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In 1943/4 My mother, brother and myself were bombed out of our home in Summerly Street. In that house we had a Morrison shelter and the night the bomb hit, a few houses away from our house, it affected our shelter ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by jcunife

Hi, I've recently discovered this while doing research on a book I am writing and was interested to hear how many people from Selsdon remember their childhood and, in most cases, enjoyed the village as I knew it as a good place to grow ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by philmunton48

My family and I have lived at 48 Streatham Common North for the last 30 years. Next door to me at one time lived an elderly spinster who often regaled me with stories. She particularly loved to talk about her ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by teresatunstall1

I was born in Muswell Hill Cottage Hospital in 1957. We lived at the off licence in Tottenham lane opposite the police station....Victoria wine. I went to Rolkesly Infant and Junior and had best friend Robert in the infant ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey by Jo Oliphant Hope

Born 1941 in Lafone House New Park Road, my first playgrounds were bomb sites of Poynders Road and around the council estates. First school Richard Atkins New Park Rd. Several jobs as a lad. Help on bread round Prices Bakers, Home Counties ...Read more

A memory of Brixton

I went to Suntrap school in Hayling island , I remember Mr Combes my class teacher he was an excellent teacher I enjoyed his class very much . My best friends were Linda Grover and Susan Whitfield. I remember a ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by olwynweaver

I lived on Hatton Hill Road in the 1940/1950s. Remember the bombs landing across the road in the park and sheltering under the stairs. Bryant and May bombed where my father worked, he then had to travel to Garston each day for the rest ...Read more

A memory of Litherland by Joyce Harris

I was born Nov 5, 1939 at 81 Star Lane, the home of my maternal grandparents, James and Anne Maria Bullock. My mother, Annie Grace Bullock, was the youngest of six children. She married my father, Henry George Hooper, in 1935 at ...Read more

A memory of Canning Town by Derek Hooper

Teachers in the 1970s Mr Pearson - an elderly man whose dentures moved around in his mouth when he spoke. He was great fun and shared his family cinefilms with us during the lessons. It was great fun when he ...Read more

A memory of Bordon by D Toovey

I was here with my sisters in the 1980s and I remember it as scary and horrible. There was 3 teachers i remember miss fletcher she worked in a wee tiny tiny shop with her wee white dog.miss lockie old women played piano in ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by mariemurphy44