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Hallo , my name is Cliff Bowley. My family moved to Stanmore in 1950 to a very large house called "Belmont Lodge " on the corner of Denis Lane and London Road junction. Does anybody remember it? It was knocked down for development, ...Read more

A memory of Stanmore by cliffbowley

I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Les Saunders

I too have wonderful memories of going to St Mark's, the teachers I remember are Mr Freemantle, Mrs Carmichael, Miss Holmes, Miss Catherine and Mr Legg.  The headmistress at the time was Miss Bowley, who everyone was ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Yvonne Harris

The Morris Traveler car belonged to my father Bill Kendall who was a painter and decorator in Wetherby at the time the photo was taken. He undertook a lot of work for the proprietor of Bogley’s shop and I myself used to earn pocket ...Read more

A memory of Wetherby by victer.kendall

the shop on the corner opp.the wall,s sign had a mirror which if you stood close and waved your hand and leg in the air gave a mirror image- which HARRY WORTH used to open his show and had everyone in stitches My cousin ...Read more

A memory of Wolsingham by Maurice Cave

I used to have a hair cut at the bowling alley, when I could afford it. If not it was Smiths on bath Road.# Went to Westgate school. Mr. Rackstaw? Mr. Good?? Terry Davies? Was a milk lad for Ron Botley. Neville & ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham by n.furlong.com

I lived at High Dyke opposite Bewley's farm, I went to St. Pauls school and remember Mr T Moore the head teacher, farther down from our house was Trevaskis's shop which always smelt of firelighters, on the other side of the road was ...Read more

A memory of Frizington by bridged

I visited and stayed at Barcote Manor twice in the 60’s and certainly in 1964. At the time it was owned by Mercantile Bank of India, who had purchased it prior or during WW2 to house their bank documentation. My father took over ...Read more

A memory of Barcote Manor by bryan.woodford

I worked as a novice deckhand on this vessel in the school holidays in the early 1960s. This was the largest of Mr. Bewley's small fleet. He had two other launches that did bay trips and mackerel fishing. I remember I was paid £4 a ...Read more

A memory of Paignton by David Walters

My first memories of Shevington were moving to the council estate on a very wet day and trudging through deep brown clay which served as the road.  At that time there was only one grocery store opposite the entrance to Randall ...Read more

A memory of Shevington in 1952