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I was born in Mottingham in 1951 .but from the age of 9 years I caught the 161 bus to Eltham on a weekend ,duffel bag on my back and went to Green Gate Stables which was at the back of shops at the top end of the high st...run by ...Read more

A memory of Eltham by Hazel Hamilton

The picture of Church Road where it ran parallel with The Crescent with all those familiar shops brings memories flooding back. I started life at 33 Glebe Road in 1944 and spent 5 happy years there before moving to ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by Andrew Taft

I stayed in Denhead and used to play down the den almost every day. We used to go to school via the gap either next to Ciff Bells house or the gap next to smiths shop. We used to go along the cliffs behind the scrappiest then straight ...Read more

A memory of Kennoway by John Walker

Hi all, I was there about 1961, I think it was late summer, I'd just got out of Myrtle Street Hospital in Liverpool, and instead of going home to terrible accommodation in Liverpool 8, they (whoever "they" were) sent me to Heswall ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Frederick Johnson

Hi this is Tubby Laird, I was at Barwick house from 13 -16 I ran away twice and started a riot then got expelled. I remember getting the cane on each hand on the arse put in the cooler and cells at 2-3 times a week. Looking back how ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by Tubby Laird

I lived at 99 Appledore Avenue, Barnehurst from 1956 - 1975. My school friends from Appledore were David and John Owen, Steve Beard and his lovely Jordy family, Christine , Jennifer and Alan Jones. My next door neighbours were Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst by Steve Tull

My dad returned from the war in 1946. My mother and I were living in Eltham with my grandparents and her brothers and sister. It was pretty crowded. We moved into the prefabs on Kidbrooke Way shortly after and my sister ...Read more

A memory of Kidbrooke by Jean Fields Fields

I am guessing the year would have been 1944.... I would have been 6 and my brother would have been 5. I dont know how we were evacuated exactly...because we didnt go through the School system, we went with our Mother and our ...Read more

A memory of Hele by Maurene Kauter

I was wondering if anyone has any old picture of Hope Hall Sunday School, it was "set back" off the A41, Little Sutton, more at the "top end" of Little Sutton, on the left hand side. Also could anyone tell me more about the Sunday School, how old it it? Who built it etc, , many thanks Valerie

A memory of Little Sutton by Valerie Waring

Reading all the memories, mostly happy, and recollections from both staff and pupils at Warnham Court has opened the floodgates to my own happy, carefree school days. Gosh, so many people and ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School by Susanne Baylis