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I was born in Worksop in the miners houses at Keswick road. My brother who died of Covid and myself used to walk or cycle to Langold lake in the 60's - we would swim there - both of us were good swimmers. My brother was 2 ...Read more

A memory of Langold by Margaret Gilluley

I was a pupil at BCHS from 1958-63 and have painful memories of him, albeit possibly unfairly. During a 3rd year biology lesson our female teacher regaled us of pranks she had undertaken at Uni which ...Read more

A memory of Braintree by Brian Canfer

I moved to Tottenham when I was 5 yrs. We moved because of my dad’s work which at the time was Hope and Anchor Brewery, and then merged with Charrington’s Brewery, in Tottenham Brantwood Road, my dad delivered the beer to various ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by Sue Duke

Recorded by Nicholas Reid, Canberra, Australia. I was christened in the Anglican church at Heston in 1959, though for obvious reason I don’t have any memories ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Nicholas Reid

It’s been a real pleasure to read all the various memories of South Ockendon back in the 50s and 60s. I was born in Brixton and moved to West Norwood. My Mum & Dad both wanted to move out of ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by Stephen Wood

I worked at Morley's in Altrincham for a couple of years, starting in 1963. It was a shop that specialized in lingerie and corsets. It was a high class establishment, and myself and a couple of others, were trained to be corsetiers. We ...Read more

A memory of Altrincham by Doreen Harrison

The building in this view with the clock was, in the 1960's, a bank, I don't recall which one but maybe Barclays. I do recall on entering it, the main service counter ran parallel to the High Street and behind it under the windows facing ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Chris Scott

I went to fornethy residential school when I was five and nine years old and I was very happy thare I loved the long walks through the woods and walking down the stoney brae to the burn to paddle our ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by Donna Boyd

Does anyone else remember a lovely man ...I think he was called Paul... who used to offer speedboat rides at East Wittering around 1975-1978? He and his mate would simply pull the boat up onto ...Read more

A memory of East Wittering by Lisa Hutson

I moved to Cranham, Lexington Gardens, a new estate when I was about three in 1961. I recall being in the cab of the lorry as we moved from my Grandparents house in Eyhurst Avenue, Elm Park. I went to school for the first term at ...Read more

A memory of Upminster by Paul Bradford