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Having been born in Ann Street in 1962, my memories of the surrounding area are quite vivid, including Waddles Foundry; the metal beating from the works would often wake me in the morning. It was on land just behind the Bull ...Read more

A memory of Llanelli in 1969 by Julie Hart

Although I only lived at Great Totham as a young boy for 7 years , 48 years after moving to the Cotswolds because of my fathers work I still have a fair few memories. We moved to Foster road in 1965 from Chelmsford ...Read more

A memory of Great Totham by Mrs M.Rignall

I lived near the Kodak factory, but I spent a lot of time in North Harrow as a teenager. I used to go to the Methodist youth club (until they got fed up with me) and developed a passion for building model aircraft there, ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1960 by Peter Scott

I get a lovely glow when I think of my dear Armagh in the 1950s. Life seemed so good and simple then. I would spend my days roaming free letting my imagination grow as children do. I played down in the river by the Legar ...Read more

A memory of Armagh in 1957 by Aine Nicart

I lived at 1 St. George's Close, off Chalk Pit Avenue from 1946 to 1954. At first, the Chalk Pit was still there, as was the Oast House, where the shops are now on the corner of Chalk Pit Avenue and Main Road. I first ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray in 1946 by Terry Button

This photo brought the memories flooding back. My parents moved to Verwood in '57. My dad worked for the De Havilland Aircraft company in Christchurch. I'm searching my memory but I think the building on the left had a ...Read more

A memory of Verwood in 1957 by Alan Langridge

I remember we lived in Peter Street, where I first learned to ride a bike, my elder sister giving me a push at the top of the hill...stopping was the problem! Our house was on the right side going down the hill. Across the road were ...Read more

A memory of Oundle in 1970 by Richard Harvey

I lived at No 3 The Terrace Station Road, and started school in Hatfield Peverel in 1945. My farther worked for Lord Raleigh at the Bury farm also at Termitts farm. As a lad i worked for Mr Oliver the baker on a Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield Peverel in 1945 by Philip Crane

We moved to 161 Aurelia Road from 6 Brampton Road, Addiscombe, I lived there for 24 years with my mother and father Margaret and Harry Spencer. My father was a plumbing and heating engineer and taught plumbing at Vauxhall ...Read more

A memory of Upper Norwood by Glennis Spencer

I lived in Aveley Villiage from when I was born in 1957 until we moved to the Kennington Estate about 1971.   We had a funny house in Church View which seemed to be back to front compared to some of my friends houses.   Our end of ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by Ann Mc Carthy