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I lived in Oakwood, then Enfield West, from 1937 till 1946. My father had the Chemists Shop in the Parade, his name was George Reid, and we lived above the shop. Opposite was Victor Sasoon’s Estate, where I think Prisoner of War ...Read more

A memory of Oakwood by Doris Barnard

I was born in a Heck Lane Gatehouse November 1951 my Brother was born in the same house in 1949. There were two working sand quarries on either side behind our house. My Mam opened the gates mainly for the Cawoods sand lorries My Dad ...Read more

A memory of Hensall by Carol Pickett

A pleasant comment on my last memory, made by Mr Steve Flora, whom I’ve never met, has prompted me to tell some more stories about Upper Boddington. On November 25th, 1944, a Wellington Bomber; no. LN242, took off from ...Read more

A memory of Upper Boddington by Peter Bishop

The church was the view from my bedroom window. I lived in the Old Smithy for a few years, renting the property from a very posh estate agents from Shrewsbury. It was cheap. But had no heating, & electrics ...Read more

A memory of Wrockwardine by bru.enzer

Omg I remember the crescent my uncle Eric had the wet fish shop there and how I remember the Barnes 😀

A memory of Orpington by Sylvia Smith

I was just checking out Northolt history and came across this site...looking through it ,I have seen a few names I remember, so thought I would check it out ! My name is Jacky, surname was Burns, lived in ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by jackybenjamin

I was born in Denbigh in 1939 in a house named Parc y Twll near the entrance to the Denbigh Hospital. We moved next door to St Davids which is at the entrance. My father worked at the Hospital and I spent my childhood roaming the grounds ...Read more

A memory of Denbigh by dawlish

I attended Stella Maris from 1955 to 1965, my peers at the time being Susan Burns, Sharon Crook, Susan Flaherty (best friend), Ann Caulfield, Rosaleen Steadman: Anne Lindley, Pat Langley, Catherine Mansell are other names I remember. ...Read more

A memory of Fleetwood

Hi I lived in chadsmoor more moss street have great memories went to burns street school and then belt road girl's school and Blake lived there from 1967to1973 loved every minute remember teachers at Blake Mrs Richards games ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by lesleygg59

Wow! I lived in Burnt Oak from 1955 to 1973 at 240 Deansbrook Road. I went to all three Woodcroft Schools in Goldbeaters Grove. I had/still have friends in Oldberry Road (the Walshes). I remember the Meads School burning down ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by margaret.stedman