Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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St. Albans is not London I agree, but Enfield is and so is Barnet (London Borough of); I think Southgate is classed as North London.
My first wife lived with her parents in Tottenham; I knew (then) all around Seven Sisters, Stoke Newington and Stamford Hill.
We used to go to the pubs round Tottenham, especially those close to the football ground, great atmosphere too. I must be honest I wouldn't walk around there at night.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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my main memory of tottenham was the traffic around what was gestetner before the m25 was built, i don't know if things have improved. nose to tail whatever time you drove along there, i believe tottenham were the first club to make their midweek kick off time 8 00 pm to allow for supporters to get there.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Greenwich used to belong to Kent: our Green Village.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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must have been a long while ago alex it is not far from the city of london.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Nineteenth century, Howard.
We haven't forgotten!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I didn't know that Alexander, how long ago was that ? I would have thought that Greenwich is too far north.
Roger
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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Greenwich, Blackheath , Bexley were all part of Kent until a local gov. re-organisation. Kent Cricket still play at Beckenham. They have played at Blackheath in last 20 years.
Watty
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Thanks Paul - I knew Bexley was/is part of Kent, but not the other two.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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county cricket tends to move where the spectators will turn up, many counties play outside their county to gain revenue.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Greenwich,born and bred.,Wonderfull place to revisit not smelly. Theatre,Pier river trips to London,Royal Park,Cutty Sark etc
Very up market now...our old abode worth a small fortune now......through the the Blackwall tunnel to West Ham....
may be because I`m a Londoner that I love London so.........
Shepherdswell and Kent superb shame about Dover........we must keep trying to improve it...........
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Not to forget Sidcup, the Gateway to Kent, Paul W.
Similarly, Croydon was a part of Surrey. Some of Essex also got taken.
Greenwich means Green village, as Sandwich means Sand village. Olde Kentish.
We must hold on to our fair County, lest more of it is eaten up.
