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My father's parents (my grandparents) moved from Carshalton to Ashtead in early 1950s to a bungalow at 72 Chaffers Mead. We used to visit regularly from our home in Redhill by rail; a steam train to Deepdene, a run down to ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead by Canon David Frost

I also remember Miss Curtain and Miss Lidstone the stairs and the ice slides, Alan Newall lived in Regina road past the cross road towards the canal i lived at no 57 with my cousin Colin James who was a good friend of Alans. We ...Read more

A memory of Southall by malcolm.sanderson

Though I was born in London in 1938 I spent a lot of my childhood at my grandfather's home, then when he died in 1946 it became my Uncle's home in Bryncoch. The address was Glasfryn 132 Main Road Bryncoch, the house was nearly opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Neath by jonjacley

I was born and lived in maysoule road in 1938 on the corner of maysoule road was a off licence called gogays and a news agent on opposite owned by the same gogays there was a hair dresser on plough road run by ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by kenneth.crick

It's 1972, I know that because I am the two year old baby in the pram back in the days when mothers had no fear of leaving their children out side of shops, the reason being that the shop aisles were too narrow to get a pram down

A memory of Cwmbran by darrenhallewell

Stourbridge was my stamping ground as a young girl. I was born 1944 and I remember shopping there with my mother and then going to one of the many cinemas to watch a film, (remember when we had two films in one ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge by Constance Phillips

I was at school in Essex in the early 50's but my parents lived in Bideford at ! Cottingham Crescent behind the old Grammar school. My stepfather Ernest Jewell worked for Beers , which I think was a builders, and my mother Edith Jewell ...Read more

A memory of Bideford by Colin Brown

I was born and lived in Hengist Road opposite Collindale Ave near Brook Street and the Rec as we called it, I'm Tony Messum and I shared with my Brother Michael, and Sister Patricia and my buddies ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath by thekentishman

I am wondering if anyone remembers my grandfather, Dr. Kenneth Simon, he used to have his surgery just down the road from Skindles, and amongst other guests looked after the actress Betty Davis when she stayed at the hotel. Also, my ...Read more

A memory of Maidenhead by uktwousa

I was in there at least twice. I was about 11yrs old. I was in for bed wetting. Don't know why it was necessary? I have some bad memories but I also met some nice people as well. I recall a nurse called sister Hartley. When ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea