Nostalgic memories of Calmore's local history
Share your own memories of Calmore and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Can any one tell me what happened to miss Doller she was a teacher at hassoberry school in 1968 or 1969 can she remember any one there doze she remembers Judith Hoy
In the late 1950s my parents owned a 52' ex Dutch minesweeper. I may well have misspelled the meme. It was moored just below a night club. We had many great holidays on it even though it never left the harbour! I was only 8 or 9 so that's about all I know. Any information anyone may have would be great.
Allan McLellan
My name is Bernard Hagon I was born 1933 in city Road maternity home which had a direct hit during the war everybody killed . My parents had the British Empire in Barking Road Plaistow a Taylor Walker’s house just down past the abbey arms I come from a long line of publicans my grandmother and grandfather owned the Albert house pub in Stratford near Moerland point. My early memories of Barking Road ...see more
During the 2nd World War my mother Suzanne Severs was a teacher in Chagford. Vera Watson and Cecile Thompson ran the school.
I have memories of holidays spent at Holy Street Manor during the mid 1950s, playing with toy boats in the little stream that ran through the courtyard and swimming in the river.
I would love to hear about anyone who has memories of that time.
Cecile Thompson and Vera Watson remained lifelong friends of our family, honorary aunts.
I went to Welbeck Secondry Modern school for the last 2 years of my school life. At 13 I passed a 13+ exam and at Welbeck we underwent a 2 year basic building course. We did all the building trade: bricklaying, carpentry, technical drawing, history of building, building science etc. Our teacher was Eric Bushnell, a man who made everything interesting. I could not have had a ...see more
I lived at No 8 Wolsey Crescent in the very early development of the estate up to the age of eight before my parents moved to Morden. Even at that age I can remember on many occasions hearing the drone of bombers overhead and watching a flying bomb (doodle bug) fly over our house where it landed a few streets away. I found out years later from my father that luckily it did not explode. The school I attended ...see more
Kingsbury swimming pool London NW9 (1951) age 14. David (age 15) gets to kissing with a girl in a swimming costume. I tell her friend about a paper aeroplanes that I can make. Suddenly Dave tells me we’re leaving. On the way home I ask him why we left so quick. At first he is reluctant to tell me why. But then confesses a most revolting happenstance. “I was kissing her”, he told me. “But then she put her tongue into my mouth!” ...see more
Dad was at Hadrian's camp with the East Lancs. in the late 40's. we lived there & my sister was born in Carlisle in 1949. we also lived for a while in Moss Band. I dont know if there was an army camp there I was just a toddler. We emigrated to Australia on 1953
Hi. Anybody go to Monega Rd school around 1965? Mr Frazer was the head then.
I lived in Shrewsbury Rd. Remember the off licence there, the owner had a big caged parrot
Jay
Stanley Fritter's memories of Lower Stoke jogged a few of my own memory chords. Val Mudge was my cousin, my father was Harry Mudge. I was born at the old cottage known as The Shant on the Grain Road on 15.09.1940, my sister Iris following on 07.06.43.
I also remember Mr. Godfrey, the headmaster of the village school as a first class teacher. Although by then at Secondary School I helped him to plant the trees in front of ...see more