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Hi Guys , Another piece of East End literature from Vic B , I was thinking back the other day of the things that made me laugh as a youngster growing up in the East End although it must have applied to the whole of ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

Back in 1966 or possibly 1967 a friend of mine, now in her seventies and with a memory that is to say the best, sketchy, went on holiday from her home town of Sheffield to Ostend in Belgium. There she met a young man called Ian who lived ...Read more

A memory of Balham by dodgyrogerlindley

I grew up in colindale during the war went to colindale school then onto Brent moden in west London worked at desouter brothers and schweppes before getting maried and moving to oxford 50 years ago by the way my ...Read more

A memory of Colindale by robert01.thompson

Hi I have lived in Amersham and Chesham Bois for the past 30 years and love the rich history of these places. I collect old postcards of this area and the Missendens, and I also research interesting ...Read more

A memory of Amersham by nickgammage

I spent those years living in West Road. The primary School was know as Japan Road School and I suspect long gone. My memories are of the Rest Centre on the edge of St Chads Park, the coal merchant on the corner of Alexandra Road, ...Read more

A memory of Chadwell Heath by tony.tomlin

Terence Rodin, born in 1944, we llived at my auntie’s house West Avenue/Central Drive until we moved into our own council house in Griffiths Drive. I remember attending St. John’s school on Middlewich Road. There was a single large ...Read more

A memory of Rudheath by t.rodin

I worked for McLeods ,slater and Plasters in the 1950s Rosehill Square was my main area to work at ,had a GF called Anne Peat who's Mum owned the picture house in the Whifflet her young sister was Ray, the man thing I remember was Fergusons of the Whifflet who had the best brides I Scotland,

A memory of Coatbridge by John Potter

My memories of hengoed are fond ones i remember dick's farm always being chased by him for being in the field using it for a short cut also the old school on hengoed rd loved that school i remember mr griffith the ...Read more

A memory of Hengoed by chelseablues2016

I lived in Hamilton Avenue and went to Park Farm primary and junior school as did my three younger sisters. I then went to Epsom County Grammar School, as it was then known, after passing the 11-plus in 1948. After working in ...Read more

A memory of North Cheam by barber.david01

My name is Jesse Rogers. I attended this school between 1958-63. Mr Brazier was the headmaster at the time.....he was the best! As I recall, two of my teachers were: Miss Davis and Mr Davis (not related). I remember a set of ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook by mrajrogers52