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I remember many happy childhood days spent at my grandparents' cottage up the hill towards the railway station. There was a block of four cottages on the right hand side of the road. My grandfather's name was Silas Wren, and he was well into ...Read more

A memory of Wareside in 1952 by Fred Wren

The year 1977 onwards we lived in Barwick, we were called Fletcher and related to the Kirks who were builders on Potterton Lane. My grandma lived next door opposite the churchyard. My mother Betty was a Kirk. We played footy on ...Read more

A memory of Potterton in 1977 by Darren Simpson

When I was a kid, aged between 5 and 11 (1950-1956), my paternal grandparents lived at 2 Werrington Bridge which was given a new postal address of 1551 Lincoln Road. I'd spend a couple of weeks here in the summer holidays, ...Read more

A memory of Peakirk in 1955 by Chas York

I was born on Palmer Street in October 45. My father of the same name of George Smith was recently killed in Germany and left his little family living with his parents in the Windmill Hills. I have a picture ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1949 by George Smith

The 60ft, 11knot, TSMV "New Princess Maud" was built for our Family Company, the Southend Motor Navigation Co Ltd, by Cook's Yard on the Hythe at ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

my first school was annitsford 1966/67 the first week kept running out off school didnt like it we lived in a flat jubbilee terrace cobble stones next too the railway line when the trains went by with the ...Read more

A memory of Annitsford by jdloveswork

I was born and raised in Coppenhall on a little farm just off Bradfield Road. Our farm turning was at the bottom of the Eighteen Step Bridge and was along-side the railway line. At the back of the farm, there was the old Brickyard Pit. It was ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by davidmanifold

i left Brighton avenue boys school in the summer of 1953. I was then living at moorfoot gardens lobley hill. Before that I had attended Alexander road school and lived at Chichester street. My favourite teacher there was Mr. ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by fredmusham9

Hi Nita, I remember your uncle! My Dad was in both Northfleet and Gravesend bands and they regularly had 'socials'. Your uncle, Albert Card, was often the Master of Ceremonies (MC) at these 'do's'. He was a very smart, dapper man with a ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend by dorstep

In the Fifties, my brothers and I used to swim in the 'side pools' that lie just behind the sea wall. We used to go down the access road at Vange Corner across the railway line to Johnson's Wood yard, past the woodyard and ...Read more

A memory of Vange Creek by jebullard