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I have a photo of my great-grandfather John Richard (Dick) Erskine outside the Castle Hotel, Hornby in 1909 with two young Scouts named Lawrence and Hector Todd (born 1900 and 1901 approx). They all formed part of the 1st Lancaster ...Read more

A memory of Hornby in 1900 by Tanya Russo

Back in the 1960s there was a beautiful Magnolia tree oposite the church in front of a solicitor's office in St. Lawrence Street. Forty years have passed and I live the other side of the world. I wonder if that tree is still there.

A memory of Ipswich in 1960 by robin_bather

I attended a private school at Eastcote House which had formely been in a large house situated in St.Lawrence Drive. I started school in 1950 and then we moved to Eastcote House around 1951.The name of the school ...Read more

A memory of Eastcote in 1951 by David Jenkins

I was married at the beautiful St Lawrence's in 1955. But I don't recognise it from the photo as there was a lovely wicket gate. We had a long hot summer that year and a drought was declared. Guess what! The first rain shower for ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1955 by Rita Ford

I was baptised in this church in 1953. Born in April 1949 at 91, The Chase, Burnt Oak, my christening was postponed due to the death of my grandfather, Alexander Sturges in November of that year. He is buried in the ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1953 by David Clare

From the age of 2 in November 1949 until December 1953, due to my mother's very early death, I found myself enrolled as a resident at The Lawrence Children's Home in King Harry Lane, St ...Read more

A memory of St Albans by Peter Thompson

While working in the Lake District as an hotel assistant manager I reached such a point of frustration that I up and quit my job and applied to emigrate to Canada. Five minutes later, after hearing of my decision, the head accountant ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1966 by Dylan Rivis

I lived with my grandparents in Central Road, number 57, from birth until I was 3 when we moved to Highworth for a few years. My grandparents lived in the house before the war. My brother and his wife and children still live in the same ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1951 by Janis Read

I grew up in Surrey Gardens, first at "Ceuta", then at White Croft. My father, Mr Crump, purchased the plot of land beside the footpath and the house was built 1947/8. During my childhood, Surrey Gardens ...Read more

A memory of Effingham by Angela Haddrill

I spent the vast bulk of my childhood in this area. The centre of the cricket pitch is a strip of concrete that was used for boys club and school's cricket matches. Mostly, a game of soccer or rugby was played either side of it ...Read more

A memory of Pontycymer by David Jones