Norma Palmer talks about the excellent variety of shops in the Millfield area from the 1940s onwards.
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Food
It would be difficult to talk about Millfield without mentioning food. Millfield has lots of independent restaurants, cafes and shops which sell produce from many different cultures. Scroll down to read, watch, listen, and view stories and memories of Millfield over the last fifty years. Click on the title of each post for more information.
Photo Album: Food
An Illustration by Fasiha Ashiq celebrating food in Millfield
Listen: Habib Rehman
Habib Rehman talks about the days when you used to get live chickens from the market.
Read: Deljit Singh
Deljit Singh’s parents owned a grocery shop on Cromwell Road in the 70s
Photo Album: Millfield Now
Photographs taken around Millfield by Richard Mortlock
Photo Album: Shops
Photographs of Millfields’ independent shops
Listen: Fatima Walji
Fatima Walji talks about going out on her lunch break on Lincoln Road.
Watch: Mr Singh’s Sweet Shop
Ferzana Kusair shares her memories of Mr Singh’s Sweet Shop
Watch: Ice Cream & Bill’s Chicken Truck
Ferzana Kusair shares her memories of a man named Bill who used to deliver chickens
Photo Album: Ice Cream Van
Listen: Benny Turner
Benny Turner talks about his favourite places to eat and drink.
Listen: Saghir Ahmed
Saghir Ahmed talks about the foods sold at his Dad’s shop, FMA Food Store.
Listen: Food Playlist
Hear all the stories we’ve collected from people about Millfield and food, in one playlist.
Read: Margaret Cianni
Margaret Cianni remembers her daily shops from as early as the 1940s. Image courtesy of Peterborough Images.