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I started school at Park Lane 1949 aged 5 yrs.and remember Miss Reece. I am now writing this post 4/9/19.
c.Phillips
I would love to know if this cottage still exists and if it does, exactly where it is.
I have a watercolour of it from 1950s (or earlier), showing this exact view. I also have several old family photos of it from the 1950s and 60s. I suspect it is, or was, situated in Watery Lane and I vaguely remember it from all those years ago, passing it on the way to the ...see more
I claimed the walls in this picture in 1955 I was 10 years old two of us did it myself and best friend Goef Eastwood now deceased, sorry to say, we claimed it so far and we was so scared , we could not turn back so we had to go on and finish the climb, I still shake when I think what we did, great days, we went on to climb many more dangerous buildings.including the old Methodist church that was in Horse Fair,
Maude Humphreys was my Mum's sister, therefor my Aunt. I visited her shop many times over the years.
Mt grandparents lived at No29 Dearoak St which was previously Green St, 3 of my cousins all lived nearby. My grandparents house still had the brick air raid shelter in the back yard next to the outdoor loo. I remember standing in the back yard watching the firework display at Belle Vue. When the clearance order came they went to Wythenshawe and ended up in a ground floor flat on Topfield Rd
As an innocent 11year old in August 1957, I had my first experience of camping in a field in Stanton Fitzwarren.
I belonged to a Scout troop from Woolwich in South East London. Most of us came from a poor area of Woolwich and Charlton, surrounded by bomb sites and the destruction caused by six years of war.
We travelled to Stanton in the back of a removal van, sitting on the tents and equipment, no ...see more
I was born in West Middlesex hospital in 1953. At the time my parents lived with my grandparents in The Alders down Fern Lane. We lived there for at least two years until my brother was born and then we went to live with my aunt and uncle in Parkside Road in Hounslow. My cousins and my brother and I had many happy years there. We all went to Grove Road School and our spare time was spent at Inwood Park. I can remember us all ...see more
My auntie Alice ran the kennels in Berwick Bassett in a lovely old cottage with outside toilet and no electricity, I loved going to visit , she was very kind to me and let me help out with walking and feeding the dogs, she had a well in the front garden, I loved it,no mod cons, visited a few years ago, Very nostalgic Jill carrett was Wright then
I went to the School approx 1952-1957 firstly in the old School and then in the new school which was so modern and spacious- it had everything. The Gym was brilliant, albeit I wasn't very good. There was a sewing room where us girls learnt how to machine, sew and make our own clothes. My leaving outfit was a skirt & stole which I wore with hand knitted fawn ankle socks ! There ...see more
I went to Kingsley as a day schola in 1961. I enjoyed many happy years there. My head teacher was Miss Edwards and Miss Fowler was the debuty. Miss Davies was my year one teacher and miss willet was head of primary years. I had so many happy years there and I was so sad to leave. It would be nice to hear from anyone who also enjoyed Kingsley the way that I did. Julia Henderson
The shop refered to as that of Ivy and Bill Humphreys in Winstanley Road. Ivy was in fact my Aunt Maud. She was married to Bill Humphreys. The shop was called 'Ivys' because it was inherited from Maud's first husband Mr. Ivy. ( deceased). Maud's daughter is alive and well.
I went to Marianne Thornton 1972 - 1976 Carol Hyatt long time ago but people I remember Denise Dufort Jackie and Roslyn Lewis June Salmon Pauline Reed Sandra Lowen Pat James Carol Coughin
Alderbrook Primary School before that
I worked at the Raven for 3 happy years as Patissiere it was like a large family a great place to live and work.
How many remember the Kitchen and waiting staff back then when Chris Baylis was Head Chef and Harry Parish the Head Waiter.
Bunty and Ted Maintenance and decorating, George Sparks was the Electrician for the Hotel.
The head porter was Ted Bourne.
Miss Boughton was the Manager.
Happy Days.
