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   My then husband Derek Schwier and I bought Laurel Farm in 1963 from Jo Watts - a wonderful jolly character in her dung-coloured dungerees and mucky boots! All her cows were lovingly tended, and her retirement was a sad loss to ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1963 by Billie Willcocks

As a small child I used to visit my Gran & Grandad in Shirebrook - Annie & Seth Oakton. I'm told they lived in Byron Street and they had a grocery shop which was part of the front room in their house. Grandad also kept ...Read more

A memory of Shirebrook in 1966 by Yvonne Kirby

I started attending Bartholomew tipping, or B.T. in Stokenchurch, at 11 in September 1967 and left at 16 in July 1972. Mostly great teachers and a good school. Closed by idiots. Especially fond memories of teachers Mr. ...Read more

A memory of Stokenchurch in 1967 by Vicky Searle

In the early 60's the Old School House was used as the school art room. The sign on the right of the photograph belongs to a cafe known to pupils as "The Hags". When we had pocket money it was a treat to go to the Hags for hot buttered toast.

A memory of Felsted in 1960 by Mike Redhead

The library was adjacent to the swimming baths where I swam regularly. I understand that the glass in the library "beacon" needed to be replaced in favour of heat-deterring glass. But before that happened it could get stifflingly hot!

A memory of Barkingside in 1967

Facing the viewer is the George Public House, which I believe still exists; behind is Wanstead underground station and an open area of grassland leading to Redbridge Lane and my then school, Wanstead County High. The High ...Read more

A memory of Wanstead in 1969

The island in the middle of Market Place had a unique feature. Between the two zebra crossings on the island each Saturday was a man with a barrel organ. The music could be heard all over the town centre. You had to walk past it when ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury in 1969 by Janet Hagger

My family moved here, to no. 57, just beyond the tree on the right, a year after the photo was taken.  At the time of the photo the houses were still being built (ours was probably not yet up), to the right (in the wedge with ...Read more

A memory of Bromley in 1960 by Martin Jones

I used to come down and up this road from the bus stop every day to and from school. One of the boys who grew up in this street (a house on the right as I remember) started playing for a very influential rock band called the herd. ...Read more

A memory of Bromley in 1967 by Martin Jones

I was moved to Wickford with my family in December 1963, a hard winter, removal van had trouble getting up the unmade road. Coming from London, it was a bit of a sleepy village for me and especially for my teenage siblings. Had to wait ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1963 by Val Ramsden