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Beside the strawberry bed grew a large cooking apple tree that produced enormous green apples. We had a variety of both eating and cooking apple trees in the garden, the fruit from which was harvested and then ...Read more

A memory of Shamley Green in 1954 by Patricia Clarke

Continuing up the street on the right was a long parade of various shops and we come to Salisbury Ave on the corner was a large modernistic furniture shop later the shop nest door became a KFC and across the street next to ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

Bearmans was the big department store on the site which is now occupied by the Coop or Leo's. I remember the toy department at Christmas was fantastic with an enormous model train layout in the centre of the floor which would take ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone in 1956

In 1950,1951 and 1952 I spent two months summer holidays/year at the Lodge. The house belonged then to Mrs Webster. Her daughter Annet had married Mr. (first name forgotten) Nickisson. Together they ran a riding school. I ...Read more

A memory of South Warnborough in 1950 by Eric Denzler

This is my first school, Dunston Hill Infant & Junior School, I started school the year the photo was taken, I fell off a small wall first day, I remember it vividly. Favourite teacher in the junior school was a Ms ...Read more

A memory of Dunston in 1955 by Victor Johnson

My memories of Thaxted are very dear to me.  My parents, unfortunately now deceased, were Queenie and Denzil Roberts.  Denzil was a Pharmacist and purchased the property known as the Chemist Shop and refurbished the property so we ...Read more

A memory of Thaxted in 1950 by Beryl Mitchell

Wimbledon had an 'Arcade' very close to Wimbledon Theatre, here you could purchase many items, from cottons to wet fish, but best of all cheap 45rpm. records ex-juke box versions ,many of which you had to add a 'spider 'to the centre.Does any else remember purchaseing records here.

A memory of Wimbledon in 1958 by Jackie Pegg

Does anybody remember the coffee bars of Chingford. There was one at the bottom of Chingford Mount, it had the pyrex coffee cups, a juke box (6d a play if I remember correctly.) We all used to hang out there on Sundays and some ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1957 by June Day

I went to live in Nash in 1955 as a foster child.  I attended Nash School from 1955 - 1958 when Mrs Jones was the headmistress. The school sadly closed in 1958 and we were moved to Burford School near Tenbury Wells. Life at Nash ...Read more

A memory of Tenbury Wells in 1955 by Phyllis Maiden

School doubled as the church on a Sunday and I sat next to the altar rail often gazing at the pedals and knobs and levers of the organ instead of listening. I remember sitting at bench-type tables for lunch, stirring the ...Read more

A memory of Kettleshulme in 1958 by Sally Pethybridge