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Memories
393 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.
It Must Have Seemed Like Bluewater Then!
It was either a long walk or a ride on the 174 bus from Oxlow Lane shops to the Heathway. It surprises even now just what variety there was there, no need to have to travel miles to get a new shirt or the new ...Read more
A memory of Dagenham in 1965 by
Brook Farm Caravan Site
As a young lad, I enjoyed many happy holidays at Brook Farm Caravan Site in Nansen Road, Holland-on Sea, where my parents owned a caravan. This site was very quiet and superbly unspoilt with nothing but a small shop and ...Read more
A memory of Holland-on-Sea in 1965
Mottingham Farm
I worked here in the 80's as a teen. Looking at this photo, the place hasn't changed a bit. It changed hands after Brad Collins passed away and is still a riding school today.
A memory of Mottingham in 1980 by
The Second World War
There was an air raid shelter under the green opposite the Three Jolly Wheelers pub. It comprised a number of concrete passageways. My mother my sister and I would use it on occasions when there was a particularly bad air ...Read more
A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1945 by
St John's Church (1950's And Early 60's)
St John's Church has its own peculiar smell which I used to appreciate during "the long kneel" (communion). Once a month, (or every week) an army of children would be frogmarched from The Langsmead School ...Read more
A memory of West Byfleet by
The Whitewater Hotel At Backbarrow, Near Newby Bridge
I stayed in Backbarrow for several days at the Whitewater Hotel which has been converted from a former mill building by the river. The lobby of this lovely "spa hotel" has display cabinets of ...Read more
A memory of Backbarrow in 2008 by
Wickham Bishops Born And Bred
In 1950 I was born on a cold winter's night to my mother Rosemary Jesse, at 'The Black Houses', Kelvedon Road, Wickham Bishops, built by architect, designer and socio-economic theorist Arthur Heygate Macmurdo. I ...Read more
A memory of Wickham Bishops by
Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne
I was born in Moorland Crescent in the 1950’s. This council housing estate was built a few decades earlier and has a variety of different style good quality houses. Most people had nice gardens with flowers etc and ...Read more
A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne by
Living In Stratford During The London Blitz 1940 41
I remember living at no 41, Louise Road, Stratford E15, during the Blitz, and attending Water Lane School. At school each day as the teacher called out our names for Attendance, I noticed how each ...Read more
A memory of West Ham in 1940 by
During The Second World War
This story is a memory during the Second World War. My father Samuel Fredrick Richardson was the air-raid warden. There was a brick shelter, built on the village green. Most of the village used to use it. One night ...Read more
A memory of Frimley Green in 1940 by
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