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Our family moved to Friars Road in the summer of 66, from a damp house in Boothen Green, which looked over toward the Michelin Factory. I was 5 years old. My father Graham was a former art student at Burslem College of Art under the ...Read more

A memory of Abbey Hulton by Marc Thorley

Born in Ablington just after the war we moved to Avon Banks, where I lived until married in 1970. My mother's father, mother and brothers (Fenners) all lived in Figheldean. Having read other peoples memories it brought back probably the most enjoyable part of my youth.

A memory of Figheldean in 1951 by Conrad Evans

The River Avon dominated most of the kids' lives in the village! I remember swimming 'down the mill' and at Gunville where my Great Grandmother (Sarah Marks) lived. We used to scrounge used inner tyre tubes from Mr Stansfield (who ...Read more

A memory of Figheldean in 1957 by Denise Hope Nee Morgan

In 1955 I was doing my penultimate year at school. I started at Selsdon primary circa 1944. The air raid siren was out side the school so when it went off we could not miss it! The doodle bug phase of WWII started in June 44 ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by des.donohoe

Hello does anyone who worked at Centronics  do you remember me Babs Clark if so like to hear from you email me at  freddy1212@virginmedia.com

A memory of New Addington in 1972 by Beryl Clark

I also went to Overbury from Wolsey probably in '55. Hanlon was there ( horrible little man - I remember a mass caning in front of the entire school because a toilet was vandalised and he ...Read more

A memory of New Addington by terryhaynes2002

My family and my father's before that (surname Kent) lived in Selsdon (84 and 32 Foxearth Road, 170 Littleheath Road, and 24 Benhurst Gardens) spanning c. 1930 - 1989. But at one point (after my father's death), my ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon in 1982 by T Kent

I lived at 24 Manaton Road. I went to St Mary Madeline's School then on to Peckham Girls School in 1967 till 1973. I loved Rye Lane .My mum worked in the skirt n slacks centre at the top of Rye Lane. I had a Saturday job there, ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by Valerie Buer

Only Just found this site it brings back many memories.I used to live at 49 Castle hill Crescent on the prefab estate,at New Addington with my mum, dad Laura and Patrick Bint also my younger brother John . ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by gazzajan

I have only just discovered this website and felt compelled to respond. I was born in Heathfield Gardens, South Croydon in 1948 and my maiden name was Murphy. We moved to Wyche Grove near the Purley Arms, South Croydon when I was about 5 ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Kate Sims