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I was born in Llandybie in 1945 at number 9 Woodfield Road.  My mother and father were Bronwen and Harold Owen and I have two sisters and one brother.  The only neighbours names I can recall are Mr and Mrs Tudge(?) although I ...Read more

A memory of Llandybie by Alun Owen

I moved to Hooley in March 1950 at the age of one month. (6 years before my sister Cheryl, (see other memory comments) was born. in addition to her comments, we had the full range of shops: from the garage (left) Peat and Townsends: ...Read more

A memory of Hooley in 1958 by Roger Wakeling

I was brought up in Finchley from the time I was born in 1968 to when we left in 1984 and I have very many happy memories.  We lived at 5 North Crescent and I remember the parade of shops between the two entrances to the road - ...Read more

A memory of Finchley in 1975 by Andrew Essex

One of my early memories growing up in Walker was of sitting on the step to the back yard in my grans lane and seeing a group of people all dressed up in their Sunday best. One of the women was carrying the most perfect ...Read more

A memory of Felling in 1950 by D Olly

Teddy Peacock, I think you knocked about with Freddie Turley? And yes, Mrs Jelly, loved her except when they put us in those camp beds in the afternoon. Yes I was the one forced to walk every Whit Monday with ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey in 1958 by Mickey Rooney

Hi, my name was Paul Lee back then, when I was at West Dene Childrens' Home back in the early 80`s - it was based on the Palmerstone Road. I am not sure what happend to the childrens' home, I have very mixed memories ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1880 by Paul Miller

My family moved to Tetchil from Lancashire in 1956, the year after I was born. My Dad got a job as a meat Inspector at the abbattoir in Hordley. We lived in Val View until my parents purchased a cottage & some land at the ...Read more

A memory of Tetchill in 1956 by Lynn Pennington

As a Watford football fan this was the most important league game I saw up to 1969. We were in the old Division 3 and towards the end of the season there were three clubs, Swindon, Luton and ...Read more

A memory of Swindon in 1969 by John Howard Norfolk

Probably around 1964 for about three years I worked at Jennetts Restaurant at the Dorking crossroads, as a waiter, for Mr Lesley Hargreaves and his poodle, Trudy. In those days we did flambe cooking at the tables. The head ...Read more

A memory of Tadworth in 1964 by Terry Meades

This photo is of Mardyke School in Cruick Avenue, South Ockendon. I lived in Elwick Road just 100 yards around the corner and attended Mardyke (Infants and Juniors) between 1954 and 1960. The photo has been taken from the main ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1960 by Denis Reed