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I was born in Mitcham in 1929 and lived as a baby in Queens Road aka "rocky" or "Rocks Terrace" my Grandfather was called Truelove and had a shop in Queens Road. Hard to belive now but a horse and cart owner would stop outside ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1930 by Derek Jones

I was a 15 year old in 1954 when this picture was taken. I was a pupil at Hendon Technical College in that year I and started work at Stanley J Lee the Drapery and Fashion store opposite the station. I worked there on Saturdays and during ...Read more

A memory of Edgware by shellysgrandad

I attended this school in the 1960's when it was Stanley Park Secondary Modern/High School. The school moved here in 1965 or 1966 from the building further up Stanley Park Road. I lived at 138, Stanley ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by Robin Hickman

My name is Alan Mudge, cousin of Valerie Mudge, her father Doll (Arthur) was one of my Dad's brothers.I was born on 15th. Sept. 1940 at The Shant, Grain Road, Lower Stoke, later, in 1948 moving to 12 Windmill Cottages. I went to school ...Read more

A memory of Lower Stoke by Alan Mudge

I was born in Beckton in the house I spent the first 17 years of my life in. It was a small community between the Royal Albert Docks and the Beckton Gas works. My mum was born there, we went to Winsor school, different ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by d.guyton

My father Brian Philpott was born in Hartley Wintney in 1933. He had friends whose surname was Ruffle; he was head choirboy at st Johns church til about aged 14, and he left around 1950 toi join the RAF, and my grandparents Rose ...Read more

A memory of Hartley Wintney by klevanskit

I last visited Rothesay in 2002. Some of my ancestors hail from there: McArthur families records from 1785. More recently-John was the postal delivery man (horseback) circa 1880, his son, John was the farrier for 50 years in Rothesay, I ...Read more

A memory of Rothesay by Roger Stanley

my mother viola myrtle renton former owers.my mother lived in matching green born today 1925. her mother abbey alice and father Stanley. my mother passed 8 years ago. she always loved the song the green green grass of home. this song played ...Read more

A memory of Matching Green by steve1natural

I lived in Hamilton Road from age 3 until age 8 (1950-1955). As it was just a few years after the war and school places were few, I attended a little private school called Stanley Hall School in (I believe) Montague Road. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by annmorgan695

I was born In swanley lane in 1944 and my dad was a part time fireman at swanley fire station. Does anyone out there have any details of the old fire station number 1 which used to be beside the old lullingstone castle by the traffic ...Read more

A memory of Swanley by bogarde