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Ernie Styles and I started work on my stepfather and mother's farm (Patrick and Annette Lawford) when we were both 17 (1957). There was also Reg Whittear (mechanic/tractor driver, John Spreadbury and George ...Read more

A memory of Meonstoke by Fairfax Luxmoore

So! Back to 11 Woburn Place, back to school on Hope Chapel Hill back to Hotwells golden mile with its 15 pubs. The War was still going on but there was only limited bombing and some daylight raids, the city was in a dreadful ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1945 by Arthur Cottrell

St. Andrew's Church behind the market place was a church where Princess Elizabeth, who became Queen Elizabeth the 1st often prayed. She sometimes lived at the old palace that became Pearsons and I was told that there ...Read more

A memory of Enfield by Roger Davis

Being allowed to play freely, paddling in the "pool" at Davyhulme Park. Long sunny days, a bottle of water and bread and jam butties on the "hills". Using the greaseproof wrapper from butties to rub on the ...Read more

A memory of Davyhulme in 1956 by Maureen Ball

I remember being taken to Wiveliscombe as a young boy in my Uncle Jim's dark green Standard Vanguard, he ran the Rock Inn at Waterrow 1954- 1965. He would take me to the toy shop at Wiveliscombe Square called ...Read more

A memory of Wiveliscombe in 1960 by Julian Bishop

I was born in number 8 Pirnie Street, it was the house between the Torrances and the Shaws, a couple of houses down from auld Neil Moreland, he was the lollipop man at Jenny Nairn's shop. I also went skinny dipping at the pipe ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1965 by Jim Cunge Cunningham

I can still recall this picture 50 years on. As a child I walked this lane every day in the school week. My nana Mrs Dickinson lived in Acre Lane a little further on from the picture above. I went to Fleetwoods Charity School on the hill ...Read more

A memory of Preesall in 1960 by Christine Dawes Was Jewell

Hi. I remember living at the 'Shirley Homes' for children in Shirley in 1947, I believe it was run by the old LCC (London County Council) It was a wondeful place to live, the staff looked after us as if we were their own, I lived ...Read more

A memory of Shirley in 1947 by Robert Munn

My parents moved into a prefab in Foxglove Crescent when I was 2.  They were still assembling them and German prisoners of war were building the foundations.  Compared to my nan's house they had everything, including an electric ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1945 by Brian Dudley

Early Twenties. I can remember, because most tradesmen used a pony & trap to vendor their wares. The pony needed to have space to relax, eat and so forth. Billericay had a brick field pug dug out and made into bricks. ...Read more

A memory of Billericay in 1920