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We lived in the village from 1954-1964 before moving to Bournemouth. St Mary's Church was a centre of our social life...I went to St Mary's School in Bourne Road - now gone- also Sunday School. Later after the Evening Service we would ...Read more

A memory of Bexley by margaretemullett

I was born in worksop but my early life was spent in harworth, my name is Adrian Cutts (Godley originally). my father and the rest of his large family were from the Tickhill and Harworth areas. my dad unfortunately ...Read more

A memory of Harworth by adrianctts

I've got no personal memories of Battersea, except for visits to the fair, but my ancestors lived there throughout the last half of the 19th century until at least 1933. They all lived at various houses on Belfour ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by patk

I lived in Copenhagen Road from 1955 when I was 8 I went to Napier Road School and then Upbury Manor. My best friend was Dorothy Pout. Hard to believe that was 59 years ago. We had great fun down the Strand. On the Lines, being able to play ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by June Boiling

I believe I can remember drinking in the bar of Jack Straw's Castle in the Fifties, although according to your caption it was destroyed in the war and not rebuilt until the Sixties. What I remember particularly was a wide stairway ...Read more

A memory of Hampstead by tfairhead

I grew up in Noak Hill, living on the caravan site (Cummings Hall Lane) that was behind the Bear Pub on Noak Hill Road. There was a big long lane that ran up alongside the pub and I would sneak down there and through a gap in the ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by dianebradley57

Hanwelll to me was always synonymous with the Community Centre's Flower Show. My Grandparents, Jessie and Richard Wakenell had lived most of their lives in Hanwell and would show their prized chrysanths every year. My ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Heidi Souster

I went to forneathy in the eighties I remember light out at night not been able to chat I remember getting caught talking they put me in the library to face fire place which they told us that the two ladie that Owen the ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by margaretmcnelly

This was my first school, back in 1965. I think we had maroon blazers. I did well to start with, my older brothers had taught me to read & write - but I was the last person in the class to be able to tie my own ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by bru.enzer

Hi my name is Debbie I used to live in Wilmere Drive with my Grandparents Lesley and Lucy Vellenoweth in the 1960's. My best friend Margaret Peabody lived next door to me in No 65 she was a couple years older then me and my ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by terrydeb