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I went to New Tredegar Technical school from 1962-67. It was a good time. I lived in Phillipstown and it was a 10 minute walk to school - fantastic. I remember the winter of 1963 and my satchel was ruined by the ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle in 1963 by Howard Watkins

I moved to Mitcham in 1941 as a 3 year old having been "bombed out" elsewhere. Many of the memories in these pages are similar to mine. But perhaps not this. As a ten year old my mate Tony Burls and I lived near the Swan Inn. We ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1941 by Jack Simmons

For the last six years I have been looking at the families living in Heath Hayes and Norton Canes, and how these villages were so closely linked. Tracing my own family it was interesting to find that in the 18th century ...Read more

A memory of Heath Hayes by Sue Baron

My first job when I left school was with JC Beadles in Spital Street. During my lunch break I would often wander along Lowfield St and well remember the Fishing Tackle shop. I had bought one of their 2 piece Bamboo rods complete ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1953 by Mike Hyland

At this school, I really didn't learn anything at all and the punishment was very severe. Didn't seem to matter what you did, you would get hit anyway. When you moved from one form to another, 200 boys would be moving on the ...Read more

A memory of Brimington in 1962 by Alan Simms

It was 1941 or 42 - I was 6 or 7 then. I was a quiet kid, shy, only child. We lived in Walker, close to the Navel Yard. My dad was RAF in North Africa and Mom worked in the shipyard. So I was evacuated. After a ...Read more

A memory of Hexham in 1941 by Don Telford

Lived on Rosebery Ave (next to the Brooke Hotel) until 1952 then left for Canada. Lots of memories. Guy Fawkes bonfire on Rose farm, now the bowling green for the Brooke Hotel. Hours and hours spent playing on the shore. ...Read more

A memory of Waterloo

I was born in Barnet but brought up for my first 20 years in Cheshunt. Does anyone remember the St. Mary's Mission which was halfway down Windmill Lane where Roundmoor Drive is now. Long since demolished I would imagine. ...Read more

A memory of Cheshunt by Susan Morris

I hated every second of that place, I was caned and hit by Mr E and by my housemaster on a regular basis for having a bit of spirit. They would go to jail today for what they did to me, I never forgot and I never will. I think ...Read more

A memory of Tiffield in 1961 by John Hawkins

I remember when I was going there I used to have nightmares of the school. One teacher slapped me around the ear when we were having an ear test, because I couldn't hear the bleeps. Also, when I was putting ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh