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It was after World War 1 that strawberry growing became important around the Wisbech area and as strawberry prices continued to rise so more and more strawberries were planted. Eventually, local ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1920 by Susan Robb

Born 1944 I grew up in a house on the Great West Road, between Springwell Lane and the Broadwalk. My first great adventure: a tricycle with which I nearly broke the legs of several pedestrians. Springwell infants' school on what had been ...Read more

A memory of Heston by tilburycm

I used to go out with a girl called Ann Peat who had a sister called Ray. Their mother owned the Wifflet Garden Picture House. I used to work for McLeods, slater and plasters in Coatbridge. I will add more as I remember it. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge in 1958 by John Potter

I lived in Connaught Avenue, and went to Grove Road school (up to 1963). I had 3 local friends. One lived on Hounslow Heath in a prefab (now Frampton Road). We weren't allowed to go to the fairs there. I did see grass snakes though! Near ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1963 by Diane Wylie

Hello! I was born in 1950 and lived in Coalville, until I was 19 years old. I went to Belvoir Road C. P. School and King Edward 7th Grammar School. The thing I remember most about growing up in Coalville, as a ...Read more

A memory of Coalville

I was born at St Teresa's Hospital in Wimbledon in December 1949 and taken home to our prefab in Melody Road. My dad was called Ernie, my mum Phyllis, and two older brothers Bill and Ted. Bill was 12 years older ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by angela.shepherd

At Royston Senior school, I was a young lad of 14 and although the lads did not know it, I was quite strong and could do a man's job such as lifting heavy sacks of grain and humping bails of hay. Although I was a quiet lad ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1963 by Roland Mitchell

My parents moved to Elm Park (Mungo Park Estate) around 1957, when I was around 18 months old, with my two brothers (John and Terry). I attended Scargill infants and junior school, in Simpson Road, and in 1966 went to Brittons ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park in 1966 by Bob Amies

Hi Guys , Another piece of East End literature from Vic B , I was thinking back the other day of the things that made me laugh as a youngster growing up in the East End although it must have applied to the whole of ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

Hi, my name is Susan Thompson, formerly Hawkins and I'm 54, I was born in the above address and lived there for 18 years although my parents lived there for over 40 years. I went to Brook St. school finally ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1967 by Susan Thompson