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Where do start?! I (then Aidan Jackson) moved to Burnhope at the age of 3 in 1944. I lived at 1 Jaw Blades (now demolished) with my grandparents, uncles and mother. I started school at the old infant/junior school in October 1946. ...Read more

A memory of Burnhope in 1946 by Aidan Tasker

Hi, Does anyone remember cowsley farm cornsay, my uncle Harry Blake was farmer there till about 1964 he had retired but lived in a caravan on site till his death.His brother David blake and Harry also farmed Finnings farm Langley ...Read more

A memory of Cornsay by Derick Smith

Way back in the 1940's,on a pre arranged Saturday and as a young lad who was very interested in athletics at the time, I would walk from my home, that was at the bottom of Seaforth Avenue (Number 34),up to Blakes Lane to ...Read more

A memory of New Malden by Neil Mac Gregor

Living in the prefabs in Ilford Lane I could walk into town up Fanshawe Avenue, or go via Tanner Street and then Glenny Road or, and my memory may be playing tricks on me but I think it was Harpur Road and then up by ...Read more

A memory of Barking by geoff.purdy

My fourth set of memories carries on with shops in Barking. Previously I had recalled those along from Fanshawe Avenue to the station. Over the other side past Cambridge Road was Lloyds bank on the corner, my wife ...Read more

A memory of Barking by geoff.purdy

My family of Blakes date back to 1735 to my great / 4times William Blake 1735 and Mary More. Blake Cottage was for sale when I visited in 2013 . We also visited the Fox Pub , this property belonged to the ...Read more

A memory of North Waltham by aviskenton

St Andrews primary school with Mr Collins the headmaster and a very scary teacher called Mrs Mason. School dinners in the sea cadets hut across the road which looked like a ship inside!. Then Bishop Thomas Grant from 1968, which ...Read more

A memory of Streatham

My mum (Gloria Hawkins) was born in Yeovil in 1942 in an upstairs bedroom of 99 Westfield Grove. She left in 1960 to work at a holiday camp where she met my dad who was from London. They married and settled in West London where they went ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil by set.thomas

I recentlty went into the Burtesett Village hall, had a cuppa, with my three sisters, and looked at the memorbilla and photos around the room. We had a great time. Spent some 45-60 minutes reminising. My father was ...Read more

A memory of Burtersett by davidfreeman225

Re Malcolm's question 'does anyone remember the gig?'. I do. I was 10 and had no interest in music at that time and my parents hated pop music. Our house backed onto the tennis courts in Blakes Recreation ...Read more

A memory of Bromley in 1964 by David Hayhoe