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I was born in Purely hospital in 1960 and lived in Grasmere rd until 1979. I remember going to ballet lessons somewhere upstairs near the top of Russell Hill rd, and creche was in the church hall on Brighton rd near to the hospital ...Read more

A memory of Purley by cathrynmoon

Some of you may remember me from reading this! Some of you may choose to forget! More than likely the latter! Sadly, My brother was the main trouble maker in the village and wherever he went, I had to go with him, ...Read more

A memory of Ludgershall by Steve Dixon

I worked behind the bar at The Plough on a Sunday evening from around 1974 as my parents were friends of the landlords, George and Edna. George was a proper old school landlord, always dressed in a jacket and tie, and ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield by michaelyoules

Pontefract a place I call home, my early years were spent Carleton Home's, it would be 58 years before I saw my real Mum Minne Martin from Castleford. from off the West wood Est. in Cutsyke. I was ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract by michaelscorgie7

I lived in Selsdon as a kid from 1964 - its my earliest memory. We lived in Benhurst Gardens, up the top of Old Farleigh Road. We were lucky as kids to have 'the Rec' as we called it, and the Bird Sanctuary very near to go an ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by Clare Benson

My family came back from Australia in 1952. We were housed in the old R.A.F camp in Forest Rd. In the fine weather we walked across the fields that ran at the back of the camp to Failop School, Fencepiece Rd. After a year we moved to ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside by howes

It sounds really funny and familiar to hear:: Jezreels, Canada House ( where I went after my daughter was born 1986 !), Littlewoods, Lefevres, Darland Banks - I love it. I lived in Barnsole Road from 1969 - 1979 and loved all of it. ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by sue.daffodil

When I was small we used to walk to the abbey bridge from my Nanas house in thorngate,at the corner of Gray lane. The elderly couple who were in charge of the toll used to sell lemonade in one of the little toll ...Read more

A memory of Barnard Castle by angelamumb

I remember this view of Gresford Vale in the 1960's. The view was so beautiful in spring and summer, with many mature trees on the other side of the river Alyn and on this side, Gresford Woods carpeted in Wild Garlic, ...Read more

A memory of Gresford by Brian Bunar

One of my Corke/Moon ancestors had a butchers shop in the ex Midland Bank building where the water fountain stands at the intersection. Another ancestor Elizabeth Corke had a dairy in the High Street and I believe other members ...Read more

A memory of Sevenoaks