I lived in a prefab in Mottingham SE9 with my mother, father and 3 brothers. We lived 9 Nutton Road. The photo I attach was of me and 2 brothers, Brian and Paul. I don’t think brother Roger had arrived at the time the photo was taken. The photo would have been taken with a Brownie box camera. Adjoining our back garden was a field in which I spent many a happy hour hunting grasshoppers and butterflies. I would capture them and keep them in a jam jar with some grass, for a short while before releasing them. I would also fish for Sticklebacks in the nearby River Quaggy. Almost opposite us was the Chinbrook Pub and off-licence (still there I believe). At the front of our prefab was an area of shrubs, where we used to play hide-and-seek. Next door lived Jim Slade and his wife. I think Jim was originally from Wales. On the corner was a boy named Billy. My brother Brian was the oldest of the boys, and he had a friend named Norman King. I went to Marvels Lane Primary School. Miss Coutts was the headmistress. Our class teacher was Mr Parkin. We left the prefab when I was about 14 or 15 and moved to Eliot Bank, Forest Hill. I understand that the prefabs were demolished in 1961. It would be wonderful if somebody out there lived in Mottingham prefabs, and got in touch. I just have the one photograph unfortunately. The other roads on the estate were Stound Road and Houseland Road (i’m looking at an old A-Z atlas)
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I lived at number 6 Stound Road which was the very first one and was by the 126 bus stop on Grove Park Road and dead opposite the Chinbrook pub. I lived there from when I was born in 1948 to 1960 when we moved to Riverpark Gardens in Bromley. All the children from the prefabs used to play together on the various greens. It was a wonderful time we all had. I too went to Marvels Lane school. I had Miss Blackman as a teacher in the infants and when I went up to juniors I had Mr Brownfield and Mr Bates. I remember going to the playground at Chinbrook Park where there was also a paddling pool. Two friends I remember were Valerie Taplin and Pamela Yearly. I always envied Valerie because she had her hair in the most beautiful ringlets
My name was Sonja Buller. We lived at 110, Houseland Road overlooking the sports field, this from 1947 until the prefabs were demolished. Happy memories !. My childhood friends & neighbours were Roger & Barry Collins, Ann and Pat Jones, Ann Watson of Houseland Path, Yvonne Bray, Coral and Billy Mann….and a few more. I went to Marvels Lane School and have very unhappy memories of Miss Lear – headmistress of the infants. Mr. Bates was my lovely teacher though in Junior School. I have a few pictures of the prefabs but wish there were more out there. I did find a plan of the site in an old A-Z but photos seem scarce.
My brother’s name is Peter Buller, he was born in 1950 and used to play with Christopher Knight. Am happy to hear from anyone out there !
I lived at 4 Nutton Path with my two elder sisters and younger brother. Loved it there, remember the horse drawn milk cart (Molly was horse name) and I have photos of me with Molly. I went to Marvels Lane School and had Mr Parkin and still have the school photos!
I have just found this site 17 March 2022. I lived in No 9 Houseland Road, our name is New.
I went to Marvells Lane school as most of the children did.
I remember Terry Sillett, we lived almost in front of them. I remember his Dad was wounded in the Suez war.
I do not have any pictures of the prefabs, but there were school photos on Friends Reunited sadly now gone.
I lived in the prefab estate from 1947 – 1958. My family then moved to the Downham Estate in 1960.
We lived at No 56 Stound Road with my parents, 3 brothers and a sister – our immediate neighbours were a blind couple plus the Pace family, the Jills family and the Keebles – all I can remember.
I went to Marvel’s Lane Primary School from 1947, then Kings Park Secondary Modern and Eltham Green Comprehensive.
I have many pleasant memories of my time at the prefabs, including constant hot water and an inside toilet and made many friends. I also had a paper round and worked for Mr Brown, the milkman before going to school.
A pleasant place to grow up! Unfortunately, I have no photos from that time that include the prefab.
I now reside in Australia and have been back several times to visit old haunts.
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