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I was stunned to see this photograph of my dad and me taken at Swalecliffe. We started to go to Seaview Camp in 1949 and in 1950 dad, who was a carpenter and joiner by trade, built us a chalet in our back ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe by barbara.macknish

My twin & I attended The School of S.Mary & S. Anne in Abbots Bromley from 1960-1968; two younger sisters joined us later. Swimming lessons took place in this unheated outdoor pool during the summer term. I ...Read more

A memory of Abbots Bromley by Alex Mellor

I grew up living in Kingwood Road in the flats, firstly the last block 25a then when I was 5yrs to the first block 1f, which holds most of my memories. We would, as kids in the street, roller skate, play hopscotch, stretch our ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by teresamary

I was born in 1950 above my father's butchers shop Laughtons in Green St. Behind the shop they made leather from cows hide I can still smell it not pleasant haha. Beside the butchers shop there was Dots Cafe a big ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury by jeandennehy123

Does anyone remember Fawbert and Barnards school out door pool, I think it must have been build 1959/1960. ?

A memory of Harlow by beanielean

My Dad wrote of his time at Hutton Residential School. This is what he wrote: September 1939 - January 1949 I was evacuated in September and on my arrival at Block 2, I nearly had my head knocked off by my cousin, ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield by sueblaxland

During the school holidays all the kids of the village would head to Bazil Point there in the corner by the James's Fishermans hut we would spend the day swimming messing about in the boats as the ...Read more

A memory of Overton by j.blacow

I have posted on this interesting sight in the past - back in May 2009. I was talking recently about Staverton House in Lower Common with a friend, another former Eversley-ite, as we both had a Saturday job there ...Read more

A memory of Eversley by Giles Myhill

I was born in 1939, many say that the war was probably partly my fault! My uncle Steven Garside owned an electrical and aeromodellers shop in Park Square opposite the Technical College and my father "Ernie" Russell had a ...Read more

A memory of Luton by ducatee

During the late 40's and 50's we all travelled to Jaywick Sands for our summer and bank holidays and on the weekends made regular excursions to the nearby seaside resorts of Frinton and Walton-on-the Nase but my ...Read more

A memory of Brightlingsea by ducatee