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I lived in Woodland Close throughout my childhood and started at Kingsbury Green Primary School in 1959. The classrooms were brightly painted, and the smells of plasticine, paints, crayons, pink (carbolic) soap and school dinners ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1959 by Jackie Hayles

We actually lived in Northolt Grange but our cousins, the Barltetts, lived in Stanhope Road, Greenford (does anyone remember them?). I worked from the age of 8 or 9 for Ron and Stella Valente who owned ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by John Nicholls

I am David Bailey's wife and he was born in October 1944 at gate burton hall. His mother was evacuated there and she had David and his twin brother Ray. We hope to visit Lincolnshire in 2015.

A memory of Croydon by bailey143

I remember we used to walk from my grandma's house in Nottingham Road opposite the Fire Station down through the park, cut through to Burton Street and about halfway up Burton Hill. I was never quite sure why we went ...Read more

A memory of Melton Mowbray by robban

I lived in Kington up until the age of 18 years. My late father, Geoff Taylor, was a keen bowler and known as 'The Firer'. The picture of the cross brings back memories of my father on a Saturday morning catching up with his ...Read more

A memory of Kington in 1972 by Helen Nee Taylor

Having lost my original birth certificate I have just received a new copy and find I was born at Gate Burton Hall on the 1st April 1944. I have no memories of the Hall but I reckon its why I love the country, I spent my early years in ...Read more

A memory of Gate Burton by Robin Ford

I remember the swan, we lived in Burton from 1953-1957 then moved to Hampshire. I remember the gardens at Stapenhill, crossing the bridge into town, the steam trains and level crossings in the middle of town, the river and ...Read more

A memory of Burton upon Trent in 1957 by Rosemarie Nightingale

My strongest memories of Lewisham is there being three cinemas there. The Gaumont (where I saw the Beatles live in the 1960s) - I went to Saturday morning pictures there. The Rex cinema, just by the bridge ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by Jackie Walder

I was born in Gloucester in 1949 & had a really wonderful childhood there with my two younger brothers. In the early years, we spent our school holidays exploring Robinswood Hill. Taking picnics, lighting & cooking on fires, just ...Read more

A memory of Gloucester

My father was serving at RAF Coningsby and my mother, a WAAF , gave birth to me in Gate Burton Hall. She shared wonderful memories of her time there such as walking around the gardens and exploring the small church. I took her ...Read more

A memory of Gate Burton by alanbrain