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I spent those years living in West Road. The primary School was know as Japan Road School and I suspect long gone. My memories are of the Rest Centre on the edge of St Chads Park, the coal merchant on the corner of Alexandra Road, ...Read more

A memory of Chadwell Heath by tony.tomlin

I think about 1955, when I was living in St Pauls Cray on the main road by Hearns Rise, there was a lady who always wore a brown coat and used to spend most of the day walking up and down in front of Orchard ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray in 1955 by Derek Stocker

I was born in Hawkhurst at some ungodly hour on October 5th, 1949 at the Little Fowler's nursing home, which is why I probably inherited some of its smuggling influence! At that time my parents were ...Read more

A memory of Iden Green by Paul O'donovan

Although I've spent most of my life living in Bolton-upon-Dearne I was born in Goldthorpe at number 9 Orchard Street. I had 3 brothers and 1 sister. I remember Little Harold (as they called him) who had a stall on the ...Read more

A memory of Goldthorpe by Terry Askew

hi, my name is robert [nobby] jordan born 1949 at home at kingsley ave,temple hill have great memories of going scrumping at an orchard near the chalk pits near stone house. now living in australia, still thinking of my child hood sweet heart,my first love ,

A memory of Dartford by bobj491

I was born at 1,The Crescent, Cranham in 1956. The house was a small Victorian one with a large back garden and orchard which had a tiny run down Gazebo in it, the orchard backed onto the "Brickies", where we used to make clay bowls and have ...Read more

A memory of Upminster by chrishankinson9

My dad was born in Hoe Lane, in one of the Williams Cottages, in 1918. He remembered the orchards and farms that were in Hoe Lane then. I would love to hear from anyone who has photos of that time, taken either in Hoe Lane (Hertford Road End), or of The Bell pub.

A memory of Enfield in 1930 by Joyce Yull

My grandfather, Walter Walker, used to own the Blacksmith Arms public house in Two Dales which has now been converted into cottages with houses built in what was the garden and orchard. My father was brought up in the pub and left ...Read more

A memory of Two Dales by Terry Walker

My grandfather was John Adams, who also was I understand, the church warden. My parents were married at this church and is the final resting place for my grandparents and great grandparents. I ...Read more

A memory of Knighton on Teme in 1965 by Donald Williams

I was born in my parents' house in The Mead, off Skinners Lane, in 1935. A year later my father became the proprietor of Ashtead Squash Rackets & Tennis Club. It was built by my grandfather, Edgar Littlewood, who built ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead in 1940 by Jeremy Littlewood