Catering to a wide range of tastes, theres something for everyone in the English capital. Ho for the old days, Mike, (have you still got the Roller!?) Ray. As a schoolboy I attended Southgate County Grammar School in Fox Lane from 1948-53, and remember admiring new Jaguar cars in the Saul and Slatter showroom in Aldermans Hill. And how kind he was to. Before you object that the government "can't afford" to pay claimants enough for them to live on, just think about this. Then came the day of the first postwar consignment of new Dinky ToysI was late in the queue, all vehicles sold but I did secure a Gun Emplacement Canon. Also remember Mrs Dark who took 4A, an excellent teacher. Miss Hughes was head of the infant school. Thanks for the info. Collecting shrapnel since 1939 in Leytonstone gutters and still collecting turning over neolithic shards in Cornish fieldsmy motto: Its Fun Finding Out (Chapman Pincher and Bernard Wicksteed, 1947) shaped my career. A burning question in my mind : is that red public fire alarm still on the verge at the end of Madeira Road near opposite Bruton Enamels. Dom drove a maroon Renaualt Dauphine, which I remember being the first foreign car I saw in Palmers Green. I hated the dumplings at school dinners. Broomfield House, in Broomfield Park, remains a burnt-out shell despite numerous redevelopment proposals and an appearance on the BBC2 programme Restoration. Dave then joined him at Kelvin and we became great mates and we would go to Arsenal matches together. The wood walls remained! We used to have all the hire vans parked on the forecourt in front of what clearly had been a showroom. There was a garage forecourt at the top of Hedge Lane where in intersects with Green Lanes, Was that a WW2 bomb site does anyone know? Just found this by chance and been reading some of the comments as I grew up near this area. Boots the Chemist had a small book lending library upstairs and usually had a good selection of Enid Blyton Mysteries. I suppose the range of shops in every High St has changed so much these days because almost everyone has a car, fridges and freezers and generally shop only once or twice a week, whereas when I was young, people shopped every day and had to walk to the shops for fresh produce. My father, now age 74, is following my research with great interest and I hope to be able to provide him with some answers as well.