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Mitcham County Grammar School for Boys Remembered Memory is a selective thing, the best is easy, but the mind glosses over the worst. Some things recollected as certainties turn out to be not quite so. These are ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Jack Simmons

I arrived in Wincanton as an Evacuee in 1940/41 and lived for a while with my Uncle Frank and his family. My uncle at that time owned Bayford Garage. I was only about 6 yrs of age and quite naturally missed my mother ...Read more

A memory of Wincanton by unamuir333

Kingsley Secondary School, Hi, my name is Richard Hood and I attended Kingsley from 1958 to 1964. I have very fond memories of the school together with the many classmates who are fondly remembered. It’s a shame that I lost ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea by richard.hood

We moved to Littleheath Road circa 1957, I was a pupil until we moved in 1960. I remember: Colin Smith, Mervyn Allinson (spelling?), Janice Russell, and her friend Judith Hardman, Peter Martin, and that is it as far as full ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon

I started at the nursery class at Perivale infants school in September 1956 aged 4 starting in the nursery class. The assistant was call Miss Whale we also had a French teacher and she made a little ...Read more

A memory of Perivale by Hazel Middleton

the year would be around 1978, I know this for in this year I passed my driving test, anyway we came to live in New Yatt having moved from Wantage where I grew up, so as one can imagine was not very happy having left my friends and the area, ...Read more

A memory of New Yatt by 144acopy

My name is Brian Newman and I was born in Barking in 1942. My old man was a grocer and his shop was Newman Stores in Ripple Road by the Harrow, or as we called it, the "arrer". There was a long row of shops either side of Ripple Road. I could ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Brian Newman

I used to live in The Meadway, and went to St Johns infants School-a few memories of playing on 'the boxes' at play/lunchtime. These were actually old beer crates, and long before health and safety spoiled ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Richard Morgan

The footpath running down the side of The Bull took you to Herd Lane School and beyond. On the left of the footpath is a disused quarry, which was a popular fishing venue called Woodies Pond. Audawn Coaches were based at the entrance to Woodies. ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by thestockies

Hi this is Tubby Laird, I was at Barwick house from 13 -16 I ran away twice and started a riot then got expelled. I remember getting the cane on each hand on the arse put in the cooler and cells at 2-3 times a week. Looking back how we ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by Tubby Laird