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Hi, just wondered if anyone remembers my Dad's shop at 126 Tooting High Street, it was situated between Webbs Scrap Metal Merchants and a factory called Sterns, opposite Woodbury Street, This would have been 1950's

A memory of Tooting by bgates42

That's my Dad's Morris Minor - MCE464 - the second car in. He used to work at the North Thames Gas Board offices down the Causeway. He must have been doing a spot of shopping in town or visiting his lady friend?

A memory of Staines by Chris Martin

My mum and dad worked in Milford Chest Hospital in the 50's where they met and married in 1955, and they are still together.

A memory of Milford in 1955 by Theresa Court(Mintern)

ALBERT DIXON NEVER HAD A SHOP IN LEICESTER STREET. THE SHOP IN LECESTER STREET I THINK YOU MEAN WAS A JUNK SHOP OWNED BY A MR CHIPPY DIXON (NO RELATION TO MY FATHER) IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING SHOP OLD RADIOS GASMASKS AND A VERY LARGE STEAM ENGINE IN THE WINDOW.

A memory of Melton Mowbray by Clive Dixon

My father c e l dance P/o navigator was based@ dishforth chris spoke fondly of his crew (he died2002 Ex Worcester grammar SCH (think he did a spell in Canada too)I'm chris his son got his maps etc I'm Now in my 70s but getting war info ...Read more

A memory of Helperby in 1941 by Chris Dance

my dad Henry Peter bull and his 2sisters grew up in eltham green road .i have heard many stories includung the doodlebugs landing nearby.dad has dementia now and i am looking for photos of eltham which bought me here !i remember many visits to my grandparents home until i was 7 .

A memory of Eltham in 1940

My life has always been based around The Bull as I was born there in 1965 and stayed there till September 1982 as my dad was the landlord. We left there when he sadly passed away, but still today I have people ...Read more

A memory of Snodland by Diane Shrimpton

Just been reading the memories of others i.e. John Lampitt, so I thought I would share some of mine. My mother went to live in her grandfather's house in New Street in 1940 while my father was fighting the war. She lived there ...Read more

A memory of Wordsley by Pauline Lissamore Nee Taylor

I remember 60 years ago a character known locally as 'Daw Barr'; he used to go around collectng beer bottles in a sack carried over his shoulder which at that time you could take back and exchange for money, or in Daws case ...Read more

A memory of Wishaw by Peter Chalmers

In the early 80's my dad was walking our dog in the park when he came across an eagle. Turned out it had been stolen from Colwyn Bay Zoo. He captured it with the dog's lead, ended up in the national press and got £100 reward. My ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by Helen Wilson