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Does anyone remember Papas Icecream where they opened the front window of their house to serve the most delicious ice-cream. I know it was a road off Queen Street near the market. What lovely markets Gravesend used to have to. ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend by nita_luce

Next to the underground depot on the Boston Road was a litte shop called The Acorn. It sold sweetss etc. On the other side of the line where offices are now was Boston Bumps. This was a piece of waste land where we rode our track ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Nick Beard

My name is Alan Naber and in 1949 I was five years old and started my school life at Red Lion Road school. This is an account of how I saw life at that time with a few additions from other students I am still in ...Read more

A memory of Tolworth by oldcyclist

Mon Apr 4th 2022, at 11:08 pm Lisa Younes commented: Hi I'm Lisa, I have secondary breast cancer treatable but no cure, on my bucket list is a wish to find out any information on a family surname Todd ...Read more

A memory of Drumchapel by Lisa Younes

Tommy was the ventrioquist's dummy and the morning's show was not to be missed when on family holiday from Penarth in early August 1936. I would be eight in the October of that year. As far as I recollect there was ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl by Alastair Urquhart

I was born at hopedean in elswick 1953. My mothers name was Eva may haddock. I wasn’t adopted but placed in a children’s home in hebburn when I had just turned 4 years of age. All my brothers and sisters were all adopted but ...Read more

A memory of Elswick by Kevin Haddock

A person who read my previous account of my life in Patricroft asked me to elaborate on my story. Most of the important aspects of my early years were covered, but there are a few remaining stories that may ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft by Peter Soo

Hello my name is Lee Shipley. I'm looking for any info on my grandad Robert Shipley who worked in a cafe on Northolt Road in South Harrow in the 1950s. If you have any info on him please could you email me at: leeshipley@ymail.com Thankyou.

A memory of South Harrow by Lee Shipley

My Memories of Lifton. I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore Street, next door lived Mr Brown, he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden and I used to watch him ...Read more

A memory of Lifton in 1960 by Brian Keighley

My family and I stayed in the Elmhurst Hotel, Cromer for two weeks during August 1958. My brother and I made several coach excursions from Cromer - to Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Sandringham, King's Lynn and Ely. I went alone to ...Read more

A memory of Cromer in 1958 by Diana Dioszeghy