Memories

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Moving To Shevington

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

My Catford

I was born in Lewisham Hospital and grew up in Catford where my family had lived since the 1920's. We lived right near Mountsfield Park where my three siblings and I spent long hours having great fun. Mountsfield Park had a lovely tea room ...Read more

A memory of Catford in 1958

1950s Frizington

I grew up in Parkgate when there were three pubs and three shops, I schooled at St Pauls Junior School, Headmaster was a very strict Mr Moore with Mr Teare, Ms Bowness I think, Miss Martin and Mrs Crossthwaite. Those were the days ...Read more

A memory of Frizington in 1955 by John Isaac Johnston

Bodley Street And Stanley Park

My memories of Bodley Street and Stanley Park date from the early 1950's. There were loads of children who lived in the street - The Grimmonds, Gregory's and Wilson's to name but a few. We all played in the street, ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1952 by Jean Ridley