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My family moved to The Avenue in Wembley Park from Liverpool in 1948 when I was just a baby. Early childhood memories include De Marco's ice cream parlor and Wembley Market with it's fish counter. Wally Kilminster's was brilliant. I went with ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1966 by Ian Grierson

I worked as the kitchen porter at The Castle Inn, Lulworth in 1966. I was nineteen years old and thought it would be good to spend the summer by the coast. As I thought of myself as a bit of an artist I would have the ...Read more

A memory of Lulworth Camp in 1966 by Barry Hawgood

As kids we'd sail our toy boats on the feeder to the lake. Simple pleasures, great fun, without computers !

A memory of Barry in 1950 by Haydn Ebbs

I am eight years old and walking to the Broadway to see my grandad who had the barber's shop next to the LEB showrooms just round the corner from Lion Road. I remember walking into the shop which had about three ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1956 by Lesley Gausden

The consensus in the Albert Inn is that the gent with a folded coat under his arm is Owen MacLening, with his nephew Bill behind him. The youngster with the bicycle could well be Andy MacLening, also nephews to Owen.  Andy is currently (Jan 2009) barman in the Albert Inn.

A memory of Totnes in 1955 by Phil Gayton

My first real memory of the town was Mum taking me to Blakes corner which has been bombed and me peering through the wooden safety wall, to look at the hole down below. I think it became Timothy Whites & Taylor after that. I ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Victoria Falkowska

Sometime during the 1950s, as a child, I spent six weeks at the Margaret Bevan Home. It was located nr. the coast. It was a large detached house with a conservatory with wicker furniture. Other girls and myself were often ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Ann Richards

In  my young days the greater part of the Prom was crowded with fishing boats. My grandfather, Ted Smith, often purchased the whole of a boatmens' catch. An entry in  his old ledger [sadly destroyed in the war] had 'a cran of ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1963 by Herbert Piddock

I understand that an appeal for information about the doctor involved in this  incident appeared in the press some time ago. I can provide some of the details.   A young man was taken ill ...Read more

A memory of Bardsey Island in 1930

There used to red squirrels in the park. Stan, my husband, went to a children's home nearby, he went boating and they used to have motor bike racing there in August. He is now 68.

A memory of Aberdare by Eira Waite