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I grew up in Doddington Road and went to Chesterton Road school until 1967. All the old houses in Doddington Road and surrounding streets were then demolished for the big estate of flats that now sits there. We ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by steve.wells

It's quite some time since I submitted my 'War Times, and a bit more' and having read a few later submissions I thought I might as well add a few more observations. Many have suggested that for those who moved away many years ago ...Read more

A memory of Colindale by Jack Luxon

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

I have many happy memories of my training at the hospital 1970 - 1974. I lived at Hitcham House before going to Wexham Park then returned to Hitchin bury. I was know then as Liz (nee) McLean.I would love to hear from anyone who was also there at that time. X

A memory of Taplow by elizabethablett183

In the days when we had "real" winters, (where did they go), Wardown Park Lake would freeze over and we would walk out over the ice and make slides. One year there were ice skaters on the lake and I borrowed an old pair that I had ...Read more

A memory of Luton by ducatee

My dad was Joe whitehand And he was a butcher in elliots butchers, in the 60s. I loved going to the mop, and st Nicholas park, anyone remember the green dragon pub in the market place, we used to wait for my mum and dad to come ...Read more

A memory of Warwick by angel.loach09

Although I was born in Yorkshire in 1944 due to the bombing around London, my formative years were at Honiton Road, Kilburn, and yes, I was one of many that went to Salusbury Road School, from the infants and juniors ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by bakes194

We came to live in East Bowling in 1948 (Caryl Road, just a stone's throw from the former Bolling Girls' Grammar School). Trams (soon to be replaced by trolley buses) were still running up and down Wakefield Road. I went to Lorne Street ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by whittingham.barry

I came across this site whilst searching for something else and became entranced by the fascinating memories of what nowadays seems such a long time ago. Like many others who have posted memories, I was born in St ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by nigelamorley

I was brought up in Kelson Street off Netherwood in Kilburn. I used to spend a lot of time In Grange Park. Went to Kingsgate Road Infants and Primary schools and used to visit Parminters sweet shop in ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by lyndaanne.a