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I am Peter Harris , now 72, attended the school from 1950-58. we lived at 80 Birling Rd off Colliers lane. My siste Jean worked in Walkers newsagents on Bexley Rd, and married John Smith who with his brothers had the carpet ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath by Peter Harris

This is the stretch of the Parade past the Donkey Stand and Balcony House, the Copper Grill restaurant is in sight before Little Lane at the side of the famous Nicholl's ice cream shop. The Copper Grill is now some kind of tandoori, I'm ...Read more

A memory of Parkgate in 1980 by Stuart Hill

I remember the school very well, Mr Pritchard was the headmaster, indeed Mr Pritchard witnessed my birth at home in Castleford. It was my first ever school before moving to Green Lane Primary. I remember playing on the grass with my ...Read more

A memory of Garforth by Andrew Emery

My Memories of Lifton. I was born in 1946 lived in Lifton until I got married in 1971. I lived in Fore Street, next door lived Mr Brown, he used to repair shoes in his little shed in the garden and I used to watch him working. ...Read more

A memory of Lifton in 1960 by Brian Keighley

I think we moved to Farnham Common in about 1967, my parents took over the family shops "Martin's Broadway Stores" we lived above the shops to start with, in a flat that was heated with green house paraffin heaters. was ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common by carolynselley

I was born at Dyson House Blackwell Lane Greenwich in 1943. My father was still in Burma so I lived with my mother and maternal grandparents. We moved to Selcroft Road but in was too young to know when . My first ...Read more

A memory of Greenwich by catalina.kate

I am not a native of Aveley. I was born in Barking and spent most of my childhood in Dagenham. My father's sister and her husband moved to South Ockendon (Gatehope Drive) when I was very young. Every Sunday we would travel to see ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by alansindall

I lived down fern lane at number 86, we moved there from cotingham in East Yorkshire when I was five, I went to norwood green infants and then junior school failed the 11plus and went to Heston secondary where I had the best five ...Read more

A memory of Heston by keithbutler090942

I remember going into the Book Club while waiting for the bus to go down Crowborough Hill. We occasionally missed the bus if we got too engrossed in a book. We used to get off the bus from Tunbridge Wells and then take ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough by mikebuck08

Ah - This was owned by Mr & Mrs Saunders. Mrs Saunders was always in the shop - she wore a floral cotton pinafore with her hair up in a bun and spectacles. I can still remember the sound of the massive bacon slicer with it's ...Read more

A memory of Bursledon by cannizaro93