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This is very much a shot in the dark. My parents, Jim & Eva Davidson, moved to Barnhurst in the late 1930s and lived in a maisonette, ground floor I believe. My father worked at the Woolwich Arsenal ordinance factory and I was ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst in 1940 by Gordon Davidson

I have fond memories of Hogsthorpe in 1959. I worked on a farm just outside the village, I think the area was called Slackholme End. The farm belonged to Silas Willey and next door was a bigger farm belonging to Taylors. In busy ...Read more

A memory of Hogsthorpe in 1959 by Chris Webb

Hi there. I'll always have fond memories of Valentines Park, those beautiful swans and Canadian cygnets at the Cranbrook Road end, Gants Hill Odeon, library, the bird cage in Valentines Park, the boat lakes, the brass ...Read more

A memory of Ilford by bevjoemorris

My first posting concentrated on my birth and school life in Barking, next a little about different memories of my early life. I lived in the prefabs in Ilford Lane on the corner with Victoria road, a few more yards up ...Read more

A memory of Barking by geoff.purdy

I remember Ilord townhall we used to go dancing (ballroom) every saturday night that is when we had live bands.I lived in hainault does any body remember going dancing at ilford townhall.I now live in herfordshire.arnold.

A memory of Ilford by arnie.ej

Lived here 1953 to 1958 remember roller skating down our road & catching the last tree before we ended up on New North Road. Went to the Junior school here then Beale Grammar School in Ilford remember having to change to a trolley bus in Barkingside

A memory of Hainault by valatbarrow

I was born in Barking Hospital in 1967 but my family moved into Upney House at Faircross in 1953 I believe, this may have been when these were first built. I have lots of memories of Faircross Parade, mostly of the different shops that came ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1979 by Andy Littlechild

The Long family owned a bakery and confectionery shop in Portishead. Evidently the business was in the family for at least 3 generations-William Long, his son Alford Long, and his daughter Amy Beatrice Long as late as 1911. Alford's ...Read more

A memory of Portishead by persiskehr

i was one of the first pupils to enter woodlands .i had moved to basildon in 1955 from ilford .went to swan mead, then manor,then at woodlands till leaving at 15yrs old

A memory of Basildon in 1958 by Derek Mann

Rossi's ice cream shop in Barkingside, Pennyfarthing Records, Ilford, the old Sainbury shop in Gants Hill and Gants Hill tube station our gateway to "up west" !!

A memory of Gants Hill by Rob Shepherd