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Where local people were invited to watch the film of Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953. There wasn't a screen, just curtains which moved about a bit. The Hall was used for the Tenant's Association's children's Christmas parties ...Read more

A memory of Merrow by sandra

Of course l did'nt realise how picturesque the building was when l was a pupil there 1955-1958. Fortunately, Edward Callum did and his painting is "normally" displayed in Wardown Museum. (Hopefully in its entirety cos little ...Read more

A memory of Luton

I remember my first day at the Royal Kent School – 8th November 1948 – as recorded at entry no. 1450 in the school's original Admissions Register. It was a few weeks into the Autumn term, as in September ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

As a fully paid up member of the 'Baby Boomer' generation, born in 1947, I've been reading all the stories posted on this lovely website (which - like many others, I suspect - I came across purely by chance). I was born in Perivale ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Peter Taylor

I remember the triangle of shops at the top of Whetstone Hey in(1962), when I was about 7 years old. If you came up Whetstone Hey, from Valley Drive, on your left was Wartons Newsagents (what we called The Paper Shop). It was ...Read more

A memory of Great Sutton by John Harrison

Oh I know it always seemed so huge and scary, with its giant red doors, but my brother and I had such fun in the churchyard climbing the trees and exploring the broken tombs and crypts. Pretty scary as I always expected a monster ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell in 1966 by Denise Masters

I lived many years in Dow St., Salford. My earliest memories are that of playing in the street with my friends, games which are long forgotten now, like hopscotch, 2 ball or maybe 3 if you were able enough, roller skating, whip and top, ...Read more

A memory of Salford by patricaxx704

Marilyn Celico was for a time writing about stuff back in America about 15 years ago on a Brentwood website(before Facebook) and just chattering about the States.I remember her blonde hair and accent and ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by daveoldschool2009

My grandfather on my father's side, Jabez Herbert Henry Smith (known as Herbert) was born on 19th January 1885. At the tender age of 13 he was sent by his parents to take up a seven year apprenticeship at ...Read more

A memory of Kessingland by Patricia Soanes

As a child I was terrified of the churchyard, we had to walk past it to get to Wilson Way where my Nan Lizzie Grocott lived. It wasn't so bad in the summer but in winter when it got dark early we would get off the bus opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Goldenhill in 1972 by Tina Stanyer