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Hi , My name is Vic Ballard , I was brought up by my Grandparents from 1942 and lived next door to Cassland Rd school which later became my secondary school , my first school was Orchard Rd at the end of Cassland Rd and ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

First i must tell another story when Charlie Chaplin and Sidney lived with my Grandfather Charlie Ssampson in 23 King Street Gillingham Kent.Coly Goodman American Bought the Gem bottom of King Street in 1909 ,,Needed a Caretaker ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone by robertpeter7

I went to the School approx 1952-1957 firstly in the old School and then in the new school which was so modern and spacious- it had everything. The Gym was brilliant, albeit I wasn't very good. There ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury

Our family moved here from Plymouth in the mid fifties Have fond memories of days spent on the beach when we were children. We lived in Armada Road and in a rented property near the Old Ship Inn. Things I remember were having to ...Read more

A memory of Cawsand by stephen.foster27

My dad was born in Kensington and went to butler street school from late 40s to late 50s. His name is Kenneth jackson or just ken. He always talks of the happy days and all his friends. His mums name was Louise and his dad ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool by jacksoncarol197

Hello, the year 1944/45, my mother had put up with the V1 ‘s being dropped near us, we lived on the out skirts of London. A V2 was dropped one day, killing 22 people at the bottom of the road where we lived. So with my ...Read more

A memory of Lambley by chrisrob1942

I remember moving here in 1970 into a brand new tenement,mossvale rd, everybody seemed to just keep to themselves ,no community spirit ,nothing much to do then, no shops, as nearest shops were in ...Read more

A memory of Craigend

My first recollection of life in Whiston was as a small child waking up at my Grandma's house on the morning she moved from near the crossroads to a newly built bungalow in Birchall Ave.(although her family had lived in Whiston for a few ...Read more

A memory of Whiston

Memories are funny, they come and go and during this time of lockdown I've thought quite a lot about my childhood. We lived in Amberley Road, very close to the Raglan School entrance in Raglan Road. The ...Read more

A memory of Bush Hill Park by Sharon Kenealy

As you look at this picture, the hedgerow and trees on the right hid an old spring water bottling plant. It was all very basic. We discovered it one day on a trip to One Tree Hill. As a 'gang' of boys from Goldsmiths Avenue, we used ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by thestockies