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The far left of this photograph, just shows the Tudor house where I lived from 1950 to 1960. Two doors down is Mrs Castle's sweet shop/tobacconist, and beyond that (with the blind) is Borsberry's ironmongers. The High Street was ...Read more

A memory of Buntingford in 1955 by Colin Sellers

Spent many happy days walking over the stepping stones to 'my castle'. Listening out for the large rocking stone to warn of invaders! Wandering by the Dun where the swans still nest generation after generation. Now less to be ...Read more

A memory of North Uist in 1957 by Ann Mac Nab

Coming down from a castle in rural Scotland to live in Chingford....I never forgave my parents; soon however I discovered Joan - an early girlfriend and love of my life; but she left with her family for the tea plantations ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1955 by Jon P Baker

I am writing this on behalf of my wife, nee Gena Brown from the old Stirling Castle, otherwise known as the Bottom House, but the one she remembers best is the Staneford Arms where her mother held the licence. Her Auntie ...Read more

A memory of Consett in 1955 by Hugh Camrass

The Stores was run by the redoubtable Joe Holmes who was in fierce competition with Chris Lewin down the lane at the Post Office. In summer the price of local tomatoes reached bargain levels! More photos of Yealand in ...Read more

A memory of Yealand Redmayne in 1955 by David Gerrard

The three windows in Canonball House was my classroom at Castle Hill School.

A memory of Edinburgh in 1951 by Anita Razzell

I have often wondered if I should one day be able to say what happened to me as a child during my 6 year stay at Stanhope. It was like living hell, yes the masters would have been prosecuted for abuse had it happened ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1955 by Michael Heartshorn

I moved to Dagenham with my family in 1949.  We lived in Cartwright Road off Hedgemans Road.  I have memories of long hot summer holidays off from Finneymore Road School.  The days were filled with trips ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1950 by Joan Cotton

Unfortunately the FCJ convent doesn't exist any more but my memory goes back to those happy years from 1959 till 1964 as a little girl studying as a boarder and always waiting for my late ...Read more

A memory of Kingsgate in 1959

I was stationed at Parsons barracks for two weeks before we moved to Blackdown camp for basic training. I did a course on office work and did touch typing which lasted for ten weeks. ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut in 1952 by Les May