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My husband lived at the above address from about 1938 until 1955. I would dearly love to find a photo of his house. He lived opposite the Dominion Cinema and remembers that during the war the lights went out and how excited he ...Read more

A memory of Harrow by Anita Bailey

I was born there 1929 and i lived there till 1945 we had 3 shops a p office postman lived in village delivered 3 times a day also a policeman on his bike many good memories of ...Read more

A memory of Cantley by jamesclayton102

I lived in Hickman road Sparkbrook from 1941 to1950 my mother was moved there after being bombed out twice in the war I loved it there and had lots of friends there, I remember V.E day and the bonfire, in the street to ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook by daniel.lynock1

I found this site by chance as I have started to investigate my family history. My name is Andrew Porritt and whilst my Dad, Ron, lived in Greenhithe from birth in 1939 until moving to Gravesend in the 60s, his father was a ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by andrewporriit

Please have a look at this blog and see if you can help identify the mystery lady. There may be a free pint in it for you. Also if you go back a few entries you will see a concise and funny look at the famous Arden murder case. atomicsquibblog.com

A memory of Faversham by jason

I remember at the age of twelve 1957 swimming across the river from Hylton road over to the racecourse to watch the racing on a Saturday afternoon. Five of us used to swim out to the pleasure steamers as they went up ...Read more

A memory of Worcester by douglpaulin

My Family moved into the newly built Prefabs in Woodville Road when they were first opened up for occupancy. I can't remember what year it was. Does anybody know what the date was? The Prefabs were kitted out with a Fridge ...Read more

A memory of Ham by philip.lintern23

My dad was in the RAF at Calshot and I attended Fawley school, and later Hardley secondary, in 1950-53. I have recently found a photo of myself and two other boys, standing in a pond holding jam jars of (presumably) tadpoles ...Read more

A memory of Fawley by mac.mckie

A family home where friends and family loved to gather lovely memories of cousins and man aunts and uncles waiting for nanny Mabel to come back from shops with special treats there was always a family member or friend there and of ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell by francescarter68

Xmas started Xmas eve. Everybody went to the pub at lunchtime and it was serious drinking. I worked in Turriff House on the Geat West Road and the pub was the Kings Arms by Brentford railway station. Around closing ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Nick Beard