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[@peterwarden4351]

grew up in lslington back in the 50 60 70s. went back the weekend not the same sad

[@adscri]

6.32 Had a Saturday job for about 10 years in the Curtain and Drapery shop. Established in 1870 and still in the same family in 1970. It hadn’t changed much inside since the days of Queen Victoria and a sold a great variety of things you never hear of any more - scrim, gimp, buckram, millpuff, kapok - to name but a few. They still made feather beds too, which I had to make and then deliver by taxi. And until the mid 1960’s it had a WW1 vintage phone, with separate ear piece and speaker. Also they were one of the few places in the country back then making roller blinds and selling the spring rollers. Notorious for pre-decimal prices like ‘four and eleven pence halfpenny’ and before that ‘six and eleven pence three farthings’.

[@rosemaryplummer5347]

Just found this I grew up in Islington such nostalgia brilliant

[@sunrise1485]

4.48 Bishop Gifford School,Gifford street,off Caledonian road,demolished several years ago - interesting pictures thanks for them

[@windwand22]

Essex road pictures the the ABC Carlton and the Blue Hall was at Islington Green The Gaumont as I remember. That the the late 50's early 60's. Great viewing

[@m1ck571]

Remember the old pictures in Essex rd my brut was a moniter there great pics cheers

[@ismailkaragandere6298]

1985 yili calistim turkiye oradayım

[@peterwarden4351]

draink in all those. pubs

[@nasreireinas3392]

Me too remember the oxford downham ones and twos and ARSENAL ESSEX RD

[@peterwarden4351]

remember the ones and twos. off new north road. the Southgate arms. the midday tavern. your right time wates. for no one

[@nasreireinas3392]

@@peterwarden4351 the mildmay tavern used to be a mod pub late seventies , the edward in barnsbury the sutton in the cally, im showing my age nowl , ARSENAL FOREVER