JS
I'm trying to trace my family who lived in Longdon Clapham there name was Stannett.Grandma was Ann, and my Mother Gwendoline Julia Mary, known as Judy.My mother had brothers that lived in Shrewsbury, and I may have a cousin called Ada.Anyone who knows of family.Ann Owen
Yes I remember going over from the junior school to pick up the lunch money from the golf club. I lived in Coleridge rd and I was 10 years old. Form junior school a also went to the secondary school that was in 1957 and was in Mr Royals class. After finishing school our family emigrated to Australia where I am now in Adelide Iam now 73 years old
I am fairly certain that during the war(2nd) 1944/5 this was the house my family stayed in. The first one with the stone and railings as one looks at the photo, the little girl is almost outside.The house without a stone fencing as far as my memory serves was a small holding / farm. My father was a royal marine helping to guard the munitions held at Trecun at this time.
Further checking is taking place but at the age of 82 it is getting more difficult
my name is John Gallop I was on a small ship called MV Acrity we used to load china clay in Charles town and Par in the 50s 60s we had a good time there skippers name was Moses Cooper mate was George? 2 engineers I cook Pete scouse and myself on deck I visited a few years it brought back memories the Harbour Master had 2 nice daughters j s gallop Andover hants
Long time ago i walked up that path.
I was born in New Addington, 65 Castle Hill Avenue then moved to Gascoigne Road until 1973.
went to Wolsey Primary then to Fairchildes Secondary Modern Girls School 1964 - 1968.
The music room is on the right as you look at it and the main hall is directly in front
I moved to Three Bridges when I was 4 years old, in 1958, with my parents and twin brother Andrew. We lived in Mill Road.
Heavens how it’s all changed. Gone are the open spaces at the bottom of the road, where we used to play cricket by the main road! Yes, it was safe to then. If we heard a car in the distance we stopped playing.
Played football on the ice of Crabbett Road too in the winter of ...see more
I was born in Horns Rd in 1940 at start of the war and still have memories of that time when 5 and 6 down the shelter when siren went they were after Plessey works and the airdrome have some pics from this time. it was a great place to grow up bar when a V1 fell on Dr Banardos and blew all our front windows out.but being very young you did not understand the full danger at the time.At 21 i was married at Mossford Green ...see more
I made a very nostalgic visit to Cliftonville yesterday to see my old school Godwin Girls College, 1951 I was seven years old when I first started with my sister eighteen months older, some time ago !!!! it brought back happy memories and realisation of how small I must have been as the building was much smaller than in my memory.
There were pupils from many different countries who were unable to go home in the holidays ...see more
Colin, I love these memories of yours and can remember just about all of it. When were you at Edgware Primary and Spur Road?
it's a long time ago but in the 1940's I had a pen friend in Winkfield. I just can't remember her name but her address was Winkfield Creamery. I don't know whether that was an area or a place but imagine it has long since gone. Does anyone know who lived at Winkfield Creamery
then, particularly my pen friend who would have been a teenager.
First i must tell another story when Charlie Chaplin and Sidney lived with my Grandfather Charlie Ssampson in 23 King Street Gillingham Kent.Coly Goodman American Bought the Gem bottom of King Street in 1909 ,,Needed a Caretaker and Young Girl's to Show People to there Seats,my Grandfather Charlie Sampson Waiting to go into Chatham Dockyard took on the Job,first the Karno Group Came Coly Chose from the Gang ...see more
any one remember the the time when Mr Night ran the pool and Mrs Night was in the office We would buy our season tickets on
April the first and did one width just say we had been in.so many happy hours spent there with friends only leaving when it was time to close. getting old now and love to remember the old times anyone still out there?
Hello.i feel so bad for you guys.im a daughter of one of those nurses and i can assure you.it never stopped in the hospital.i have read all your messages and it took me back to a child living this hell.im still scared from my childhood.but i understand now why we were treated like this .i thought it was just my mum been evil but i now see it was the staff at that hospital.so sorry you suffered so much.especially ill.but thank you.i have now got what i needed to answer my personal issues.x
I was 19 when the fire happened and engaged to be marred my wife to be Joan and I would spend hours in the store mostly looking at the furniture we could not afford ( but one could dream) we lived at Barkingside and could see the smoke rising from there. almost in tears at the waste of all that great furniture. any friends still around from that time?
went to Dane 51 -55 ish
Where Elthorne Park extension now is there were allotments. I used to go there with my dad and sometimes my mum. She used to go in the evening if he was working mainly to water. I remember planting onions potatoes etc, to a small boy it was an adventure. Does anyone remember these allotments?
