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My Grandfather and Grandmother, Pamplin, lived in Frys Lane Meonstoke in the 1920s. He was a footman or butler to Charles C McCrae who lived in Meonstoke House. Does anybody have any memories of this household ? I am doing a ...Read more

A memory of Meonstoke by jenpam

Some weeks ago I was back in my beloved Brentford for The Bees V MK Dons..Sadly I didn't have any time to have a wander round and walk in familiar places...just a quick drink in The Globe.Was good being there amongst all the ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by awink1940

I lived in the High Street (122) from 1946 until 1981. I went to the Infants and Junior schools and graduated to 'Bushey Bit' which basically means I failed the 11 plus. I have so many fond memories of the village ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by shelleyterencedavid

I lived in the prefabs, no54.my name then was Walshaw. I lived there from about 53. 58 My friends were the family mcAngus, David Bilton , Elizabeth ? I went to GLB and spent summer playing on the chalk hills that looked like mountains. ...Read more

A memory of Belmont by lynne.macmillan1

My name is Anthony Deere (Tony) I lived at 29 Cumby Road from 1955 until 1972 when I move to 26 Kirkstone Place .I attend Sugar Hill Infants then Juniors and Finally Milton Hall I was the school Goalkeeper) I was the lead ...Read more

A memory of Newton Aycliffe by tonyodeere

As it's Guy Fawkes time again it reminds me of when I lived in Milton Road in the late 30s to early 50s. As a youngster the whole street came together each year to build a huge bonfire by the Welsh Harp reservoir with everyone ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon by Ann Midson

This was where I was born in 1953 I lived there in a two bed terrace with my mum and dad 5 sisters and 1 brother also my nan and grandad we stayed there till my dad won the pool's in 1960 50.000 pounds I went to ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by jackadee2

I was born in 1928 in the first house on the right on Sweetwater Lane. Still there, it was one of many "tied" houses occupied by those who worked for the Enton Hall estate of the Chichester family. They gave the Chichester Hall to the ...Read more

A memory of Witley by Michael Phillips

I moved to Plaistow from Leytonstone with my parents and sister. I went to Napier Road School for a short time then as we lived on the other side of Plaistow I was sent to Portway School which had just been ...Read more

A memory of Plaistow by morick.ball

We moved to Swindon in 1957 from London (Wimbledon, actually) when my dad, a skilled engineer, got a job at Vickers Armstrongs at South Marston, with a brand new council house thrown in. In those post-war austerity days there was ...Read more

A memory of Swindon by besafisher