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Having moved several times as a child we were offered our first council house on the new estate in Hough Green, we were one of the first families to move into Phillip Road and I can remember my late mother saying it looked like a ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1953 by Robert Graham

When I moved to live on the Cricket Green with my parents in 1947, the previous tenants were called Bacon, and for many years afterwards, people would say "Oh you live in Bacons' old house" - my mother would seethe!  My brother ...Read more

A memory of Hartley Wintney in 1950 by Heather Tierney

I have a photograph of a group of children at the Marlborough Mop Fair from the convalescant home, which used to be a home for old homeless gentlemen, then became a hospital for children recovering from various illnesses. I ...Read more

A memory of Marlborough in 1952 by Christine Utrup

8 Southall Street /16 Tan-y-Bryn. We, the Brynna Boys, used to run to school, Mr & Mrs Davies Head Master and thei two daughters, strict and friendly, firm and kind. I can only describe those happy days, Coronation ...Read more

A memory of Brynna in 1953 by Gary Edwards

Hello, my name is Danny Corcoran and I am trying to trace my family tree. Unfortunately my father James Thomas (Tommy) Corcoran died last year and he hardly ever spoke about his life growing up. I have been going through his ...Read more

A memory of Crawshawbooth in 1950 by Danny Corcoran

I attended this school with my friends Alan Foster and John Diamond. Mr Thomas was the English language master, my worst subject. I loved the playing field at the back of the school and beyond was the Dragon Tree which we all ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1954 by Nigel Seccombe

Well, about 1959 ish! The headmaster was Mr Fennel, teachers Mr Anderson, Mr Philips and Mr Ladds, air force moustache and all! who was my class teacher. Classmates Bernard Dunden Dave Catt. PE teacher taught nothing but basket ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1959 by Dave Wallace

I was born July 1951, my parents were Dorothy (nee Moore) and Eric Almond, we lived at 156 Warde St. It was my grandparent's house, my grandfather Thomas Almond had died in 1950, so we moved in with Gran Clara (nee Cheetham) ...Read more

A memory of Hulme in 1951 by Gail Prestwich

The Carey's were one of the first families to move into Clay Green. Dad was in St. Wulstan's T.B. Hospital (it was an American Army Hospital during the war). Mum, Billy, Sheila and myself moved into No 5. A brand new ...Read more

A memory of Alfrick in 1950 by Ann Brewer

Hello - I was a chorister at the church, I think between 1958/60 as I was born in 1947,o ur family the Schofields lived at no 10 Carville Avenue, Southborough, we were a Christian family. I have only found out by doing family research ...Read more

A memory of Southborough in 1958 by Nigel Schofield