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The Friern Barnet Photo Archive
No: 3631 Contributor: Friern Barnet & District Local History Society Year: 1957 District: Friern Barnet
East Road, N11
Prefabs in East Road are in the background of this photograph taken in Bethune Park by Karl Ruge in the summer of 1957
Picture added on 16 January 2013 at 12:13
Lived in No 59. So many memories
Added by John Kelly on 25 October 2019
I beleive these prefabs were built on some allotments. i remember my Dad taking me there to watch the plants grow in the late '30s early '40s.
Added by Reg jones on 21 October 2020
I lived at 49, East Crescent from 1946 until I married in 1958. Our prefab was adjacent to the cricket pitch and running track in Bethune Park. Great memories !!
Added by Sheila Smith formerly Burge on 18 June 2021
Lived at 28 East Crescent! Really nice to see this photo spent many great memories on the running track! I remember most about the prefabs was when the windows were open smacking your head as you walked round the corner!
Added by Martin Davies on 15 June 2023
I lived at no.61 east crescent near the golf course at the end of the culdesac and remember the array of sweets in the café. We moved in 1952 when I was six. Still in with some other families.
Added by Richard Smyth on 16 October 2025
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