Friern Barnet and Finchley Photo Archive

I spent many hours during the early 1940s playing here with my friend Betty Barke. There was a children's nursery in a building next to the swings. I broke my ankle here jumping off a swing and a man carried me into the nursery, where I waited to be taken home and then to hospital. Happy days!

This was a favourite park reached from Holly Park Road through a tunnel under the railway line. A relative of my later wife lived in the road backing the field behind the camera

Wow! The pavillion looks better than I remember it! My Nan and Grandad used to do the cricket teas for the New Southgate social cricket club. Us kids had spam sandwiches coming out of our ears on cricket days. My lovely girl cousins Georgina and Andrea would do the scoring sometimes. Great memories, even though cricket STILL bores the living daylights out of me. Every time I hear 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T and the MG's it brings it all back!

Yes it brings back great memories. I used to do the scorebook for N.S.C.C. mid 1960.s.when Jack Fisk kept wicket. Dave Fisk,Andy Pereira. We even had Cliff Jones left winger for Spurs playing. Great stuff.

I remember a Dennis Pereira, he was pals with my Uncle Barry who also played.

N.S.C.C Derek Webb, Colin Hitchens, even big Johnny Dinners, Barry Herbert, Johnny Barnes, Ivor Snelgrove, think that's how his name was spelt, some more of the team, I think Benny Fisk also played.
Sadly some are not with us anymore

Correction; my cousins were too young to do the scoring, there goes my memory! My Auntie used to do it!,

Barry Herbert is my Uncle!.

Barry will be at the reunion on 23rd of may not been to good a while ago but always gets there for a chat

I remember Colin Hitchens, Ivor Snelgrove, opening bat I also knew John Dinners. Jack Fisk married my cousin Carol Miles. I thought Dennis Pereira was Andy,may have been brothers.

Andy, Barry said he will be at reunion on 23rd, you won't believe the amount of old picts and people from the last 50 years there

Come along on 23rd to the Con Club in the High Rd N11, 12 noon till late. All are welcome. Bring your memories and any photos or copies. Let's not let the past be lost.

I remember those Sunday afternoons watching the cricket. They used sell lovely ice cream cornets, I also went to the nursery there in the late forties. Happy days

My eldest sister went to the nursery too. I used to take her and bring her home up Oakleigh Road hill to Vernon Terrace opp Landers corner. Dose anyone have news on Ivor Snelgrove opener and all round cricketer?

I have a photo of Ivor with John Barnes,(rip) Colin Hitchinsr (rip) Jack Fisk (rip) at the Club after a Cricket match,,also in the Photo is Derek Webb who is still with us,,

Jim thanks . I remember the other names too John Barnes (Oakleigh Road)the other two lived in The Avenue I think. I heard Ivor worked at Standard Telephones

elephones.

I used to do the scorebook for n.s.c.c.on Sunday afternoons for a number of years,they had another opening bat a certain Cliff Jones Spurs ex left winger,he was a great cricketer also.Remember Ivor Snellgrove as well,also a great cricketer.Great memories.

Great info as Spurs supporter re Cliff Jones to think he and Ivor would be openers together!

I made Middlesex County Schoolboy trial but Ivor Snelgrove was in a different league a great batsman and bowler!

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