January, named after Janus; typically depicted with two faces, one looking to the future and one looking to the past. At SNTB, we are no different and want to create a living history of our wonderful area to share with the world BUT we need help, we need stories, anecdotes, details of what you have experienced in South Norwood and where.
It will be fun creating a map of South Norwood that has personal stories stories attached. Did you used to dink in the Goathouse and can confirm if an actually goat was kept in the pub; did you experience the bombs dropping on South Norwood; work at the sewage works, brickworks or one of the many pubs that used to exist in South Norwood.
We want to create an historical, visual image of the area but not necessarily based around our historical buildings, but stories of everyday life; where were you when Crystal Palace burnt down, did you feel the heat. Did you have your first kiss by the Bunny Hole or proposed to your partner in a particular pub. What shops existed, and were they particularly aimed at a certain social class.
What entertainment existed in South Norwood, who had that flash car in the street that everyone admired and talked about. We want the stories that wouldn’t normally get into your archetypal history book.
REMEMBER SNTB NEEDS YOU.
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From 1975 to 1978 I used to go to Lady Edridge High school for Girls in Clifton Road SE25. We used to hang around the Crystal Palace football ground at lunchtimes to see the players and get their autographs. The school is no longer there
One year we joined with Stanley Tec Boys School and performed a musical production at the Stanley Halls..
My first Saturday job was on the “pick and mix “counter at Woolworths on South Norwood High Street.
Thanks Jackie, we have created a new page called ‘Stories from South Norwood’ and yours is the first there. If you ever want to add more details we can update as and when.
I only moved to South Norwood 8 years ago (from Crystal Palace, and before that Sydenham – from 1960 onwards) so I have no stories to add to SNTB’s files. But I did some research about local pubs a couple of years ago, and discovered the reason for The Goathouse pub’s name.
In mediaeval times, beer was brewed by housewives (safer than the water!) There was a farm on Manor Road, where the farmer’s wife made such good beer that travellers came asking to buy it. To cater for them, the beer was sold in the shack used by the man who looked after the goats! So The Goathouse became famous in the area, and the name was given to the first inn built on the site at the corner.
I never drank in the pub, but I was sad to see it go. I think all pub names which have existed for more than 100 years should be protected by an Act of Parliament – this is part of our history.
I was born in south norwood in 1945 at the end of WW2 ,the area was badly damaged by german bombs, and I would walk to school across piles of debris, I used to look forward to going to Woolworths in the high street with my mum on a saturday and get a toy from the penny counter.
Afternoon all,
Can anyone tell me how Manor Rd got its name. Was there ever a manor local to it.