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We moved from 76 Princes Road in 1957 to the other end of Teddington, to 143 High Street, opposite Kingston Lane. My parents bought the house for about £1400 (yes fourteen hundred) as a refurb project. It still had ...Read more

A memory of Teddington

My family moved to Fairford with Rev Gibbs? 1937, I always lived at Victory Villas, went to infants school, Farmors School and Cirencester Grammar School, worked at Busbys garage. I ...Read more

A memory of Fairford in 1957 by Primrose Croteau

In 1962 my parents and I (12 years old) moved from Bristol to open Victoria Wine (later to become the Wine Market before reverting back to Victoria Wine). There were still several empty units awaiting occupation. I can recall ...Read more

A memory of Plymstock in 1962 by cpden

Camberley, where it all began. Where I lived half of my life so far. In your head you never leave the place you were born and raised. On a wet un-comforting day I found myself revisiting the town of my past. I was cast into ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1988 by André Goddard

Billy Benson here. I now live in Victoria Australia, but I grew up in Aveley and lived at 5 Crescent Walk. Loved the pictures of the local shops and the old town. My family moved to Australia in 1963. I have been back since on ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by billbenson1

Yes Thomas, we lived in the Magnolia Rest. We used to get a lot of the Bushy Park crowd in my parents' place, thought I would share the memory.

A memory of Hampton Wick in 1959 by Christopher Baggott

I'm christophers sister Valerie dunn was baggott.we loved living in Hampton wick .it was fun having dinner in the restaurant -we could order anything we wanted..i nearly allways had sausage beans and chips.we use to ...Read more

A memory of Hampton Wick by valerie66

At the time this photograph of the High Street was taken I was 15 years old. Not knowing then, I would be walking down this road some years later with my first girlfriend and now my wife of 51 years. Where the ...Read more

A memory of Teddington by mikeandbren

I used to go to Box Hill from Hanwell with my friend David Potts on our bikes. This was around 1959/60. I remember the very slow ride to the top. On the way back I remember the wonderful cycle track. It was a long run back via, Esher, Hampton Court, Bushey Park Twickenham, and Brentford.

A memory of Box Hill by Nick Beard

I used to live in Lawrie Park Gardens from 1955 until 1962 and the local youngsters used to congregate at the big tree on the roundabout at the end of Lawrie Park Avenue. At times there were around 10-15 of us all sitting ...Read more

A memory of Sydenham by Jackie Walder