| Greenford 'mystery' building 21:27 - Jan 26 with 35185 views | Marc |
Travelling through Greenford today I passed by this building:
I've passed it on many occasions but never really given it much thought. For as long as I can remember it has been abandoned, just sitting there. Anyone have any info or background on it? What it might have been used for and when it was built?
The same spot also got me thinking about what used to be where the housing complex with the Lidl shop now is (behind the mystery building in the picture). I had a quick google and found this pic:
I have no recollection of that building (for me, going back to the early 90's). Again, anyone know anything about it? |  | | |  |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 11:04 - Jan 27 with 10282 views | robith |
I mostly grew up Hillingdon/Uxbridge way - fascinating images. In many ways, the places hardly look like they've changed, except look closely and what's the one thing you can't see? Chain shops.
Also having recently gotten into vinyl (I like the physical element of an album, cds are so disposable now and digital only wasn't doing it for me, plus raiding my dad's incredible cupboard of records) I kinda miss having shops like that around. Like I have to trek all the way into Soho to go to Sister Ray and it's ace chatting to the staff about the upcoming releases and what I'm into - and I'm sure this was commonplace until I was like 19. Miss it |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 11:06 - Jan 27 with 10269 views | Hoop_Du_Jour |
Wow, I was gone for half an hour looking at them!
Spent the 90s in The Red Lion, what a decade that was! |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 11:12 - Jan 27 with 10252 views | headhoops |
its obvious what the top building is - lots of flooding around Greenford
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| Greenford 'mystery' building on 11:38 - Jan 27 with 10213 views | bigstevec |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 08:27 - Jan 27 by PinnerRob |
I drove in there the other day,being nosey& there was loads of them Mormon or hare chrisna types in there(not sure which) the woman all have long hair& wear head scarves over the top. |
They are Plymouth Brethren I believe, I remember when it was built about 10 years ago. |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 13:38 - Jan 27 with 10140 views | R_from_afar |
A resounding "Thank you!" to everyone who has posted on this thread. I had next to no interest in it initially but reading on, I have found it rather uplifting and a refreshing change from all the football related doom and gloom.
Hats off to you! 
RFA |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| Greenford 'mystery' building on 14:02 - Jan 27 with 10124 views | w7r |
Regarding the bottom picture (Taylor Woodrow) prior to TW taking it over it was used by NCR (National Cash Registers) until around the mid/late 70's.
Good thread - love all this stuff! |  | | |
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| Greenford 'mystery' building on 14:14 - Jan 27 with 10100 views | craftyp |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 11:12 - Jan 27 by headhoops |
its obvious what the top building is - lots of flooding around Greenford
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Nice one never thought of that . Does anyone else remember the flooding back in the 70s . You couldn't get down the ruislip rd , windmill lane used to cop it pretty bad , as did Greenford & cuckoo avenues |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 14:16 - Jan 27 with 10094 views | Maggsinho |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 13:38 - Jan 27 by R_from_afar |
A resounding "Thank you!" to everyone who has posted on this thread. I had next to no interest in it initially but reading on, I have found it rather uplifting and a refreshing change from all the football related doom and gloom.
Hats off to you!
RFA |
Hear, hear! I don't think I've been to Greenford since about 1980 and I'm still finding this fascinating. |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 14:33 - Jan 27 with 10084 views | onlyrinmoray |
Good thread for all Northolt & Greenford Rs.Sorry to hear the Litten has gone, often spent some good nights there (didn't they have a garden area ) with my then girlfriend now wife. She worked at Glaxos and they had a sports/ social club just up the road from the Litten on the Western Ave. Cheap drinks and snooker is all I can remember So much of the old Northolt and Greenford now gone Bengarth Road still looking good though last time I was there. |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 14:43 - Jan 27 with 10073 views | DWQPR |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 14:14 - Jan 27 by craftyp |
Nice one never thought of that . Does anyone else remember the flooding back in the 70s . You couldn't get down the ruislip rd , windmill lane used to cop it pretty bad , as did Greenford & cuckoo avenues |
Remember the big flooding on the night that Elvis died. Costons Lane going towards the Brent was under about a foot of water, great riding through it on my bike. | |
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| Greenford 'mystery' building on 15:01 - Jan 27 with 10050 views | paulparker |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 14:33 - Jan 27 by onlyrinmoray |
Good thread for all Northolt & Greenford Rs.Sorry to hear the Litten has gone, often spent some good nights there (didn't they have a garden area ) with my then girlfriend now wife. She worked at Glaxos and they had a sports/ social club just up the road from the Litten on the Western Ave. Cheap drinks and snooker is all I can remember So much of the old Northolt and Greenford now gone Bengarth Road still looking good though last time I was there. |
Yeah the Litten was a great place to drink in the summer & bank holidays , many a good night spent in there back in the 90's
also spent a lot of my early youth with my Granddad & dad going to the British Legion across the road after rangers games, lovely times |  |
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| Greenford 'mystery' building on 16:18 - Jan 27 with 10001 views | SonofNorfolt |
There was a pub by there that was bombed out during the war, but up until a few years ago the sign was still there next to the Brent. I think it was called 'The Load of Hay'.
