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I lived in Camberwell from 1944 until when I married in 1964. There remains a small terrace of seven houses in Grove Lane called ‘Grove Lane Terrace’; they were built in the ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Richard Norman

When I saw John Cowan’s posting, my eyebrows shot upward, since it so happens that 199 Havant Road was also my first home. I was born on 7 January 1935 and we lived at The Cottage (most houses had names in ...Read more

A memory of Drayton by Anne Joseph

I went to Crayford County Modern Secondary school in Iron Mill Lane 1945 1950. Now demolished I see! Each week in summer our class walked from Iron Mill Lane to Martens Grove via Old Road, walking ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst by baetgr

I lived at 106 Perry Spring until 1968. This photo was taken at the bottom of that street, where the steps are. Like Graham Nash I remember Potter Street as a great place to grow up in the 1960's. Shame Brays Grove school has now ...Read more

A memory of Potter Street by steveszewc

I was a 9 year old boarder at the Meath School for a year in 1981/1982. In those days the school was a state specialist convalescence school for respiratory diseases. I remember my time in Ottershaw fondly. Each week we'd ...Read more

A memory of Ottershaw by anthony_fairhurs

My name is Brian Beck, I was born on Shingrig Road in January 1938 and continued to live there untill 1952 when the family moved to Caerphilly. I attended Llanfabon school on High St until I passed for ...Read more

A memory of Nelson by taffbeck

I bought a new house in Westminster close in 1969 and moved in after marrying in 1970. The village was a lovely sleepy place then, very tidy and very friendly, The older and existing residents accepted the newcomers ...Read more

A memory of Feniton

I, Ray Murphy, came across your site, re Shaw Mills, Yorkshire, U.K., as I was looking into events of my past life, for the benefit of my son’s Australian family, at the time of my 84th birthday, 19/9/35. I am the Patriarch of ...Read more

A memory of Shaw Mills by raymurphy1935

I lived in calne from 1960 to 1962 i have many fond memories of my time spent there i stayed with my ant and uncle i remember my first school was near the church then i was sent to a schol by double decker bus what semed like a long ...Read more

A memory of Calne by kerryruggiero1

Strange though it may seem, I spent several years at Chadwick Museum in my primary school years. I started school at St Edmund's, which was sited in the basement below the Church on St Edmund Street. From there we ...Read more

A memory of Bolton by j.chamberlain2