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Hi, I'm researching my family background, and it turns out that the Matthews (Dad's side) lived on this street. Michael Matthews (Grandad), Monica (Gran) Eleanor (Aunty) and Thomas (Dad) Do you know where I can get more information on the area? Kind regards Georgina

A memory of New Malden by Georgina Turner

My mother and father lived in Evelyn Road - the cul-de-sac opposite the large white house in the distance - mother still there - lived in two of the houses for all her eighty years - married the boy next door (well.. at the top of the cul- ...Read more

A memory of Ham in 1955 by John Clifford

At the time I lived at 45 Crooks Lane, I must have been about 12 or 13 living with my parents Fred and Sis, approx. 1951 or 1952, when my Dad told me that a rather strange man who lived in a large detached house along ...Read more

A memory of Studley by bob.sylvia01

I grew up in Blaengwynfi in the 1950s/60s. My father was Don Davies, and he was band-master during most of those years. He'd joined the band in the 30s when he'd been forced to leave ...Read more

A memory of Blaengwynfi by Dorothy Chambers

Late 50's. As a kid I used to run wild with my dog Spot on Baildon Bank, Baildon Green and through the Knoll Wood, mainly during the long light summer evenings (but really just when ever I could) I used to trail up through Milner ...Read more

A memory of Baildon in 1956 by John Shooter

I'm researching Bela Lugosi's 1951 British tour of Dracula. I would like to hear from anyone who attended the Sunday Pictorial Film Garden Party at Moreden Hall Park on Saturday June 16 1951 and saw or spoke to Bela ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1951 by Andi Brooks

I lived at 11 Church Lane with my sister Anne and parents, John and Barbara Mawson, until 1978. It was my grandfather's house (William Henry Cazaly) that he bought in the 1950's and had sold it to my parents in 1965. ...Read more

A memory of Walthamstow in 1969 by Joy Connell

I remember this paddling pool so well, when I was about 8 years old I would be there with my nana {in fact in looks like me in the pic}. She would sit on the bench in the pic and eat her rich tea biscuits. I begged her ...Read more

A memory of Newmarket by Vicki Amerault

My Grandad Ken Williams lived in Grove Road, he was a Tube train driver and his best friend was Jack Minty. When I was very small he was married to my Grandma Dorothy Williams who worked at the baths and taught a ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by humbuckergraphics

I often sit now in the town centre and ponder on the days gone by .. not that I'm that old but Billingham has sadly aged quicker than a tired old dog. The Forum Theatre, and the big name stars that visited it ...Read more

A memory of Billingham by George (Podge) Bell