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I lived in Perivale from 1946 to 1977 by the maternity hospital. Went to Drayton Secondary School in West Ealing from 1957 to 1962. John Walters was the head at that time. Travelled to school by train from South Greenford Halt to West ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by slatters444

I attended Fareham Secondary School at Southampton and Harrison Roads from 1950 to 1954. Then I started work as an apprentice at Croker and Farrell, who was the Ford dealer, which was situated right next to Trinity ...Read more

A memory of Fareham in 1959 by Harry Crook

I used to live in Drayton Road, Harlesden. I lived next door to the police flats where I used to play with my friends. I am looking for Carol Foster who used to live in the police flats. Had a very enjoyable childhood. I went to ...Read more

A memory of Willesden by christine.chris

I have really fond memories of my teenage years spent in Kenyon Rd, Oakdale, where I lived with my mum Jessie, dad Horace, or Harry as he was known to his mates, and my brothers Michael and Keith Grimes. I will always ...Read more

A memory of Oakdale in 1962 by Sylvia Webb

I was born at West Middx. Hosp in 1940. Christened at St. Mary's Church, Osterley. I lived in Syon Park Gardens until I was 34. I remember Thornbury Road and can remember some of ...Read more

A memory of Osterley by Clive Warneford

I was born in Walthamstow in 1952 and moved to Drayton Road in Leytonstone in 1953. We lived there for 10 years and my brother and sisters were born there. I went to Goerge Tomlinson School from 1957 to 1963, my ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone in 1957 by Kathleen Stepney

1936 - my father Ernest Eldridge and mother Violet and myself Barbara moved from Dorchester on Thames to Drayton St Leonards. My mother's friend May Rusher (wife of Frank Rusher) arranged for the cottage next ...Read more

A memory of Drayton St Leonard in 1930 by Barbara Gibson

I was born in Caversham, Reading. I used to go to a riding school at Sonning Common, owned by Rosemary Drayton and remember the riding school and farm at Bugs Bottom owned by Frank Stokes. I loved the ice cream sold at The ...Read more

A memory of Reading in 1968 by Rosemarie Donaldson

My family the Draytons lived in Montacute for most of the 1800's. The lived quite a lot of their life in Bishopstone St. If anyone has any more information about what Montacute was like in those times, or about Townsend Poor House Cottages, I'd love to hear from you. Elissa

A memory of Montacute by Elissa Aldous Hughes

I grew up in Southall in the 1940s and 50s. We lived in Gordon Road in a terraced house that backed onto The Tube. We had an outside toilet, no bathroom and, until I was about 6, no electricity. At the age of 5 I could ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1945 by John Lennon