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I lived The Good Life SIR: I grew up just round the corner from where the Goods ('Fifty years of The Good Life', March issue) had their garden, in Kewferry Road, Northwood. At the time Northwood was a genteel suburb and quintessential Metro-Land. However, Tom and Barbara would not have had the seal of approval from the neighbours. The Metropolitan Line visionaries under Edward Watkin wanted suburban man to use the train every weekday to commute, before coming back to his home away from the smoke. The Goods had given this up in order to try to be self-sufficient – which, as we know, proved to be something of a struggle. Some years later, I had the good fortune to mention this to Penelope Keith. Yours faithfully, Kevin J Last,…

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The Oldie (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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