Memories
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1970's And 1980's East Ham Memories
I left East Ham behind around 1983 for Essex, my mother and father told me we were moving because East Ham was changing, becoming dirty and run down, I was devastated. Recently I have met up with old class mates ...Read more
A memory of East Ham in 1983
A Farm Workers Daughter In Dunsyre
Dunsyre was my first school, there were only 7 children in the whole school, myself and my two brothers all went there. I loved my teacher, she showed me great kindness, her name was Miss Low, I will never forget ...Read more
A memory of Dunsyre in 1954 by
A Village To A Town
Born at Orsett hospital in 1950, I remember many things about Stanford. My father was from east London, my mother from rural Essex. They settled at no. 8 Central Road, just round the corner from Barclays bank. Stanford ...Read more
A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1972 by
A Watchet Boy
I was born in Woodland Road in 1948. The houses were brand new. I used to watch the builders from Dates going up the road to work on the houses at the top. I would stand on next door's doorstep and swear at them as they passed. My ...Read more
A memory of Watchet by
A Yokels Tale
A Personal Recollection of growing up during the last days of the pedestrian era in rural England by Tom Thornton A Yokel's Tale My earliest recollection of my Thornton grandparents, Alice and Tom, dates back to my pre-school ...Read more
A memory of Owslebury in 1941 by
Austins Joinery Of East Ham
I started work for Austin's of East ham in 1978, and work their other factories in barking I have done research on Austins as no one seems to know about the company now that were the largest joinery company in the country, ...Read more
A memory of East Ham
Autumn Walk
I moved into West Park Road ( seen in the photo off to the left ) in 1955 at the age of 7. The house was a glorious Victorian residence with 1881 as the year of build noted on the front. Childhood was bliss here, particularly living ...Read more
A memory of Mottingham in 1959 by
Birkenhead In The 1950s
Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it does’nt even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has ...Read more
A memory of Birkenhead by
Birkenhead In The 1950s
Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it doesn't even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has changed ...Read more
A memory of Birkenhead by
Blaengarw Cooper Milkmen
I am a retired police officer who has been studying the family history of both my family and that of my wife, Jenifer Cooper. I am trying to trace relatives of the family and hope that someone may just know something of ...Read more
A memory of Blaengarw in 1930 by
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