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My maternal grandparents owned Daneswood, which you reached by taking the Mells road out of Great Elm, then turning left at a bungalow set right on the edge of the Mells river valley. After passing the bungalow, Daneswood was the first ...Read more

A memory of Great Elm in 1959 by Richard Tomlinson

I spent a few weeks at the now long gone St Mary's Children's Convalescent Home overlooking the sea in Broadstairs, Kent. In the summer of 1956, when I was nine years old and my name was David Welsh, I ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1956 by David Rayner

I was looked after by a lovely lady called Sister (Enid) Butler who took in unwanted children until they were re- homed either by fostering or adoption (this was me). There was a young lad there called Peter who allegedly set fire ...Read more

A memory of Hinton Martell in 1959 by Ali Burbidge

We - that means my brothers  and I - arrived at the home from Kent and although we were very small at the time we grew to know this as home. My best memories are of a Sister Esther who looked after us, and watching the TV which had just ...Read more

A memory of West Pentire in 1950 by Nicholas Howell

I was/am the lad on the right! I discovered this picture a few years back in a superb Frith's book on Kent. Alongside me is my mate Ray. I think the year is more like 1957 or it could the summer of 1956. It was during those lovely ...Read more

A memory of Sheerness in 1957 by Derek Gallagher

I remember Bedfords from my childhood. When I was about 12 years old my friends and I used to cycle to Bedfords Park from nearby Elm Park, about 7 miles away. Bedfords Mansion as we used to call it, was being used as a ...Read more

A memory of Havering-atte-Bower in 1954 by Barry Strange

I was born in Burnt House Farm, Sandhurst Kent in 1956, I lived there with my parents and brother, who started at the village primary school in 1956. My father farmed at Burnt House Farm for about 5 years prior to us moving ...Read more

A memory of Sandhurst in 1956 by Ann Brunger

The Silver Lounge makes me remember summer holidays when my mum was working in Collins Cleaners near the traffic lights at Gravel Hill, and I was looked after by my elder brothers and sister. My sister and I would meet Mum ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1956 by Annette Benefield

As I told you, in Millfield there was only one shop, 'Jacksons', and two houses, Sewells and Gribbles, both in Victoria Terace where they turned their front parlour into shops. Sewells was run by Anne Veitche's mother, a nice lady, ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Jimmy Burrows

I was born in Dilston, Hexham as most were from that time. But lived in Millfield 400 yards behind where that photo was taken. Then moved to the white city as it was called, in Throckley. I now live on the coast in Kent, but was ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1951 by Thomas Wilson