Not to be confused with the bonkers Rangers boozer by Northolt Station now sanitised into a Harvester or something similar. |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 16:22 - Jan 27 with 9998 views | Sudbury_Hill_R |
Like most areas now, there are quiet a few pubs no longer open. A few more from the Greenford/Northolt/Sudbury area are:
The Lightening, Alperton Lane, currently disused site.
Oldfield Tavern, Greenford Road, Oscars nightclub attached, now flats
Red Lion, Greenford Broadway, now flats.
Sudbury Arms, Sudbury Heights Ave, now flats
Greenwood, Whitton Ave West, New intended use is a Wetherspoons, currently fenced off.
I'm sure there are plenty more to add to the list? |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 16:31 - Jan 27 with 10184 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Shame the Red Lion has gone, not a bad pub, liked the beer garden.
Not as good as the Red Lion Ealing mind.
Mmmmmm Fuller's |  |
| Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent |
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| Greenford 'mystery' building on 16:33 - Jan 27 with 10181 views | pomanjou |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 16:18 - Jan 27 by SonofNorfolt |
There was a pub by there that was bombed out during the war, but up until a few years ago the sign was still there next to the Brent. I think it was called 'The Load of Hay'.
Not to be confused with the bonkers Rangers boozer by Northolt Station now sanitised into a Harvester or something similar. |
"The load of Hay"...............Memories, Brian Auger and Oblivion Express. Memorable evening. |  |
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| Greenford 'mystery' building on 16:39 - Jan 27 with 10159 views | SonofNorfolt |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 16:33 - Jan 27 by pomanjou |
"The load of Hay"...............Memories, Brian Auger and Oblivion Express. Memorable evening. |
Not as memeorable as the night that the bar staff were set alight  | | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 17:04 - Jan 27 with 10134 views | ballbag |
If the Black Horse goes, I'm jumping into the canal and not coming back.
Great pics by the way.
Also, what's with the horrific paint job on the Railway Tavern next to Greenford station? |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 17:08 - Jan 27 with 10121 views | SonofNorfolt |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 17:04 - Jan 27 by ballbag |
If the Black Horse goes, I'm jumping into the canal and not coming back.
Great pics by the way.
Also, what's with the horrific paint job on the Railway Tavern next to Greenford station? |
If the Black Horse was to go I'm homeless! | | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 17:13 - Jan 27 with 10112 views | batmanhoop |
sometimes book into the Bridge Hotel if I stay overnight after a game. Depressingly quiet in the bar. Looks like most of the old locals have left Greenford too  | | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 17:54 - Jan 27 with 10065 views | Hoop_Du_Jour |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 17:04 - Jan 27 by ballbag |
If the Black Horse goes, I'm jumping into the canal and not coming back.
Great pics by the way.
Also, what's with the horrific paint job on the Railway Tavern next to Greenford station? |
Had some good fishing sessions there, plenty of beer and plenty of gudgeon! | | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 17:57 - Jan 27 with 10063 views | eghamranger |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 14:33 - Jan 27 by onlyrinmoray |
Good thread for all Northolt & Greenford Rs.Sorry to hear the Litten has gone, often spent some good nights there (didn't they have a garden area ) with my then girlfriend now wife. She worked at Glaxos and they had a sports/ social club just up the road from the Litten on the Western Ave. Cheap drinks and snooker is all I can remember So much of the old Northolt and Greenford now gone Bengarth Road still looking good though last time I was there. |
That sports and social club has gone too. Got to house the polish somewhere round Greenford!! |  | | |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 18:41 - Jan 27 with 10026 views | DWQPR |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 17:57 - Jan 27 by eghamranger |
That sports and social club has gone too. Got to house the polish somewhere round Greenford!! |
It is now a high school, forget the name of it but evidently it is named after the bloke who invented purple dye. One of the photos on Greenford station just shows the old 1st Greenford scout hut. Was a great troop, plenty of football, 11 and 5-a-side, air rifle, archery, crossbow and air pistol competitions, had some great fun in those days, not forgetting the annual two day fete held in Greenford Park which was opposite the old post office in Oldfield Lane. | |
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| Greenford 'mystery' building on 19:47 - Jan 27 with 9988 views | TearsOfaClown |
| Greenford 'mystery' building on 16:22 - Jan 27 by Sudbury_Hill_R |
Like most areas now, there are quiet a few pubs no longer open. A few more from the Greenford/Northolt/Sudbury area are:
The Lightening, Alperton Lane, currently disused site.
Oldfield Tavern, Greenford Road, Oscars nightclub attached, now flats
Red Lion, Greenford Broadway, now flats.
Sudbury Arms, Sudbury Heights Ave, now flats
Greenwood, Whitton Ave West, New intended use is a Wetherspoons, currently fenced off.
I'm sure there are plenty more to add to the list? |
I remember the Oldfield in the 70's and the Disco Nights . . . trouble was it was very hard to get too from South Harrow without a car - no direct bus round and no tube - and not a nice walk home through Northolt . . . and who did taxi's in those days.
I used to go to Richmond instead - had a brilliant time in the bierkellar which was by a right fright of a place called Cheeky Petes.
The last time I went there I was mistaken for somebody else - and after a few strangers calling me by the wrong name and the barman saying "I'm surprised to see you back in here" I left before you could say "Earth Wind and Fire". |  | | |
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