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I read about a contributor who went to Joyce Williams School of dance and memories came flooding back. I recall Mrs Bigwood making all the costumes and her daughter being one of the older girls in the school. I ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1960 by Suzanne Savill

We Davies` lived at 406 Penn Road. My mother Sarah used to be caretaker at Penn Congregational Church and worked also for Miss Dorothy Tweedie whose house `The Crest ` was on the corner of Pennhouse Avenue ...Read more

A memory of Penn in 1957 by Christopher Davies

I lived in Hilldene Ave, 133 (to be exact) since I was born; almost opposite what was then Everards Hardware Store. Roof jumping at the back of the shops and riding bikes down the mud slope by what used to be the nursery by the ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1970 by Chris Newby

I remember it so well, being told we were moving to a house in Sudbourne Road, Brixton. I was nearly six years old and moved into a very old and neglected Victorian House at no 23, Sudbourne Road, with my mum, ...Read more

A memory of Brixton in 1952 by Annette Healy

so pleased to have found this site, i grew up in aldershot and i remember all the places in the oics, i swam at the lido and whent to sat morning pictures, i played for hours in manor park and attended manor park school. i was married ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by Kathleen Redford

It sounds really funny and familiar to hear:: Jezreels, Canada House ( where I went after my daughter was born 1986 !), Littlewoods, Lefevres, Darland Banks - I love it. I lived in Barnsole Road from 1969 - 1979 and loved all of it. ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by sue.daffodil

I was born in Aldershot in 1950, went to Newport road infants/primary school then on to Manor Park Secondary Modern school. The first year though had to go to North Camp Buller Barracks as there was no room until ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by joycemghandour

I loved at 375 Northolt Road from 1949 till 1970. I went to Wheldon Park junior school and Roxeth Manor boys school leaving the later in 1966. I played cricket for Roxeth and football for Roxonians. My grand parents bought the ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by roaringbear

Hi, I have lived here, despite a short time in South Harrow , all my life. I remember so many shops , long since, gone — Sam Lee, toys and sweets, Clark’s cycles ,Coopers hardware, WH Smith, Woolworths, ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow by j.stratford856

I went to live at 75 macadam square when I was 3 years old, in 1955. I went to Stanhope lines school at the top of middle hill. Then on to manor park school near north camp. The headmistress there was called Mrs Woolner. I ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by phillips.linda