Belmont, Station Road c.1960
Photo ref: B910017
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Photo ref: B910017
Photo of Belmont, Station Road c.1960

A Selection of Memories from Belmont

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Belmont

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I grew up in number 19 Shanklin Rd with my sister Margaret and my parents, my name was Jennifer Shave. We went to school in Cotswold Road until we were 11, the head mistress was Mrs Bickerstaff (nee Beal) and there were only 3 classrooms. Sports day was held on the downs and then later on the school field. I remember, all of the children used to play out in the street together, as there were very few ...see more
Hi, my name is Maryanne, myself and my brother Christopher spent most of our childhood in Belmont road, during the sixties, and early seventies we stayed with my Grandmother who lived at no. 2 Belmont rd, Olive Woods was my grandmother, she worked as a baker in the bakery for years and also cleaned the Drs surgery in the evening. My grandmother lived next door to Mr & Mrs Luxford who had an aviary, and every time we ...see more