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Hello I attended all three of those schools at some point, I remember attending St Annunciation first as a junior. The playground was divided into two by a very low brick divider. Half for boys and half for girls. I took a 52 bus from ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by fernandoferreira76

Hello again. I started at Cold Ash School, St Marks C of E in 1953. The school consisted of the original brick building housing two class rooms and a large hall, plus a new wooden extension of two more class rooms ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith

The Regent Cinema was our Saturday go to place. There was always two films on during a matinee, the second being the longer better film. The audience was very vociferous especially when the cavalry rode in to the picture, ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by thestockies

The Lion & Swan Hotel Congleton Story has it that The Lion & Swan in Congleton was made from ancient timbers, even today there are some solid twelve inch by twelve inch supports on display but who knows ...Read more

A memory of Congleton by Alec Coles

I was born in Aberdeen in 1942 and later that year the Germans started to bomb Aberdeen so it was decided to relocate to New Pitsligo to make things easier for the family in general, My grandfather was born and brought up ...Read more

A memory of New Pitsligo by Kathleen Hilditch

My Mum worked at this Hotel as a barmaid for many years, and behind the pub was a hall used by Henry Fermer school of which i was a pupil. When KIng George V1 died i found out from my Mum in 1951. I attended the above ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough

It's funny your sweet memories of that time, because it was the same time I was there aged 8 only my memories were of being caned 18 swipes on hands and ass by that sick headmaster from another age, stripped naked and thrown into ...Read more

A memory of Barwick in 1973 by Lucien Ramalho

My years at the primary were 1944-1948, after which it was King's Macc until 1957. Mr Fox was certainly familiar with the palms of my hands, probably one or two other parts of my anatomy too. Other than Fox, the only teachers ...Read more

A memory of Bramhall by brianhv

I went to Southchurch High School for Boys after failing my eleven plus in 1948. Tbe headmaster was Mr Haxall a frighteniing person to an eleven year old. A great teacher of history and bookbinding was Mr Bull. The ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by anthony.salmons

I moved to Lymm in 1955 when I was 10. My form teacher was Mr Whittle. I remember also Mr Low ( who I had a crush on) and Mrs Smith, who took us for needlework. The boys used to do gardening with Mr Low. Some of the others in my ...Read more

A memory of Lymm by Pauline Brown