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I used to live on the London Road, two doors from St. Bernard's Convent, across the side road, in Mead Cottage. It was painted white. From 1945 to 1951 I attended Netherwood further down the London Road out ...Read more

A memory of High Wycombe by Zoe Hodgins

I think it was about 1970 /71 that I worked in a children's home in Gravesend, I am sure this was called St Mary's, it was a big old building run by nuns near Eco Square. Has anyone got any info on this home or photos? Iused to ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1970 by Pam Turley

My mum and dad had a shop on Bristol Road until about 12 years ago. The first shop was opposite the big post office just up from Birmingham Battery. They had to give up this shop as compulsory purchase for the road widening ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak by Sue Hall

In the early 50's I used to attend film shows in this building. I seem to remember it was referred to as "The Lymp", that being an abbreviation for "Olympic". My grandfather, John Richard Dunn, was born in Bryne Street. His mother ran a ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by David Whitney

I was born in Park Avenue, Northfield on February 17th 1956.  I remember walking up the village to Northfield with my sisters to go grocery shopping.  The Off Licence on the corner of Park Road and Bristol Road, I used to go ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak in 1962 by Sharon Garden

I can remember as a child staying in Tower caravan park, and also in the little roads leading up to the park which were all named after cars. The big old carts coming round couple of times a week to empty the toilets as at the time there ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick by Judy Parker

Its 1965 and I'm a 5 year old boy living in Tonbridge. Now, there was or still is a large white house almost opposite a green near to where there used to be a cinema. Can anyone else remember this house, what it was (children's ...Read more

A memory of Rusthall by Ralph Town

We lived in the hamlet of Saham Waite - about a 2 mile walk for my mother with the pram and 3 older kids every time she needed some shopping. My Granny worked as a cook/housekeeper for a nearby farm and I think we got the ...Read more

A memory of Saham Toney in 1956 by Christina Kelly

I used to live with my aunt and uncle at 10 the Crescent from 1948 to 1954. It was a fantastic life there with woods to play in, and streams to divert. An absolute paradise.  As young children we could play all day in the woods in ...Read more

A memory of Hindlip in 1948 by Chris Westwood

I don't know if anyone remembers us. My father was stationed at Bentwaters and he, my Mom, my two brothers and I lived in Kelsale for three years from 1967 through 1970. They were three of the best years of ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1967 by Pamela Bolton Holifield