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Nana Hall and her kids lived at number 1 Booth House. Peter, Ann, Sheila & Janice were her grandkids who also lived with her and their mum. Upstairs lived Susan Tucker...you can imagine what she was called all the time...poor kid!

A memory of Tulse Hill in 1953

We visited Wargrave in the summer of 1955 while my father was on sabbatical. We lived in Kellet Lodge for several weeks. The houses had names then. We did not have a refrigerator, just a pantry. We had fireplaces in every room. A ...Read more

A memory of Wargrave in 1955 by Anne Healey

Come out of there and you were at the Magistrates Court in the square I remember a big tree in the back behind black iron fencing and thinking that's where they did the hangings right in front of Barking indoor swimming pool and ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

Life for a child in the village of Worle in the 1950s was exciting, parochial and safe. Our parents did not lose sleep over thoughts of us being molested. Children were more likely to be in danger from their own recklessness than ...Read more

A memory of Worle in 1956 by Raye Green

I was only a few years old, when we moved into White Lodge, the station house, as shown in the picture, I loved the sound of the trains stopping & starting at the platforms, the house used to shake, ...Read more

A memory of Ashford in 1956 by Adele Fenwick

I was born in March 1947. I believe it was snowing heavily! My mother and father ran their butchers business in the village and my Uncle Don had a commercial painting and decorating business. My Aunty Gwen ...Read more

A memory of North Somercotes in 1955 by Cheryl Clarkson

I used to live in No 55 Cody Road in the prefabs, from 1948 until 1959. I returned last year (2009), I found the road our prefab was on the corner of Cody Road and Brookhouse Road. I remember we had a large area of grass in front of ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1953 by David Gibson

In the late 1950s my parents had a small boat on the river here. My dad built it in the side garden of our house on the outskirts of the village. He painted it blue and named it 'Jeannie', after my mother. It had a small outboard motor, ...Read more

A memory of Hoo in 1958 by Susan Cox

This view is instantly familiar! There was a sweet shop right there which was a favourite destination on walks into the village. I lived with my family in Hoo for two or three years in the late 1950s. My father was Eric Cox; my mother, ...Read more

A memory of Hoo in 1958 by Susan Cox

I was a patient at the Sanatorium, the first time was when I was between 10 and 11 years old. I would have been there about 9 months at that time. I remember the apple orchard and there was an apple storage room. The ...Read more

A memory of Chandler's Ford in 1952 by Jean Long