Childhood Memories

A Memory of Harlow.

I was born at home in a house within a housing estate called East Park, I think it was No 39, in Old Harlow and then we moved to No 38 Chippingfield, Old Harlow. My elder brother went to Mark Hall School and my other brother and I went to Forbert and Barnard Infants and Junior School. I remember a small park area just a distance from our house that had a small play park where we would meet up with lots of other children. We had a great time as kids and used to also play in a much large play area with some fields, again not far from Chippingfield Estate. My dad used to work in London. I remember playing with other children who lived just a few doors away called Kevin, Kim and Debbie Elliott. We left Harlow in about 1970 as my dad got a job at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough, Hants. A few years ago  my brother and I went back to East Park and Chippingfield to see what the changes had brought. Apart from lots of cars it was like stepping back in time and even had the same play area. We were also shown around our old school on a pre-arranged visit which brought back a lot of memories. If you lived on this estate at this time it would be great to hear from you.

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