middlesex and moved to Cheshire as my father got a job with the newly formed Granada TV in Manchester; we visited regularly as long as our remaining relatives were alive; my surviving aunt leaving in 1983 to be nearer our family. I last visited 4 years ago after a break of 30years or so, it was a shock to see how BUSY the roads are, but lovely to see St Mary’s church still standing, the Millet Arms, Perivale Library and the Community Centre building. My aunts’ cottage had been modernised and enlarged, the Ballot Box still stands and Horsenden Hill still a landmark.