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We lived in Derrinton Road, it was a very long road. I remember the sweetshop that we called 'the old girls'. She had a window full of toys that we used to spend ages looking at. Even at the age of 5 and 6 we had so much freedom, we went ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1968 by Deirdre Rayment

Hello all, my name is Steve Lane and I found this site whilst tracing my family. As a kid I lived in [Conningsby Court] Armfield Cresent. My dad Alf Lane used to drink in the Buck's Head and as a kid I remember sitting outside ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1960 by Steve Lane

My father worked at the Star Hotel and has some wonderful stories but as much as I try I can't seem to find any photographs of the hotel . In the 1970s, I myself went to a few discos held there, so I vaguely remember the ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone in 1960 by Angela Davey

I remember the shops, Hawkins where they had tins of biscuits along the front of the counter with see-through lids. The furniture shop, butchers and a funny dress shop. My mum helped out in a sweet shop called 'Bettys'. When ...Read more

A memory of South Tottenham in 1965 by Judy Skeels

Roger, a pint was one shilling and three pence for mild and one and sixpence for bitter in the snug .. I was the cocktail barman ( aged 16) under the close eye of your ma, even know remembered fodndly by me as Auntie Gwen and of course ...Read more

A memory of Seascale in 1960 by Tim Hollier

One of the shops I remember well was Fosters. It was like a mini department store. We had some of our clothes from there. You could buy things and pay so much a week. It was how we lived then. It was quite normal ...Read more

A memory of Polesworth in 1960 by Marilynne Connolly

In May 1962, I was 5 years old and lived in Amhurst Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. I stepped out in front of an oncoming brick lorry on the zebra crossing at St Johns Church. I was taken to the Kent and Sussex hospital ...Read more

A memory of Tunbridge Wells in 1962 by Nicole Doke

This was my first full time job. I was the office junior. My name was Anne Steedman. I loved my role there; going round with the post, printing out on the duplicating machine (messy things in them days lol), learning all about he "dolly ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1969 by Annie Gibbs

In the mid 50s my grandparents moved from Bedwas S Wales on retiring from the local colliery. He chose Arlesey and moved in next door to his sister, Olwen, on Station Rd no 21. I also had another great aunt, Beatrice, she lived over the ...Read more

A memory of Arlesey in 1960 by Rhys Jenkins

I remember fishing here with our mini bottles. Catching minows with wine bottles with the bottom knocked out ( hard to find ). Remember once being trapped under these arches with the river rising and being surrounded by the cows ...Read more

A memory of Shipston-on-Stour in 1960 by Michael Bailey