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My husband, Roger Watts, and his family lived in Castle St in the 1950's. The picture has a figure standing outside their front door (no.15) which could be his mother or older sister Linda. Can anybody shed some light on this ? ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury by Lesley Watts

We moved from Romford Road to Cherwell Grove in 1962 and moved to Australia in 1969. My memories are of wonderful times playing football in Belhus Park, fishing at Buckles Lane and drinking at The Royal Oak. Jim Travers ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1962 by Michael Hanrahan

I grew up on Tollers Lane, my mother and uncle still live there. My mum was always involved with the church - we used to go to St Johns church. I have lovley memories of my child hood on Tollers Lane - our house backed on to Fathing Downs, it was great.

A memory of Coulsdon in 1977 by Catherine Gibbs

I lived on Longacre estate. I was born in 1951 and stayed there until I was about 8/9 years old when my parents moved to Preston. My dad worked at the bakery in the village, and then for a milkman called Bill Bugden. My ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale in 1951 by Alan Baker

Can any one remember Cheyann. Turner Blacky Whitey was the Headmistress, Agard was in the laundry. I stood on that little yard a few times. Cons I remember are Hays P Parry the Mc Murrys from Hull. I went down the super car track ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1960 by Tony Brown

My first school was Botany; now a house. Children from the local villages went to Botany School until they reached the age of ten, then to Chedworth School. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Calcot in 1940 by Dorothy Lawrence

The black and white half-timbered building in the photograph was The Gable House, owned by my late grandmother, Nancy Hawkes and her sister, Hilda Cook. The house was run as a short-term residential home for patients staying in ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1940 by David Hawkes

Hi, I lived at No 4 John St from 1948 to about 1960 before moving to Ann Field St and then up the Hilltown to Ann St (Carnegie Tower). The town council must have found out that I had moved down to the West Midlands, for when I looked ...Read more

A memory of Dundee in 1960 by Jim Mackin

I came to Croydon after being evacuated during the War. I lived in Sydenham Road. First school was Tavistock Infants in Grenaby Avenue, since demolished, then Sydenham Junior School (demolished) then Tavistock Seniors when boys ...Read more

A memory of Croydon

It is indeed Hunshelf Bank, and the school was probably Stocksbridge County Primary, although there were a couple of church schools as well. I spent my first 17 years on Unsliven Road, Stocksbridge. It wasn't ...Read more

A memory of Stocksbridge in 1955 by Barbara Williams