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My mother died recently aged 89 in South Africa. I am currently writing an article on her life and have discovered from her brother that she passed her 11 plus exams to enter Romford County High School in 1933/34. She ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1930 by Moira Rowan

I lived at the Swan from 1936 to about 1943 - below are some extracts from my memoirs. I hope you find them of interest. In about 1936 my father resigned, or to be more accurate was forced ...Read more

A memory of Newtown in 1930 by Howard Johnson

My father was a milkman, for Home Counties Dairy, the horses were stabled in Hodeson road, the bottling dairy was opposite the Eardley arms pub. The livery was green, and the trade mark a gold triangle. ...Read more

A memory of Caister-on-Sea in 1930 by P Eter Steward

I was born in Kinver, dad worked for Webbs Seed Co. We moved to Newton, don't know when dad worked for the "Ing" Estate, Shuttington. I think, my mems are of Xmas - Ings gave every child a gift plus xmas ...Read more

A memory of Newton in 1930 by Roy Wormington