DaveM
How sad,I remember the finchley park paddling pool well,it was neat,had a well clipped privet hedge around it and a patrolling park keeper.
Close by were the swings,the pancake and the witches hat rides.They would be considered extremely dangerous for children today.
There was also a roundabout and a large rocking horse,we always left the park feeling sick from the rides and the big lads used to pump the pump until we thought it would break off and fly through the air.OMG those were the days.We were poor but didn't know it as everyone was the same.