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I also went to Akey Place in the early sixties and vividly recall sneaking into the bowling alley by crouching down below the entrance desk. The loud music and bright lights were very American to we kids.

A memory of Halifax in 1964 by Michael Steward

Having returned from Australia, I got a job as controller 4 nights and Sundays, it was a great scene, what with the disco downstairs, the bar upstairs, a barber shop, restaurant, 24 lanes, and a juke box with great ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1966 by Bob Bell

I remember being at Castle School, it did have bad and also good times. I remember that head master Mr Bowles and the deputy head master who was called Mr Mellody, he was a rough one. The best part about it is when we were on ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1960 by R Ingleson

My family moved to The Avenue in Wembley Park from Liverpool in 1948 when I was just a baby. Early childhood memories include De Marco's ice cream parlor and Wembley Market with it's fish counter. Wally Kilminster's was brilliant. I went with ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1966 by Ian Grierson

I grew up in Lower Church Street, next to the Pitlake ph. As kids we used to play all summer long in the park. By then the boating lake had been drained and it was just a big circular ditch with the island in the middle. The river was ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1965 by Stuart Bowie

I remember walking past the bowling alley and the sound of Pet Clarks "Downtown" coming from somewhere, I am almost certain it was from the Alley. We were on our way to Calines Supermarket if I rember right, underneath ...Read more

A memory of Halifax in 1965 by Steven Boocock

I remember moving to the village school in about 1962/3. I had been at Highcroft private school further up towards the church for a couple of years but my parents decided to move me to the village school. The school was very ...Read more

A memory of Castle Bromwich in 1963 by Graham Simmons

The Common, which is a delightful huge stretch of open ground from Cardiff Road to the Westra, was the sporting centre for the villagers. Here the cricket club played and the rugby club also held their matches ...Read more

A memory of Dinas Powis in 1966 by Gerald Davies

I was still a teenager, 17 years old and my baby brother at school at Bede Campus. I escaped the campus by virtue of it not having been completed when I passed the 11+. The town centre in Billingham was still being built, and ...Read more

A memory of Billingham in 1965 by Paula Hollingworth

This photo looks like the 'Swan Inn" at the Mitcham end of Figgs Marsh where I caught the bus to Tooting Broadway to get the Underground to London.  The trees of Figgs Marsh Common can be seen in the background.  The road split in two ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1963 by Carole Baldwin