Search Results

The photograph of Bridge Road clearly shows The Cove Supply Stores building on the right. My parents ran that shop from about 1936 to 1945. The Bridge Road end of the shop in the photo was the Off-Licence. Opposite the shop on ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1930 by Ronald Catmur

After Thomas Metcalfe who owned Nappa Hall had died it was inherited by the Weddells. The Weddells let Nappa Hall to John Winn christened 1738 Thornton Steward and his wife Elizabeth I'anson (9th generation decendant of Captain John I'anson ...Read more

A memory of Askrigg by Julie Brutnell

I wonder if anyone remembers the Paradigm Brigade (PB) and the youth club in Northwood Road Thornton Heath? I joined the brigade which was run by "Cap" (Mr Atwell) in the 50's, and like so many other boys and ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1954 by Keith Lyward

Born in Bradford in 1956, emigrated to Australia in 1969 (40 years this year). Memories of my grandma's house in Arum Street, Canturbury where I was born in her lounge room and going to church every Sunday morning in the snow. My ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1956 by Sandra Browne

Does anybody remember a girl called Iggy nicknamed 'the Eskimo' who lived with her parents in Thornton Heath in the Fifties/ early Sixties? She was born in 1944 or 45 and was, in the mid Sixties, a photo ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath in 1965 by Felix Atagong

This brings back the very vivid memory of me cycling into the bottom of the driveway and heading straight into the Sports Master's car (whose name eludes me!) and ending up on his bonnet, needless to say ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1962 by Polly Short

My grandparents lived in the Lantern House. Granddad, William Gardner, was a shepherd; Granny Mary Eleanor was a midwife and nurse for the area. She used to ride with the Doctor in a horse and trap to visit their ...Read more

A memory of Wormleighton in 1940 by Roger Molesworth

I was born in Keston Road, but when war was declared my parents moved us to South Harrow. We returned after the war to Stanley Road into a shop which was owned by one of my aunties. It had previously been occupied by another of my ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1947

My father and mother ran the Horseshoe pub opposite the Bank at 745, London Road from 1961 till 1967. Next door was an abandoned barbershop which was left fully equipped, until knocked down to make way for a car park for ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath by Chris Glynn

I was born in 1951 and lived with my parents Gladys and Bill Thompson at 39 Nansen Road until I married in 1970. The Queen Vic pub was my parents local and I remember the landlord at the time being an Irishman called Pat, ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Barbara Freeman(Nee Thompson