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My name is Frances I was born in 1948 at Rose cottage which was opposite the Angel pub. I was about 3 or 4 yrs old I was taken over to the pub and sat outside the back door with a bottle of pop. At the back was a farm - not sure if it was ...Read more

A memory of Ferndown

I don’t know exactly how old I was when we moved to Hemel from Willesden London N.W.10.. My first memories were from about the age of 4.. We lived in a flat in Underacres Close near Mayland’s Wood.. I ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by Keith Pocock

I remember my first day at the Royal Kent School – 8th November 1948 – as recorded at entry no. 1450 in the school's original Admissions Register. It was a few weeks into the Autumn term, as in September ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

As a fully paid up member of the 'Baby Boomer' generation, born in 1947, I've been reading all the stories posted on this lovely website (which - like many others, I suspect - I came across purely by chance). I was born in Perivale ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Peter Taylor

Now, this is a long shot, but does anybody remember going from Gorse Park Primary School in 1956 or 1957 to do a P.E. demonstration in London? We went by train with MR. FLOOK and stayed one or two ...Read more

A memory of Stretford by Alan Mc Caffrey

Just before our wedding at St Thomas's in April 1967, Ching my wife to be and I, were called to see the vicar. We sat in his lounge and he gave the essential instructions for making love (for making babies). He spoke very slowly and each ...Read more

A memory of Oakwood by Roger Crunden

I was at Alverstoke Childrens Home as a baby (I remember the hospital within the grounds and the beach being near by) till I left at 16 (1960ish - a Mr Thomas was in charge then). I remember a boy then named Oliver... ...Read more

A memory of Alverstoke by Gina Staniforth

I was born 1947 in Old St Ann's. Even though the council said they were slums I had a happy childhood. St Ann's was a community like no other, most mums went out to work, and the mum who was at home would look after us till mum came home ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham by Susan Dawn

I lived in Wigpool after the Second World War with my new wife and baby son. There were no proper roads to the village, just mud tracks which became impassable in the winter for vehicles. This meant we had to ...Read more

A memory of Wigpool Common in 1948 by Colin Hall

I was born in Perivale and lived with my parents and grandparents in Greenford Road (no.283), just 2 doors along from Croyde Avenue. My Nan and Grandad owned the sweet shop in Greenford Market, where the buses ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1960 by Deborah Alexander