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I too was born at the Perivale maternity hospital in 1949, and at the time we lived in a prefab at Gurnell Grove somewhere near Cuckoo Hill I think, if anyone has photos of these prefabs perhaps you could email me one ...Read more

A memory of Perivale in 1949 by John Nicholls

The Perry family owned 2/3 businesses on Mill Street, but the corner building on the left, at the corner with the over- hang was run (owned?) by my step grandfather Samuel Perry in the 1930's/ 40's, maybe even either side of these dates. My ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by schtarl

I was born in Beulah Rd in Tunbridge Wells in 1946 and, although living in St James Parish at the other side of town, have always loved the Pantiles, Chapel Place and the High St, albeit they were the ...Read more

A memory of Tunbridge Wells in 1946 by Colin Royston Herriett

Living in Lewisham in what was Engate Street in the late 1950's Peter Pans Pool was to us like a holiday Park and I spent a lot of time there as a child even when we moved to Sydenham in 1960's. ...Read more

A memory of Catford by Rosemary Riddle

My gran used to be the nurse at the first aid post at Peter pans pool, next to the first aid post was a hut that stored surplus and waiting to be fixed rides ie, hobby horse, rocket or a car or life size figures of ...Read more

A memory of Southport

My mother had a few problems back in 1979 in a small village called Glossop in Greater Manchester, so she placed an ad in our local paper asking for an exchange of houses. We never knew that we would get a response from ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 1979

How many of us as fresh faced five year olds, on our very first day at school, look around the classroom and think ‘will any of these children be classed as ‘true’ friends fifty years from ...Read more

A memory of Groby in 1961

I have good reason to remember the above mention photo as I lived in the featured estate agents R. Cheeke & Co. from 1934 until I married in 1955 when I moved to 13, Gains Hill Road. I have read ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge by norbet

More likely to be the White Lion, on the right of the picture! Certainly not Milford House 1924!

A memory of Milford by netelec

If you took the right turn at Bell Cottage and then right again on the main road then a left up a cinder track you came to the Bridgewater canal that was in the higher part of the village. It was the acknowledged meeting place ...Read more

A memory of Thelwall in 1959 by Helen Terry