I've loved reading the stories here. My dad's family lived in Whately road, in fact I was also born there although my parents moved away soon after. He used to tell me stories of hearing the bombs and the bombed sites then becoming their playgrounds. He also told me he and his brothers played in a 'skiffle' band in the Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition). I wonder if anyone remembers the Nicholsons who lived in Whately road? My uncle and cousins were still living there in the 80's but I've since, sadly, lost touch.