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I remember the High Street quite well. This photograph is looking north. Just up past the Police Station there was a cake shop, then a chemist shop (A J Mack), then there was Olby's, then the large shop, Rogers. Next was ...Read more

A memory of Penge by Anthony Godly

Harry Christian was the headmaster when I started at Weaverham Secondary Modern school in Lime Avenue in 1956. He was the first headmaster of the new school which by then had I think been open one or two years.   ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham in 1956 by Keith Wilson

I read the memories of Cossey. I remember well Maureen Perryman, and the Blatchfords and Armours. That brought back many memories of my childhood in Stokesby. I was born at Stokesby Ferry and lived there until I was about ...Read more

A memory of Stokesby in 1950 by Maureen Newby

I was brought up in the Chuckery and so my friends and I regarded the Arboretum as our personal back yard and "'m going down the Arbo" was the usual refrain shouted to my mother in the school holidays. We usually entered ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1958 by Michele Alberto

I want to write mainly about the Court House, circa 1937, but some later memories have crept in. I was born in L'Espec Street. My grandmother lived in South Parade, opposite the Atkinson's house already mentioned ...Read more

A memory of Northallerton in 1930 by Kathy Vincent

I believe that the photo is taken looking towards Shrivenham coming up Station Road. The next turning on the right is Charlbury Road and we moved into no 24 around 1965 - perhaps a bit before. There was still lots of building ...Read more

A memory of Shrivenham by Chris Wheeler

I grew up in Woodhouse Eaves from 1943-53, living in Beacon Road, number 65. My grandfather Handley lived in the last house in that row of white cement-rendered houses, it had the only garage in the row in which he kept his ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves by Michael Handley

My grandfather owned the boot repairers shop in Muirkirk Road and we lived just up the road. We used to go and visit grandad at work and the smell of new leather instantly takes me back there. Along the parade of shops there ...Read more

A memory of Catford in 1950 by Margaret Morgan

George Harrison lived in Esher in the early 60's, he used to pull into what was Triggs Garage in his E-type with Patty Boyd quite regularly. Michael Bentine of the Goons lived round the corner from us in Sandown Road, ...Read more

A memory of Esher by Steven Miller

I lived at Hawkhurst Court a few miles from Wisborough Green. I was at school in Wisborough Green in 1939 till my family moved in 1946. My younger sisters and brother also attended the same school. I ...Read more

A memory of Wisborough Green in 1940 by June Wilton