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Actually I was born in 1936, in Hope Hospital. My mom was Elizabeth Scotchford and my dad Noel Lilley. They separated after my brother Paul was born. My only memory was living with my grandma ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1940 by Pat Cambridge

I was born in Dec. 1941, in the house, 241(?) directly across from the butcher shop (where the lorry is parked) , only my mother and a 15 yr old aunt were present. Nurse Chalk, on her ...Read more

A memory of Rainham in 1941 by John Homans

In the war years I used to fetch a measure of two strikes of coke. We had some very bad winters in the war time. I had to get in a long queue to get served. To carry it home I would put it under my bike frame. One time I was going home ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott

Next to the underground depot on the Boston Road was a litte shop called The Acorn. It sold sweetss etc. On the other side of the line where offices are now was Boston Bumps. This was a piece of waste land where we rode our track ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Nick Beard

Opposite Boston Manor station is an office block. Before this was built it was waste land called by us kids BOSTON BUMPS. We had bikes with cow horn handle bars and painted the frames black and white and called ourselves the ZEBRAS. ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Nick Beard

When Dad had the motorbike and sidecar it was okay for day trips, but when we went for the fortnight summer holiday the bike could not carry us and the suitcases, so we had to go by other means. To get to Bournemouth we ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by Carole Baldwin

I was stationed at Bovington 1957/59 as a National Serviceman, the posting was a happy one. My job was looking after the demo: Saladin (the 6 wheel Sarecen APC Chassis but with a small gun instead of ...Read more

A memory of Bovington Camp in 1958 by William Smith

I used to go to Box Hill from Hanwell with my friend David Potts on our bikes. This was around 1959/60. I remember the very slow ride to the top. On the way back I remember the wonderful cycle track. It was a long run back via, Esher, Hampton Court, Bushey Park Twickenham, and Brentford.

A memory of Box Hill by Nick Beard

I was born on the 28th March 1947, into an existing family of 5 siblings in a one-up one-down decaying terraced house of 12 Russell Street, Teams, Gateshead, just off Upton Street, near to the coke works, the gas works, the rope ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1947 by Alan Bull

It was around this time that the tram lines were taken up from Sunderland Road in Gateshead. The men stored the old lines in Somerset Street and Devonshire Street. As boys we would dig up the tar from around the  streets ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1952 by Dave Southern