My family lived at 113 Chanctonbury Road in the early 1960s. I remember some neighbours--the Pinneys (Geoff and Sarah) and the Misters, who had a cat called Chivers, the parent of our cat, Ginger. We did not stay long--Dad got transferred to Cheltenham in the mid 60s, but I have such happy memories of the place!
My brothers and I attended a Franciscan convent school near the station. The nuns were lovely to us!
Dolores (Laurie) O'Higgins
I was born in Falkirk in 1962. I lived in Mariner Drive then Mariner Road until I was 40 years old before moving to Summerford.
I went to Easter Carmuirs Primary School and hated most of my time there; only really enjoying school when I moved on to Camelon High School then Falkirk College of Technology and Glasgow College of Building and Printing. The one good memory of Easter Carmuirs was going swimming at ...see more
This photograph of George Street shows Pearce & Sons shop where my father (Ted Brown) worked along with one of the Pearce brothers as the village baker for many years.
My memories of growing up in whitleigh were happy ones, as youngsters we were blessed with having such big fields and of course the woods to explore and play in.The fair [WHITELEGGS] would arrive during the summer and would remain in Damerells field for many weeks.The long hot summer days seemed to be endless and we never wanted to come home unless our bellies told us to, we all remember ...see more
My great grand mother was born in 1890 and lived in Burton in Lonsdale all her 83 years. She was my guardian after my father died (Jim Coates) at the young age of 21 in 1969.
My grandmother married Joseph Wright and lost him to the Great War. She had two daughters with him Olive my Grand Mother and Nora, She later married a Mr Booth some time after the First ...see more
Forgot to mention that in those days there was Jones Fish and Chips, opposite the school. My mum cleaned and peeled potatoes and I would press the potatoes into chips with a hand press over a grid thus making chips when you pulled down the handle. There was also a butcher( Mr Garfield) and the crown hotel, now gone. In the village was a garage, a cobbler and a police station of sorts. Life was so simple and we all new everybody. Alas, those days are gone. Mike Castle
My mother is writing aother volume of her memoirs and suggested that I send you an account of her sojourn in Tooting whilst her mother was Matron of the Royal Dental Hospital and she spent six happy years at the convent school. This is part of chapter 5 of her current work:
Over the years, the Holy Family Convent in Tooting, had become a finishing school for girls from France. I don't ...see more
The reason for writing is to mention some facts about life in Mangotsfield in the forties and fifties. After I was born I lived in no 32 Northcote road. My neighbors were Mr Hammond, Mr Isles, Mr Fry, Mr Britton, Mrs Spires and Mr Pitman. The owner of the Lamb Inn was Mr Spratman. The local shop was Mr Reeves. The Red Lion was Mr Meredith.There was an haberdashery run by Mrs Franklin and a hairdresser run by Mr Titchbond. ...see more
I used to visit Abinger Hammer in the late 60s early 70s with my Nan and Granddad and Mum to see my Great-Auntie Mabel and Great-Uncle Jack. They lived next door (or next but one?) to the Post Office and Uncle Jack worked in the Watercress beds. I remember a boy called Peter lived at the Post Office and would leave his old comics for me to read. I wonder if anyone remembers my Aunt and Uncle, their last name was Bunce.
When I was quite young my grandfather would take me up to Ruskin Park when he went to bowl and I would sit on one of the seats, I guess to the right of this picture. Unlike the other comment I did not try to put them off - there is NO 'run up' BTW you are thinking about cricket - indeed I was shown what to do and how to do it. Here I learnt that the balls were neither round nor weighted a fact that I have ever after ...see more
Wayne’s comment made me re-read my piece and I was driven to expand. This is St Gile’s Church. My parents were baptised and married here in 1937 and I was baptised and then confirmed by Mervyn Stockwood here. To our right was the Vicarage and its’ garden which was sold to ‘the Americans’ by Revd John Nicholls in the 60s, demolished stone by stone and exported to be replaced by the flats within ...see more
Hi,
I am the current manager of clocktower house preschool on queen's avenue.
I'm trying to find out more information as to when the preschool was open.
