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My aunt, Elizabeth Stanford (nee Burns), died in 1942 in her late 30's, reputedly knocked down and killed by a motorcycle outside this pub. She lived for a while with her parents, Peter and Letitia Burns, in Wesham and later moved with ...Read more

A memory of Lea in 1940 by Michael Burns

I was born in Milling St 1941. I went to Redheugh Boys school between 1946 & 1956, I played for the school football & cricket team, we won the shield for cricket in 1955. I have great memories from my school ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1946 by David Wilson

I was born in a house named Edinburgh in St James Ave, The Homesteads. I went to the infants school and remember a lovely teacher by the name of Mrs Quinn. In the junior school I remember a dragon of a teacher by the name of Miss ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by jean.heather1

When I was born in Chelmsford Hospital, my family were living in a house in Corringham Road, Stanford-le-Hope but my first memories are of 66 Billet Lane. Right opposite what was then ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Gail Taplin

I was born in Paignton in 1935 in 1 Stafford Rd our house backed on to Queens Park. When I was 6 years old we moved into a flat in 26a Torbay Rd under The Devon General Bus Station. Dellers Cafe was on the opposite corner & I went to ...Read more

A memory of Paignton by shirleye

This is very nostalgic! In the Autumn of 1955 I was on leave from the Far East,and helped my recently widowed sister and her young son settle into Lynch Cottage. She bought the house from the Hon Barbara Lucas and her third husband,Peter,an ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by John Evans

I was born in 1942 in Hathaway Rd at my Nan's. We moved to Milton road. When small I remember the house being damaged by the rocket that fell in the pit. Later playing on the bomb site in Cromwell Road. Went to Quarry Hill school, remember ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Carl Thomson

Hello I am new here after googling Corringham Road, Stanford-le-hope. I was just wondering if anyone remembers my Mum, Marian Helen Barnes. She lived at 24 Corringham Road around 1954-1957. Unfortunately she has recently passed ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Rebecca Matthews

I was born in Stafford to parents who settled there after the war and came from Aberdeen and Newcastle-up-on-Tyne. My family often went to Milford and flew kites that we made or just explored and played hide and seek ...Read more

A memory of Milford in 1954 by Mavis Marshall

I saw this photo and recalled how little the view had changed from the 1920s into the 1960s and early 1970s. There was a place called Paddy's Heaven which was a few old cottages at the end of Commonwealth Rd, this is where my ...Read more

A memory of Caterham in 1963 by Belinda Charrington