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I was born in nunhead in 1939,lived in barset road,nunhead,i survived the bombing years,was avacuated for a while,then returned to hide in the Anderson shelter in our back garden,went to holidale road school,then on to Peckham rye ...Read more

A memory of Nunhead by Peter Mills

Hi , I'm back Stephen Buck of Guide street in Weaste . Born 1957 , attended St Luke's on the corner of Mode wheel road . Any old friends and neighbours on here I also created a group on Facebook called "we lived in Weaste" in the hope of finding old friends .

A memory of Weaste by abbeymill2245

I lived in Hopkins St for 13 years from 1953 when I was born until 1966, when we moved to North Road. I went to Stanley Grove school , the headmaster was Mr Silver. I remember neighbours The Evisons they had 2 daughters Jean ...Read more

A memory of Longsight by Ellen Dowling

My parents met in Bray when my mother worked at the Hinds Head Hotel and my father sang in St. Michael's choir. She served the thirsty singers! This was back in the late 1930's. Born and raised in Bray parish I was confirrmed and ...Read more

A memory of Bray by dougandjeanfalls

I have traced my ancestor William Steed and wife Anne Steed as landlords of Sportsmans Arms Inn Notterbridge in 1860s for twenty years, living here with nine children and John Doidge, lodger, and ...Read more

A memory of Landrake in 1860 by Rosalind Steed

I was born in Taplow in 1957, my parents shared a house (a semi) with my grandparents. They lived downstairs and us obviously upstairs. I attended St Anthony’s Catholic School on the Farnham Rd and at that time they had ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Bob Gough

I was born in a cottage (now demolished) next to the tenements behind the old co-op in the High Street next to Spring Hill Brae. We moved to our new council house at 4 Hillview Crescent around ...Read more

A memory of Crossgates by Kenneth Hunter

I was born at 24 Freehold Street in September 1939. My mother told me that a man who lived at the top of the street came down on his bike blowing a whistle to warn people of an air raid the same day. I can still remember most of ...Read more

A memory of Lower Heyford in 1930 by Marion June Messenger

I born in 1955. Went to Perivale Infants and Junior schools before going to Greenford County Grammar School. I was in 6 Perivale Scouts. I still have fond memories of Justice's fish and chips, working in Empire Greengrocers, ...Read more

A memory of Perivale by John Alexander

My Grandmother, Hilda Young nee Parkinson, was born in Barnard Castle. Her Mother, Libbey Parkinson nee Walker, was born in Winston. Libbey's Mum, was Sarah Fox, from Ulverston. Sarah Fox ...Read more

A memory of Winston by Pauline Barker