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my childhood friend with a surname of Reed or Ried would be taken to hemel hempstead cinama, as his father was the manager. He would let us run round the seats and to keep us quiet hed give us sweets untill the film started..The Hot Rock. ...Read more

A memory of Salford by blitvert5

my parents moved to Sussex Crescent in 1954 with three young children, having been re homed from temporary housing - a prefab. The Northolt estate was a great place with a genuine community spirit, families all rallied ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by diannen

Memories of Shooters Hill Grammar School for Boys Went there in 1966 – 1972 and left just before it was changed to a comprehensive. Harry Hanks was the Head (then later a Mr Smith from memory) ...Read more

A memory of Shooters Hill by rfburton

I can remember the square not only for its shops but also as a meeting place . Most of our games back then involved huge amounts of our friends either playing war games or football matches over on the field opposite ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by Lance Belsham

My memory of Turners Hill goes back 60 years, to 1955, when our scout troop camped across the road from Worth Priory. We were the 53rd Croydon (St Gertrude's) Troop. I recall we were given the run of the woods in the ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill by druidh

Greetings from Canada! O how this picture brings back memories. I was raised on nearby Argyll Street in the late 50's and 60's, and the area shown in this picture encompasses virtually all of my childhood... But also within ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Kenneth Kerr

In 1949 my father died of TB, contracted whilst serving in Irag/Iran during WWII. At that time many sufferers of the disease were sent to sanitoriums in the European Alps for a cure. My Father died at our house in the village of ...Read more

A memory of Heath End

Grandma Annie Dann was the telephonist at the beginning of WW2. She worked from her front room in Halesworth and had a large bell over her bed so that during the night she would run down to the exchange to connect the calls. Is there anyone who can remember her? John Greenacre

A memory of Halesworth by dmg2

I was born in South Ockendon Cliff Place (Julie Harding) I had 3 sisters Vera, Brenda & Margaret. We are all still living but old age is creeping up. I remember some of the names mentioned. My close friends in Ockendon were ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by leonard-44

I was born in chapel street number 14wich was the back of a shop next to gittens it was owned by mrs price who also lived there at the back of the house my grandmother dolly perry had 2 shops along the high street and a ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill by ex123moor