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My gt gt granmother Ann Brennan wife of Thomas (buried in the churchyard) and her daughter Margaret (nee Lodge) Fletcher, wife of John, on the 1871 census they lived next door to each other in ...Read more

A memory of Burton in Lonsdale

I remember the High Street quite well. This photograph is looking north. Just up past the Police Station there was a cake shop, then a chemist shop (A J Mack), then there was Olby's, then the large shop, Rogers. Next was ...Read more

A memory of Penge by Anthony Godly

I attended this school from 1951 -1958 and Mr Henry Francis Bailey ( with his wife Mary ) was always the head. At least till the time I left in 1958. They had one son Christopher who I believe wanted to become a ...Read more

A memory of Beckington by patwalker37srpen

I came across this site by accident and was immediately transported back to the fifties in Uxbridge when I was a teenager. My family lived at Willowbank just over the bridge from Uxbridge towards New Denham. I regularly walked ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by c.mitzman

gorton was the workshop of the world then

A memory of Gorton by bowzer6

I lived in Theodore Road and I was one of 11 children. the only vehicle in our road was a motorbike and sidecar. I can remember Cutlers hardware shop. On Hither Green Lane as well as the fish and chip shop I can't remember the owners name. ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by fpt81

I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1955 and lived in the flats in Dabs Hill Lane, Northolt until I was 3. We then moved to Ferrymead Avenue in Greenford. It was a strange little bungalow on the corner of Eastmead ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Peter Wilkinson

I moved to East Ham as a nipper in 1943 and lived in Bartle Avenue. During the war I contracted diphtheria and spent eight weeks in an isolation hospital somewhere in Woodford. During that time a V2 rocket dropped in the area ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Stephen Hoskins

I was born in Feltham army quarters D Block in 1945. My father was a professional soldier Charles Murr M.B.E. (Charlie) who was coming to the end of a 30 year career in the army. He was the Regimental Sargent Major, Warrent ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by davidjohnmurr

I lived at The Beechings, Holton (1959-65) and went to Mrs Gerard's class at Wheatley Primary School which was next to the old canteen -the main school was just up the hill by the church. Mr Evans was headteacher-a short, ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley by chrishalls