I have a document that says in 1969/1970 a preschool was opened under the name of Woodstock house.
Can anyone confirm this or have more information on when it was opened or when it was changed over to clocktower
My parents brought 'Rixholme' (house in the foreground) in eary 70s and renamed it Seamark. It was an amazing house to grow up in. The house had a lightning conductor on one of the chimneys and I still remember the house shaking when it was hit.
Now I might be wrong, if my memory serves me well. There used to be a competition to design a flower arrangement in the circle of that flower bed, for each year. Was it run by St John,s church or my school Malcolm primary/junior.
My name is Christine Smith nee Greenwell. We lived in 4 Ruby road Thornaby my mam and dad Mary and Frank has 10 kids. Doreen,Franky , Eric, Robert, Marjory, Francis, Mavis, Ann and the twins Christine and Carol. Great times. I married a local boy David Smith he lived in Bassleton lane His parents Doris and Harry lived in the little white cottage. They sold cool drinks and vegetables from there door step. ...see more
I was born at 4 ruby road thornaby. My mother and father frank and Mary Greenwell brought up 10 children in that house so many great memories. There 10 kids are Doreen,Frankey,Eric,Robert Marjory,Francis,Mavis,Ann and the twins Christine and Carol. I met my husband David Smith his mam and dad lived on Bassleton lane and sold cold drinks for anyone going up Bassy lane to the fox cover. I’m Christine and married David and now living in California so many memories
I was born in 1951 and started life in 4 The Chase, Norbury. The whole family lived nearby. My father Sidney Hill attended the Modern School. He was born in 1922 and lived in 47 Briar Avenue.
He told me that almost all of his school class at the Modern School died on RAF duty. Was it really that bad?
I was born in coldershaw rd in Feb 1944. I later worked in Florence rd at hills garage.
I was about 20 to 21. the garage is now a row of flats houses called hill mews.
It was run by the hill family,Harry and frank hill. I wonder if any of the family are still
in the area. My name is Brian field .
i remember in the mid 60s my friends and i jumping off the farleigh bridge, how on earth we didn't break our necks i will never know, we stayed almost every summer week-end in the hopping huts, and had to come back to london late sunday nights, the summers were almost endless in those days, the rolling stones and the beatles, yeah, i look back with ever so fond memories.
bob mullen.
ps, those were the times when we swung the world by the tail ... lol
My memory of Loventor Manor dates back to August 1970 when it was a hotel. My husband Colin and I chose it as our honeymoon destination all those years ago. At the time it was quite expensive for a week's holiday - all of 19 guineas (roughly £20) which was a week's wages in those days. We arrived late on the Saturday night and were shown to our our luxury 4 poster bedroom by a young girl, who for some reason ...see more
Does anyone remember 159 Battersea Park Road -South..when it was a fishmongers.. my ancestors ran this during the 1950's and would really appreciate any info anyone has .. family name was Wells.
I lived in 106 Whytecliffe Road from 1968. We bought the house for £5200. I went to work at VW Motors at Purley Way just up the road. Use to have Chinese at the restaurant downstairs.
I worked in the typing pool as Deputy Supervisor with amazing girls......we had laughs and fun. I remember Carol, Sandra, Shirley, Barbara, Brenda, Dawn, Pat, Linda, Lesley, Lynn etc. later I worked for John Ogden as his ...see more
The tythe barn was where we had gym lessons. I clearly remember climbing the rope ladder then hanging from one rung by my knees. I then grabbed the rung to swing down. Unfortunately Imy hand trapped several strands of my long hair. Thus, when i did swing down...that hair was roughly pulled out! I felt like i was being scaled! Oh, the pain!
The old oak tree in the fields...it was a dare for "new bugs" ...see more
My mother was the private nurse employed by Mr Talbot to look after his Wife at The Old Hall Bartlow near Audley End. She spent some of her happiest years there. Her name was Catherine Mary Jeeves
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Does anyone have a photo of the old school outfitters on George Lane South Woodford? Think I got school uniform for Nightingale High School there around 1969.
