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I was born in Ireby in 1955. I had two sisters and a brother, Linda Val and Paul. My mum was born in Ireby and her dad John Coates (my grandad) lived around the corner in the cottages in the middle of Ireby. I went ...Read more

A memory of Ireby in 1966 by Sylvia Hutton Nee Newby

1944 -1949 I lived in Waldo Road, well all the family lived in Waldo Road my Mum Dad and sisters Phil Ted Pat Val & me,1900 - 1970s My Aunt And Uncle Collis and cousins Ron & Alan Aunt & Uncle Begley, and Aunt & Uncle ...Read more

A memory of Willesden in 1944 by Jim Collins

I was astonished to see today in Google (Streetview) the name 'A.T. Roberts' on the fascia of a company building close to Bushey Station. I was a 16-year-old apprentice there in 1941, with Mr A T Roberts as my ...Read more

A memory of Bushey in 1941

I attended the Priory, as most 'South Parkites' did, I was born and grew up on Lyndhurst Road. There was only two people who owned cars on our street back then, Mr Jeffries a bus driver at Lesbourne Road garage and Mr Sageant a self ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1955 by Bob Post

My Nan lived in Church Path (renamed Lillie Walk), they were all mainly Irish families living there, Nan's family all stayed in Fulham around North End Road. In the 1950s me and my sister were taken there to buy new shoes and ...Read more

A memory of Fulham in 1951 by Carole Harrington

I was delighted to find these lovely photos of the Warlingham area, but surprised that, so far, there is no reference to the Warlingham Park hospital, the staff and patients of which ...Read more

A memory of Warlingham in 1971

I come from Battersea, SW London. My mother sent me to Barrow Hill School when I was 8 years old, I stayed there for 3 years. We lived in dormitories. The head master at that time was Mr Churchill. I had a nice ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1956 by John Scott

I lived in Gainers Terrace in the 60's with me ma, da, and brother Tom. I loved seeing the ships being built from my bedroom window, late at night the room would be all lit up with the light from the welders! My mother's cousin ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1860

The large house on the left of your photo was the Astill farm house . My grandfather Thomas Harrison originally was the groom to the hunting horses . He later took over as Shepherd to a large flock which grazed at ...Read more

A memory of Cossington

My grand parents and parents (Parky, Barb, Bill and Erica Smith) owned and farmed Middle Lee in the 1950's and 60's. I have wonderful early childhood memories of hayfields, streams, rides in the wheel ...Read more

A memory of Berrynarbor by Wendy Lloyd