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Yes, I remember Redhill Swimming Baths. I think it must have been during the year I was at Frenches Road School in 1951-2. I can remember standing in the water shivering while the teacher talked to us during our swimming ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1951 by Robert Wilkinson

Does anybody remember Shepherd St, Bow? The Widows Son pub used to stand on the corner(famous for its hot cross bun legend) The reason for my interest is my father lived there as a boy & he never knew anything of his past, ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Roy Pryer

My mum, who is now 74, has just told me she was evacuated to Pilton from Surbiton in 1944. Mum remembers Mrs Eaterbrook and some very well-to-do ladies who were part of a Guild, ...Read more

A memory of Shepton Mallet by Alison Kingston

Hi John, many memories of playing football in the street with you and John Padbury. The last time Jean and myself saw you, you were both about 9 or 10. All the Maslin family are now gone there's only Jean left and Dawn Trott (her niece) ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1958

I currently work at Warwick House in Palmerston Road (top of Queens Road). I would be interested to know if anyone knows who lived in the house prior to the Architects purchasing the building in 1962, the current Partners believe ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Caroline Bowers

I lived in Wealdstone but went to the Wembley Majestic every Saturday evening to dance to the Roy Kimber band. It was a great place to meet girls, but there was no liquor sold there and we had to go out to the pub down the High ...Read more

A memory of Wembley

I lived in Dunston from 1946-1964. This area of Dunston was a place I knew quite well. The lamp post on the left was almost outside a dental surgery. I well remember the experience of having a tooth extracted here, and the ...Read more

A memory of Dunston in 1950 by Malcolm Cowley

I was born on April the 19th 1957. My dad was called Erne, and mum was called Maud Frost. I went to St. Blazey School and first we lived at 110 then we moved to 128 Landreath Place. Mum an dad have past away and my ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey in 1957 by Wendy Frost

I remember the shopkeepers; Rees Jones & Fred Palmer (the butcher) also Sgt Brace at the Police Station. I also have very fond memories of the Bedwellty Show and the ink stamps on your hand to let you back in ...Read more

A memory of Cefn by Anwen Parry

I moved into Oldyards on the estate fresh from Leeds, totally unprepared for a life up there, but it was the best time of my life. I got to know the estate pretty well and was interested, Captain Buchan was a mine of ...Read more

A memory of Auchmacoy in 1990 by Lynne Bell