I think the building was a curved 2 story turret and used to have beautiful curved dark wood and glass (including the internal passage way between the curved glass). Not sure if it was listed but wish ...see more
Alan Clarkson the subpostmaster at Preesall was my great uncle. After retiring from the Post Office he and his wife Rizpah moved to a house called Grasmere in Pilling Lane Preesall. It was the first house on the right as you turn into the lane painted black and white. As a child l spent many hours exploring the area and a favourite was walking down Pilling Lane cutting across a field to the shoreline and walking by the sea wall to Knott End returning back to my relations via the road.
I knew billy powell I lived in lynn st alan kynaston and david
I was a projectionist at the "CURZON" cinema in Cheam Road form 1962 - 1986 and would always go to the Regent for lunch..Was always a good meal and you could get 3 courses for around 2/6d..
Served by two lovely waitresses Eve & Day..who incidentally came to my 21st Birthday party!
Toni was aided by his wife,son and daughter
He always looked miserable, but in fact was a very jolly and happy person when ...see more
My Father, Patrick D'Arcy Trevor Mungovan, grew up at Tainfield House. He lived there with his Grandfather, Alfred Chapman, his Mother Audrey (nee Chapman) and his sister Peggy. He told me of his wonderful childhood. A portrait of Sir Stephen Remnant Chapman hung in his house until his death in 2005.
He took me to see Tainfield House in the 60s, by which time it had been sold and turned into eight houses. ...see more
Yeah, that brings back lots of memories. Friday night/ Saturday morning was a must. The smell of fresh baked bread and bacon. Queuing only made the appetite keener.
From 1944 to 1947, aged four to seven, I had tuberculosis and was a patient at Lord Mayor Treloar's Hospital in Alton, during which time I spent six months at the convalescent hospital in Sandy Point. Visiting was still restricted to nine Sundays per year, but while I was there my parents and younger brother spent their summer holiday in a boarding house on the island and used to come to ...see more
I attended the school between 1955 and 1959. Memories of the Headmaster Mr Nutting and teachers Mr Mooney, Mrs Fox, Miss Woodward and my class teacher of three years Mr. Freeman. Was, to my great surprise, picked to play football for the school in my last year - remember team mates Barry Semke, Kenneth O'Brien, Ronnie Haynes the goalkeeper and Terence Simpkin. Lived in Westwood Road and walked to school each day along Meads Lane. Happy days. Moved to Surrey in '59.
My Grandparents worked at Strode Manor Farm in the early 1900's. My Uncle their eldest son was the carter there until 1916 when he joined the army and went to Belgium, he was killed at Passchendaele in 1917. The Family all lived at Strode Cottages on the Netherbury road.
I remember, Bertha the old lady that often sat on her doorstep facing the Apollo top of Apsley Grove just quietly having a smoke, never bothering anyone and watching the world pass her by. One Saturday morning on the way to the pictures a local young thug dashed into her home and smashed all the large vases on her sideboard shattering both her and her pottery into pieces. I had never heard women wail and sob the way ...see more
We moved into Nelson Street in 1989, it was a council house with old electrics. At night we use to freeze to death because the heating was so bad. It took us a long time to make it into a nice warm home. I use to love the neighbours, on one side we had a Sri Lankan Family and on the other a really kind family who gave me lots of their old toys that belonged to their son Kevin. I spent many happy years at that house ...see more
Hi , My name is Vic Ballard , I was brought up by my Grandparents from 1942 and lived next door to Cassland Rd school which later became my secondary school , my first school was Orchard Rd at the end of Cassland Rd and Well St , My childhood days still hold fond memories of playing hopscotch and making up what us boys called Carts by searching bomb sites for a set of old pram wheels , once you found those ...see more
My grandfather Charles samspson started this in 1910 taking. His family hop picking in Kent ,wonderful times his daughter Lavinia my mother married John frances Borgia Dunford in 1918 he was in the Royal Navy First World War was in the black and white minstrels navy band before the First World War,*i was born 18 January 1937 in September 1937 taken to the kent hop fields with my mother ,well one ...see more
I was at styal at robin hood house around about 1959/60 ish .I was about 8 or 9 years old from hulme manchester .sorry I can't remember any names but remember going to school there .the teacher I most remember was a man with a false leg and walked with a limp you could here him coming !he ran the art and pottery classes .we would make all sorts of things and then put them in kiln oven. remember skates and three wheeler ...see more
I am told my Grandparents had a chip shop and green grocers in Patricroft. Possibly in the 1930's and 40's. My grandfather was called joseph and his wife possibly Emily. They had two sons Harry and much later Joe.They moved to Cheadle Heath Stockport in the forties and then back to Eccles area, when I dont know. His son Harry married and lived in Cheadle Heath also, and settled there. I never ...see more
Hello I have such wonderful happy memories of st Finians.
