Greenwich, The Statue Of General James Wolfe 1951
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A Selection of Memories from Greenwich

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Greenwich

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I was born at Dyson House Blackwell Lane Greenwich in 1943. My father was still in Burma so I lived with my mother and maternal grandparents. We moved to Selcroft Road but in was too young to know when . My first memories are of tap dancing in Christchurch and of playing in the flooded bomb craters down by river. When my father returned home we moved to Glenforth Street. I went to Annandale ...see more
I was born, during the Battle of Britain, at 8, Roan Street. Our back yard bordered St Alfege's churchyard. The house is not there any more because it had to be pulled down after the war. We had several 'near-hits' and the building had become unsafe. These days, church railings stand where our house once stood. In Greenwich Park, just behind the Maritime Museum, allotments were created during WWll. ...see more
I would like any information about 20, Catherine Grove Greenwich 1911 as my mother lived there from when she was born. Pat McCann
In the early thirties I lived with my parents in the lower flat inTuskar Street. We safely played outside the house with local friends. Maze Hill Schoolwas in danger of closing and my Mother was asked if I could go to the school to swell the numbers. I loved it.We had to have a nap every afternoon in tiny camp beds. Before Empire Day, we rehearsed two dances around the Maypole and sang Sweet Lass of ...see more