"Canons Corner idyll"
A review of Canons Corner Sub Post Office by Andy Hoadley - Friday 8th of September 2006
When i was a nipper, back in 1952, my family moved to Brockley Avenue and Canons Corner was where my mother would take me shopping.
Back then, there was Bruce the Chemist with the sub-Post Office on a table at the rear of the shop - no security screens in those days. Next door was Pearks grocers, with ladies in white coats and headscarves providing personal service from behind marble counters. Then came Lovibonds the off-licence and finally Walkers, later Gosdens newsagents and sweetshop. Happy days.
In the Sixties, the parade was extended to add Lucien -Coiffure et Beaute; Barnetts Barmy Bargains, Canons Corner Fruiterer,Bob the Butcher and Canons Corner Electricals.
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