I brought my 2 daughters back to the Uk in 1998 and met up with some of the nuns from my day who are in plain clothes - were very friendly to us . Was lovely to show my girls the chapel , wash rooms and cubicles where I slept,
Would love to get in touch with any one from my past - sister Mary make a good impression on me - in the grade with Me was Fiona Cave ...see more
I visited Bedlinog during the late 1960's when my Grandmother Elsie Price (ne Phillips) would travel from Windsor Road, Edwardsville with me and my identical twin sister Jane to visit my grandfather Jack's family. We used to spend all our school holidays with my grandparents and have many memories of Edwardsville, but I have few memories of Bedlinog, I think thats due to our young ...see more
I went to Quinta in 1962 aged 12 had to be tough to get through did not receive any education went to work in the kitchen always had plenty to eat the cook was mrs Fox she looked after me
Would not sing in the choir golly kept me there for two years before I did not have to go again
I escaped in 1963 got caught in Wrexham not a good time to escape the winter of 63 pair of shorts and a yellow sports shirt pair of pumps no ...see more
I lived in alma street.from 1950 to 1968..my name was sheila leach...mum was Edith and dad John.
I moved to east Ford square colly Hurst. In 1968
Anybody know me.from there.alma street.
Hello i know this is a long shot but im trying to trace a gentleman named william stevens he was a chef at the camp, around the late fiftys early sixties any information would be great.
In 1950, I started school at Chequer Mead. I had walked there from Copse Close, near Queen Victoria Hospital. We each had a desk and a slate to write on. My big sister was in the ‘big’ school, next door as she was fourteen. I used to stand and watch her play netball at playtimes. Miss Rowe was my favourite teacher and I cried for hours when I had to leave to go to the new Junior school at Blackwell. Lovely lady and great teacher.
As a five year old, and for the next six years, I walked up Blackwell Hollow to go to Chequer Mead school. Sometimes, I was accompanied, but quite often, I went on my own. I lived near Queen Victoria Hospital, so it was quite a walk for a little one. Unbelievable today, but of course, the roads were less busy, and life was much slower.
When I was 14 in the late 50’s, I got a job at Ye Olde Welcome tea chop. Washing up and polishing the many horse brasses! With my one pound wages, I saved up for two weeks and bought at top at Kerry’s shop in London road. Happy memories.
I worked here for a number of years. Had many happy times late 60s early 70s
We were the Brooker family and lived in Anton rd from the early 50s . our next door neighbours were the Harringtons. Myself and 2 of my sisters went to Lennards. I was there from 1960 until 1966. I married in 1969 and became a Savage. I have happy childhood memories of living in ockendon on the "estate" not the "village". I now live in Dorset. Hello to anybody who knows me
Sue savage nee brooker
I lived in the house that was used as an orphanage for girls late 1890's to 1906. I have recently found out that it was called Laleham Cottage. It was situated on the corner of Rossiter Road and Ethelbert Street and the ground next to it was given over to prefabs, which extended right though to Fernlea Road. I too attending Cavendish Road School, but cannot recall the swimming pool being build. What ...see more
My wife & I stayed at the Harbour Lights Hotel in May 1969 for 4 days aged 22 & 24 - we have just Celerbrated our Golden Weddng Anniversary, and as we spend the winter months in Spain we stayed at a Hotel in Cadiz to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary - we have three children, five grandchildren & one great grandchild.
Stuart & Margaret
Does anybody remember the name of a pub that was in Victoria Road South? It was on the left hand side around 75 yards from Duke Street on the way to where the police station can now be found. It formed part of the island of buildings that stood between VRS and the Railway Station service road but must have been demolished in the early 1970s to make way for the present office block. Does anybody have any memories of the place?