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I remember staying in the Black Bull, run by my grandad, grandad Lack. In the back garden was a huge willow tree and in one of the outhouses all the metal tops from the beer bottles were discarded. I used to sit in ...Read more

A memory of Willingham in 1949 by Anna Stearn

My parents, Rene and Freddie Gook moved to Abridge in the mid fifties. They were eastenders who belonged to a cycling club and used to visit Abridge at weekends - their destination was Brighty's cafe. They were ...Read more

A memory of Abridge in 1966 by carol.gook

In January 1949, my parents moved into Houghbridge Hall - on the winding country lane  mid way between Stones Green and the church at Gt. Oakley. I remained there until called up for National Service in November 1952, ...Read more

A memory of Great Oakley in 1950 by Ian Dixon

I was born in the above pub in  1940. My grandmother Mary Jane Abbot used to run it and there was an old skittle alley in the bar. I was born in the room above it. The pub used to have an old rose garden, an orchard and a small car ...Read more

A memory of Isham in 1940 by Jayne Gilbert

I was born in S.Kensington, moved to Northolt and then to Carlyle Road, S.Ealing around 1951 when I was aged 4. I attended Little Ealing Infant School and then moved next door to the 'upper school'...later moving to the new build Ealing ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1950 by Victor Hunt

We lived at Bridge Stores for several years during which time I went to the Infants and Primary School before going across the border to Heron Wood School. I remember playing in the Rec and making dens in the wooded area at ...Read more

A memory of Tongham by Stewart Robinson

I was born at St. Helier hospital and lived in Stayton Road until I married in 1974. Our house backed on to the Pylbrook and the Oldfields Trading Estate, owned by the Wheeler family. One of the older boys kept a puma ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by Jennifer Way

The first building over the bridge was Pritchards orchard entrance, they used to sell produce at that building, as kids we used to raid the orchard. I lived on Alexandra rd and over a field was the orchards, we got nabbed ...Read more

A memory of Swallownest by Charles King

In the mid 50s my grandparents moved from Bedwas S Wales on retiring from the local colliery. He chose Arlesey and moved in next door to his sister, Olwen, on Station Rd no 21. I also had another great aunt, Beatrice, she lived over ...Read more

A memory of Arlesey in 1960 by Rhys Jenkins

My memories are from Moor Lane when Weirs had the Petrol pump on the pavement at the side of the old Maude Smith and opposite to the DD England farm with the little dairy on the front where you bought the most gorgeous homemade ice ...Read more

A memory of Crosby in 1950 by Sylvia Wright