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I did get the privilege to revisit Mitcham again this year. The fair green has changed little, there is now a main road running striaght to Tooting Broadway opposite the fair green, where the Bucks Head pub was there is a paved off area ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1964 by Marion Lane

I attended the primary school, just down the Maldon Road from the garage in the photo, which was run by Mr Holmes.  The sweet-shop behind the pumps was popular with us kids!  Headmaster of the primary school was Mr ...Read more

A memory of Great Totham in 1960 by Peter Saunders

St Lawrence Church holds special memories for my wife and I. We were married there in April 1961 and renewed our vows to each other some thirty years later when we were holidaying and reminiscing from Australia. It is a beautiful ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1961 by Chris Nicola

My late grandma and auntie Gladys lived in The Rest, Church Lane. I visited them every year with my parents and sister. Bulphan holds very special memories for me. I remember Mr Steele from Stanley Road and my grandma had a ...Read more

A memory of Bulphan in 1968 by Mary Walden

Fond memories of the George, Saturday night meeting place when we would frequent the Palm Court Lounge with mirrored walls and a Grand piano at the end of the room with a man named 'Tinkler' ... believe it or not!!!! playing ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1961 by Ray Neale

I used to work at Henrys store, in the stock room. It was my first real job. It was a great old place. In the cellar was a secret passage way to the castle, bricked up from when there was a farmhouse there, I was told. ...Read more

A memory of Lancaster in 1969 by Allan Holmes

I remember visiting Holme -on-Spalding-Moor several times in the early and mid 1960s as a teenage schoolboy to view a yard of very salvageable Edwardian, vintage and 1930's cars which in those days had little ...Read more

A memory of Holme in 1963 by Mike Day

My wife at the time, Beryl White, and I rember this shop so very well, also the old Post Office at the bottom corner. We used to live at 16 Wilson Drive. Life was a struggle at that time. Then we moved out ...Read more

A memory of Moulton in 1966 by Robert White

Year after year my family had our summer holidays in Jaywick Sands, we used to stay in the same small chalet in Meadow Way, Jaywick Sands. How we all used to fit in there I'll never know. It had tiny windows, an ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1965 by First Name Last Name

I attended Sedgeford County Primary School from 1962 to 1966. The Headmaster was a Mr Johnson, extremely nice man, and his daughter Catherine was in my class. My best buddy was David Murphy who I think has subsequently gone ...Read more

A memory of Sedgeford in 1962 by Jonathan Ratcliff