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This is a photo of my mum and godmother in the pram with my twin brother outside Woolworths. It would have been taken in 1948/49 as we were born in November 1947 and we are still in our 'big' pram. Irene James

A memory of Upminster by ireneandmike

EPNBC development and planning departments should be ashamed at letting 'what was then’ turn into 'what is now’ it’s an absolute disgrace and we are supposed to have progressed.

A memory of Ellesmere Port

There are no photos of Udimore but I remember it well and the building named Pound House.This is way back in the 1920's. My grandparents were on my mothers side and every now and again my family would walk from Winchelsea Beach all ...Read more

A memory of Udimore

I attended the Kettering Grammar school until 1961, the main school being in Bowling Green Road. The science block was in Windmill Ave (shown in photo) but most of the buildings seen here were not erected in 1960. The block seen at the far ...Read more

A memory of Kettering by raw50

The shown photo is how I remembered it circa 1955 when I was 10 years old. Very popular venue for Sunday brassbands and the occasional visiting magician/children's entertainers. When the bandstand was not in use during weekdays, ...Read more

A memory of Kettering by raw50

I was a pupil between 1942 and 1944. My name then was Barbara Brown and I lived in Redditch, travelling each day by train. I went to Woodruff because my father had also attended the school (Walter Brown, around 1907 ...Read more

A memory of Barnt Green by barbara

this is a strange but true story and I hope that one day I can meet the family of the above man. Arthur Warrington was born in the village i believe, he went to war in the first world war and also returned ...Read more

A memory of Ilford

In 2011 Croydon Council stopped maintain the bowling green. Since then volunteer local residents , The Friends of Marlpit Lane Bowling Green (see our website), have restored, maintained and managed the ...Read more

A memory of Coulsdon by Peter Morris

I was born in Pencarwick Nursing Home Exmouth on 7 December 1940. The Principal was Mrs M.E.Hodges My mother left London sometime beforehand with my two elder brothers aged 2 and 6. She left London to avoid the bombing. I ...Read more

A memory of Exmouth by b.durrant

It is great to read about all the memories and with that the history from many different peoples experiences. My family has had a property on Dee road for some years, I have been very lucky to spend many many happy holidays in ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by amhnicholson