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Hello my name is Annette Smith Nee Brown known as Ann or Annie brown, I grew up in Peckham and I am very proud of the fact. I lived in flats called Rudbeck house from 1950 - 1968 which is in Radnor rd. Off commercial way. My ...Read more

A memory of Peckham in 1957 by Annette Smith

I was born in Barking Hospital in 1967 but my family moved into Upney House at Faircross in 1953 I believe, this may have been when these were first built. I have lots of memories of Faircross Parade, mostly of the different shops that ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1979 by Andy Littlechild

Nell tells about her stay in Brynteg, my great grandparents Rachel and Peter Povey lived at 24 Holborn Crescent - a council house. They knew the Wynne's, and Peter was a retired miner. Rachel died in at number 24 ...Read more

A memory of Brynteg in 1940 by Carol Ann Smith

During late 1960's early 1970's I live in the large farm house at the top of the hill. I had a wonderful playground. Amazing community of a wide social mix. Duncan Tucker flat-pack factory at the back of the village. I am ...Read more

A memory of Pymore in 1910

I lived in Battersea from about 1939 to 1949 when we moved to Hornsey in North London. We lived with my grandparents who owned the Southern Dining Rooms, a transport café opposite the marshalling yards, ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1947 by Patricia Hines

Would like to hear from any old neighbours who lived in Radnor Road Peckham, still have some great memories growing up in the 50s and 60s ? Have met up with some neighbours thus far, we had a nostalgic look back at our flats Rudbeck ...Read more

A memory of Peckham in 1957 by Annette Smith

I lived with my grandmother, Mrs. Talbot, during the war, at The Lodge, part of Miss Pauline's estate. I remember my clothes being passed on to Mrs. Langham for her children. My grandmother and aunt both worked for Miss Pauline. ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe Abbotts in 1940 by Jean Ledger

I was born in 1938 in Toooting and we lived at 23 Blakenham Road. My mother sold the house in 1976 after my father died. My first school was the St Anselm's convent in Tooting Bec Road until the age of 7, where we were ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1940 by Bernard Burton

The picture shown is North Street, where my grandmother & grandfather lived. I always knew the village to be up the hill where some of the shops were. At the end of the houses on the right was the ...Read more

A memory of Kingsdown in 1940 by Maurice Lipson

I was born in 1956 Pearl Templeton we moved into no.14 Hengoed Road, Hengoed in 1958 along with my Mum & Dad, Phyllis & Roy, brother David and twin sister Penny. Mum & Dad used to run the local shop. We went to ...Read more

A memory of Hengoed in 1966 by Pearl Powell