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I have fond memories of growing up in Aveley. We first lived in the pre-fabs in Dacre Cr. or Ave. when I was about 5. I vividly remember my first day at the infants school. Marching into the hall to the 'soldiers tune' played on ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1951 by Angela Taylor (Beeny)

The cinema at the left hand edge of the photo played cartoons and very short comedy  films in a half-hour program that played in a non-stop repeating loop. I believe the veranda next to the cinema was over the entrance to a ...Read more

A memory of Cleethorpes in 1956 by John Ellingford

I was at the convent 1955 and loved it ,the nuns the wagon wheel's at teatime and even the walks .Gave me great emotional strength for the rest of my life and sister Magdalene was not that bad!! my favourite was sister Ann ,then sister ...Read more

A memory of Bridport in 1955 by Dermot O'malley Keyes

I was living opposite the school, so when i first started i was four and a half, i se to go home on the break for my milk and biscuits. I remember Mr Cox and Mr Threpleton very well as i do Mrs Hill, she was the ...Read more

A memory of Lower Town in 1953 by Ian Drury

Remember that there was a coal yard near the bridge over the Browney just opposite the old road. Was that the yard where the coal wagon loaded. Remember roaming the streets looking for loads of coal that had been delivered so that ...Read more

A memory of Langley Park in 1951 by Derek Foster

Outdoor party on 'the patch' with jelly, sandwiches and CAKE! All the kids in costume and then races down 'the field' where I won a race and had a medal. Wonderful. Nearly forgot to mention the mug and tin of cadbury's chocolates we were all given.

A memory of Ynysddu in 1953 by Elizabeth Holland

When I was about ten years old or so I remember going to Liverpool St. station lots of times on the steam train with my dad. We would leave Enfield town about 4 a.m. to do the buying at Spitalfields and Covent Garden markets for our ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1950 by Rita Thompson Marston

Can anyone help with the name of the man that lived at Toadsmore (on the road between The Bourne & Eastcombe) Who sold & supplied Logs. He lived in a small building had an open backed van and I think that he had a ...Read more

A memory of Stroud in 1959 by Graham Wright

Reading your "Memories" recently I recalled the days when I was at Stella Maris Convent Fleetwood. My name is Peggy Devlin nee Cullum and I lived in Mount Road not far from the school. Together with my husband and five ...Read more

A memory of Fleetwood in 1955 by Peggy Devlin

Hello my name is Annette Smith Nee Brown known as Ann or Annie brown, I grew up in Peckham and I am very proud of the fact. I lived in flats called Rudbeck house from 1950 - 1968 which is in Radnor rd. Off commercial way. My ...Read more

A memory of Peckham in 1957 by Annette Smith