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This the place that as a lad I played in the wood's and fished in the canal for stickelback's.

A memory of Barnton in 1950 by Frederick Beswick

Hi there, Just thought I would see if there are any other people who remember their childhood in Cradley Heath? I lived on the Codsall est. Meadow Walk to be precise, here are a few memories I have of the best childhood ...Read more

A memory of Cradley Heath by Arthur Hinton

I was born in Toys Hill at Bardogs Farm,my father was farm manager to a Mrs Livingstone we were there until 1947? when we moved to Penshurst. Winston Churchill used visit Bardogs frequently and I used to sit on his lap,we still walk in the NT woods with our dogs

A memory of Toy's Hill in 1943 by Jean Langridge

Pictured to the right of you Galleon Swimming pool photo and directly opposite was the Burgh Heath Corn Stores. It was sighted on the old Bake House and in the back room were several old brick ovens. I bought all my horse ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath by Heather Lee

I got Marred there on 24th March 1965. It was a beautiful hot day for the time of the year, I was born in 1946 in Dudley Drive and went to school at Hatfield. I used to love playing in the woods, climbing trees and paddling in the ...Read more

A memory of Morden by angela.richens

During WW2 my Grandfather Albert William Sancto (a retired dockyard cabinet maker) made a very detailed scale model of a warship but was defeated when it came to the small plane that sat on a catapult on the deck. My Father ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by hachesney

Just to the right of the photograph, partially obscured by the tree is 27 High Street, where my family lived and, after the second world war, I lived with my Grand Mother, Mary Dixon, until 1953. The house to the left was occupied by Miss ...Read more

A memory of Skelton by nerjanits

while hop picking with my parents at a farm in paddock wood in the early 1950s i was badley burnt when a petrol stove exploded farm name not rememberd spent 6 months in the burns unit at a hospital in east ...Read more

A memory of Paddock Wood by michelefurze

I live with my family in Mountview Road from 1960-1971. I have wonderful childhood memories. In summer and during holidays, we used to play in the Reservoir on Mountview Road. The council built a playground in one ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey

I MOVED TO STEVENAGE LIKE MOST YOUNG PEOPLE AT THAT TIME TO GET A HOUSE YOU HAD NO CHANCES ELSEWHERE MY BROTHER ALREADY LIVED THERE SO I WAS ABLE TO LODGE WITH HIM GOT A JOB AT BEA SYSTEMS AS AN AID STOREKEEPER HAVING BEEN ...Read more

A memory of Stevenage