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This was 1927 and such a blow to the community as a lot of the houses where people lived belonged to the firm and these were to be sold off. Over 240 freehold houses and shops in Newburn were offered for sale at ...Read more

A memory of Clara Vale in 1920 by Jimmy Burrows

The local midwife, Nell Horley, delivered many a Penge child, but she also kept a boarding house, where she would keep a large pot of soup on the cooker all day for the boarders. Nell was my 1/2 Aunt's grandmother. Nell delivered ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1920 by Geoffrey Younger

Old forgotten characters of Penge and Eden Park: The Duke of Penge Nell Horley the midwife Winny of the Eden Park Trading Agency The Lad who gave a prize-winning fighter a taste of what ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1920 by Geoffrey Younger

I was born at my grandparents' house, Water End, Brompton on the 30th October 1924. My father was Joseph Christopher Marwood - always known as 'Chris'. Our home was Malpas House, Brompton. My Mother was from Margate in Kent. I ...Read more

A memory of Brompton in 1920 by Ruth Swain

My mother was born at 22 Quayside in the 1920s. Family name was Milburn. My grandfather was a Coal Heaver. She passed away recently and her wish was to return home. I understand the street is no longer there. If anybody can help locate ...Read more

A memory of Harrington in 1920 by Allan Pearson

CAIN - I am researching my family tree and also trying to add some meat to the bones - if you know what I mean. My Mom was born in Salford in 1923 and the thing I find most interesting is that she was born, according to her birth ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1920 by Jacqueline De E Scofet

My parents moved to the Becontree Estate in about 1926 and we eventually settled in Hedgemans Road overlooking the field near Talbot Road. In those days the council used to decorate a couple of rooms as well as keep the ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1920 by Ernie Cann

My mother was sent away to boarding school in 1921, when she was eight years old. For various reasons, she could not go home (to Cardiff) during the summer holidays and so she and her four brothers spent ...Read more

A memory of Rugeley in 1920 by Henrietta Edwards

Margery Dickens was one of five children who were born in Wibtoft in the 1920s, she went to Little Claybrooke school, she walked every day and was expected to collect wood on the way home. She came from a very poor family, she shared ...Read more

A memory of Wibtoft in 1920 by Mary Johnson

My grandfather was a footman at Selsdon Park in 1919, when he married my grandmother. I would love to know more about Selsdon Park in the 1920s, but all I can find out is after it was turned into a golf course. Can anyone help me find out the history of  this lovely old house? Betty.

A memory of Selsdon in 1920 by Betty Shaw