Memories
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Going To Junior School In Radcliff On Trent In 1960
My dad was in the Canadian Air Force (RCAF) stationed in Langar (born in England though) but my family lived at 16 Douglas Close just outside Radcliffe. I remember walking daily to the ...Read more
A memory of Radcliffe on Trent in 1960 by
Woodlands Holiday Camp Swimming Pool
I was brought up in Kemsing at the foot of the Downs and we children would walk up to Woodlands Holiday Camp to swim for a shilling or so. On a fine weekend you could take your swimming things and some ...Read more
A memory of Sevenoaks in 1960 by
Memories Of Village Haircuts
Just before the 1960’s transformed our innocent lives, all us village boys had a limited choice of tonsorial art; indeed you could count the number of available haircuts (styles wasn’t a word used for men or boys) on ...Read more
A memory of Sherington in 1960
Memories Of A Youth
I remember when there were two fishmongers in Earlestown, Lyons's fishmongers in Bridge St. and one whose name I can't remember in Legh St., now we have none. We also had two picture places, the Rink where the Police Station ...Read more
A memory of Earlestown in 1960 by
Cheapside C Of E School
I grew up in Cheapside Village and went to Cheapside C of E School when it was still in Cheapside Road between Mrs Clarke's house and Mrs Mc Master's house, opposite the social centre. I remember Mr Goulding the Headmaster who ...Read more
A memory of Ascot in 1960
Hook Hill
In 1960, when I was 6, we moved into Longhalves, a detached house on the left of Hook Hill going up, and just on the brow of the hill. The road then was narrow and dangerous, and in about 1964 they took 3 - 4 yards off our front garden to ...Read more
A memory of Freshwater in 1960 by
Millfielders
I remember falling off a bike on Millfield Crescent when I was about 7 or 8 and I had a really bad knee injury, there was no going to hospitals in those days though, it was Kit Bateman, a first aider at the pit, who mended me and ...Read more
A memory of Newburn in 1960 by
Mrs Cladd
Anyone remember Mrs Cladd who lived in a converted railway carriage - at least I think thats what it was - just up from Fairfax Hall, opposite the house called Farthings? She was an old lady who grew what we now call cherry tomatoes, but ...Read more
A memory of Menston in 1961 by
Going To School
I walked past this clock every day on my way to school. Down past the clock on the left was a news agent where I learned to shoplift. Almost every day I would steal from them and never got caught. I also started stealing from ...Read more
A memory of Chalfont St Peter in 1963 by
The Majestic Cinema
Between the tree and the cinema you can see the roof and top floor of one of the blocks of flats in Armfield Crescent so we did not live far from the cinema. When we were small we were given a shilling to go to the Saturday ...Read more
A memory of Mitcham in 1963 by
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