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I grew up in West Ham from my birth until 1960, living at Stephens Road, Stratford. I remember going shopping with Mum to Stratford High Road, we would go to the market for all Mum's shopping. We would buy fish from Angel Lane and ...Read more

A memory of West Ham in 1958 by Joan Doble

My name was June Carpenter, I used to live at 36 Aberfan Crescent. I had three best friends, Dulsie Berry, Rosina Kinsey and Denver Davies. My memories of Aberfan was great. I used to swim in the river as I lived on the river bank. I ...Read more

A memory of Aberfan in 1954 by June Bramwell

Oh so many memories! Where does one start? Looking at this photo I remember the milk dispensing machine outside the Express Dairy shop. I think it was 6d you'd put in, and after a lot of rumbling, out would come a small ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1958 by Geoffrey Shwalbe

We lived in Castle Street opposite the school> I remember neighbours as the Mounters, Tratt, Gosneys,  and I remember the Browns who were very kind to my mother when Dad died in 1956, 3 days after my twelfth birthday, he is ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Sub Hamdon in 1955 by Barbara House

My memories of Oldends are many and happy - My grandparents - Oscar and Violet Lane (known to many as Mrs Oscar) lived for many years at Fairview. where they brought up their family Victor, Alfred, Bob and Grace. As a small girl in the ...Read more

A memory of Stonehouse in 1953 by Liz Hoather

I don't know why we called it Three King's Piece but in the mid 50's to the early 60's when I was growing up, that was what we called it. I lived in the flats in Armfield Crescent and when we went to Three Kings Piece we went the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1958 by Carole Baldwin

I moved to Woodford Bridge when I was about 4 years old in 1949 and a few years later went regularly to Church and Sunday School at St Paul's Church for several years.  The Vicar at that time was Rev ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1954 by Chris Gadsby

From 1958-61 our family was the only one living on Mill Lane, just off the parade grounds near here. My stepfather was 'stationed' with the RAEC at Eltham Palace and I attended Shooter's Hill GS and Westminster Hotel School, subsequently. ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1959 by Dylan Rivis

Around the year 1950 a coach would take all the children in our road on a trip to see Blackpool Lights. Those days they called the coach a charabanc.  Does anybody remember that name?  How happy all the ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool in 1950 by Brenda Vanderwert

Hi, I am now 57 years and live in Los Angeles, USA. I just felt homesick and nostalgic and discovered this site. Growing up in the 50s and 60s in Bamford was wonderful (not that I felt that then). I've lived in several ...Read more

A memory of Bamford in 1951 by Christopher Healy