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I was born in hillingdon hospital in 1956 and from the early nineteen sixties to nineteen ninety five we lived first long readings lane and then we moved to Doddsfield road things I remember most going ...Read more

A memory of Slough by linenhall20

I remember riding my bike around in Burnham on the day the yellow parking lines were painted. So this would date the picture to mid 60s say 1965 give or take a year. That's pretty close.

A memory of Burnham-on-Sea by peter.pengelly

Does anyone remember the little black taxi-cab and driver? I know that he lived in Windsor Lane and I can remember him bringing my Mum home from hospital in early 1948. I know there was another car used as a taxi driven by a Miss Williams.

A memory of Burnham by ceegeey

I think we moved to Farnham Common in about 1967, my parents took over the family shops "Martin's Broadway Stores" we lived above the shops to start with, in a flat that was heated with green house paraffin heaters. was ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common by carolynselley

I moved to Burnham from a town on the Kent coast where, if you hadn't been to school there you were not worth accepting. The first time I shopped in the village in Burnham a woman spoke to me as I looked in he meat cabinet in Halls, I ...Read more

A memory of Burnham by foggy.knight

My parents and brother were evacuated to Cullumpton and I was born in Tiverton Hospital in January 1941. We moved to West Monkton where my father managed the garage, my mother worked the petrol pumps and we all lived in the ...Read more

A memory of Taunton in 1942

My memory is a bit hazy as to which year the big flood was but I know it was between 1963-69 as this was when my family and I lived in Hullbridge. I do remember that Watery Lane lived up to its name and was completely cut off, my ...Read more

A memory of Hullbridge in 1964 by Sharon Hunter

I remember the pool as a teacher for the Dartford swimming club, people that were around in those days were Hazel Outram, now my wife, Jimmy Clubb, Dave Randall, Dave Watkins, other names I'm not sure of. Anybody out there? I would love to find any old photos etc of the club or swimming in the area.

A memory of Dartford in 1974 by Neil Tew

I contracted polio in 1955 & after nearly 2 years in hospital I went home & started to overcome my disability. I arrived at Treloars, or Lord Mayor Treloar College, as it was then known, in 1959 & stayed until 1967. The junior ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1959 by Anthony Roseveare

Our family moved to Burnham from Wimbledon, Raynes Park, in late 1948, to 34 Lillian Road when I was 4. We came like pioneers of the west in the back of my father's employer's canvas covered Ford truck; mum & ...Read more

A memory of Great Stambridge in 1948 by Malcolm Bowen