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When I left Farnborough in 1957, there was no ornamental pond, just woodland where us kids spent many happy hours playing. There was a small pond at the lower end of the field called Halls pond ( if I'm not mistaken) which has ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough in 1956 by Julia Clarke

My brothers and I were brought up in Warminster from 1961 to 1971. We would spend such great times in the park. We would get half a crown pocket money on a Saturday and it was off to the Regal Cinema for the Saturday Matinee to ...Read more

A memory of Warminster in 1965 by Philip Franklin

It was about 1953. Saturday afternoon was a great day down at the Imperial picture house in Newburn. Roy Rogers and Trigger, Gene Autry with his guitar and six guns, Flash Gorden with his ray gun, Batman and his cape. I remember an older ...Read more

A memory of Newburn by Jimmy Burrows

I remember as if it was yesterday, walking from 7 Manor Road, the house I was born in. My grandad and granma, the Peasnells, lived there for some time. I used to walk with my cousin ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Halse in 1959 by David Hughes

My grandmother lived in Rose Hill, and was brought up in Siop Penlon,now a dreadful looking Chinese take away.I loved Beaumaris as it used to be,the pier, cafe ,and fishing at the end of the pier, . the old swimming pool with the ...Read more

A memory of Beaumaris by jafelix2002

I was born in Bredbury in 1941 and went to Barrack Hill School, I remember Mrs Gyton, Mrs Heaton, Mrs Stannier. I also remember the dinner meals being delivered to the school in milk churns. Later a Kitchen and Dining Room was ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury in 1947 by George David Warren

It's a shame that there are no memories of South Hornchurch yet - so let me be the first. I lived in Blacksmiths Lane from birth in 1947 until I married in 1973, but retained close links as I was also the local "Man ...Read more

A memory of South Hornchurch by alandvi.187

Hi I lived in Roman Road 1965-75 Went to Stansfield road primary then onto Parkinson Street in 1973 I remember the field next to the park that used to have the fair every summer and the carnival parade came down Roman Road Sadly houses ...Read more

A memory of Failsworth by Jill Haskell

Many memories of playing at Priest Cove swimming pool and bent pin fishing as a 6 year old evacuee. I must have explored every nook and cranny around the headland

A memory of St Just in 1940 by Alec Smith

Delamere ws certainly a formative experience for an eight year old in 1955, I witnessed no overt cruelty as reported in some posts here, but merely a babyish regimentation by a few well meaning spinsters which was often usurped. ...Read more

A memory of Delamere by elgoog1223