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The Perry family owned 2/3 businesses on Mill Street, but the corner building on the left, at the corner with the over- hang was run (owned?) by my step grandfather Samuel Perry in the 1930's/ 40's, maybe even either side of these dates. My ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by schtarl

I was born in a hospital that I think was on the Mile End Road. It may have been the Mile End Maternity, or Mother and Babies Hospital. Born within the sound of Bow Bells I am able to call myself a true Cockney. ( I hope I have ...Read more

A memory of Poplar by Joyce Hunt

I was born in 1954 at home (22 Northway) and moved with brothers and sister to Greenway. I went to Holy Trinity school, my Mum started as a temporary dinner lady on the same day and was still ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by joan.munns

Hope someone spots this, and can help! My Grandad, John Greaves, was born in March 1881 in Leasingthorne. HIs mother was pregnant, unmarried, and living with her parents and siblings in Northumberland. She was seen as ...Read more

A memory of Leasingthorne by Linda Greaves

I was about 4 when my parents and baby sister came to live in Stanwell in 1954. We lived on Town Lane in a house (long demolished) opposite the road leading to the church. I have many very happy memories of the few years we ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell

I lived in the Baby Shop from about 1953 to 1962 with my parents Alfred & Joyce Howarth

A memory of Patricroft by philip

So many memories of holidays here. We stayed in a small Caravan on a farm run by Mr & Mrs Johnson. They had a son and daughter, Lynne and Dean. I was a baby, and Mrs Johnson used to wash my nappies! They ...Read more

A memory of Chapel St Leonards by vonnynotts.2210

My mother, Mrs Pat Bishop, was Headmistress of Boddington C of E School from November 1949 until sometime in 1962. In the beginning there were only about 9 children in the school, 5yrs to 11, no mains water or flushing ...Read more

A memory of Upper Boddington by Peter Bishop

I moved to Beltinge in 1948 with my parents and we lived at number 8 Churchill Avenue. At that time the avenue was a prefab estate and was a baby boomer child's heaven -,and there were plenty of us. I have many cherished memories of ...Read more

A memory of Beltinge by ned.jetwave

I lived in Oxshott from 1943 to 1957. I was actually born in a nursing home at 1 Avenue Elmers, Surbiton, a building which has been converted to luxury flats now. My maiden name was Huitt and I had two ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips