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I was diagnosed with Scoliosis and spent 3 weeks on the children's ward. I met lots of friends and the nursing staff were great. When we heard it was to close down my family and I went to fund-raises but unfortunately it still closed. ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1983 by Nicola Haynes

The village of Iron Acton had both a Folk Club and a Folk Festival in the 1980's. I remember a beautiful summer weekend - probably 1983 - when Whitethorn Morris were invited to the ...Read more

A memory of Iron Acton in 1983 by John Howard Norfolk

I've just found this place and boy what a lot of memories it brings. We lived in Newberries Avenue, moving out from Finchley when the Handley Page factory in Cricklewood shut (around that time). Dad, initially a ...Read more

A memory of Radlett by albanium

My parents were both brought up in the Chiswick/Bedford Park/South Acton area. I was born in 1935 and spent my early years living on the Great West Road near to the Gillette factory. During WWII I spent much time visiting my ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Colin Bowles

I have always been proud to be called an old Actonian and lived there through the forties, fifties and early sixties, returning regularly to visit my mother until she sadly passed some years ago. I went to John Perryn Infant & ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Maureen Keating

I was born in Herts Hill. Holly Hall 64 years ago in a house on the main road next door but one to the Doctors, the doctors name was Dr. McCormack. Opposite was a pub called The Stag. My father and his brothers had ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill by Christine Turner

I Remember going to East Acton infants ,john Perryn junior and then Bromyard avenue later to be faraday .We lived in a prefab in church field road Sundays was a treat walking up to tony brothers ice cream shop (bowl in hand) I also ...Read more

A memory of East Acton by andreamarkham46

Hi Guys , Another piece of East End literature from Vic B , I was thinking back the other day of the things that made me laugh as a youngster growing up in the East End although it must have applied to the whole of ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

Hi all I lived in Vale grove Acton and enjoyed good times in Acton park I remember Sean Connery house. Churchfield road grocery store my uncle managed playing on the railway crossing gates etc Saturday morn pic odean & Granada

A memory of Acton by paulnorris7

Was the year my family moved from Acton to Earldom Road, Putney, where we lived at number 10 (cost £5500 in 1963!). I have so many memories that I really don't know where to begin! The rag and bone man and his ancient horse trundling up our street, ...Read more

A memory of Putney by andrewrg