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Hi there my name is Steve Belding and I used to live as a child in Cowplain. We lived at 29 Greenfield Crescent , I was 3 years old till I was 9. I went to Padnell Road School. My dad was store manager at Tesco in Gosport and ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain by stvbelding

I lived at 8 Avondale Road from 1953 until 1959 and like many others spent loads of happy summer days with my friends at the Finchley Pool. During the winter we would go nearly every night to the indoor pool in Squiers Lane. I ...Read more

A memory of Finchley by peter

I lived in Kenton Avenue from 1959 to 1972 and have so many very happy memories. The old swimming pool (the manager was John Cuffley), Vienna Bakeries, the hairdressers (Mr Kirby) in the High Street, the sawdust on the floor of the ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury by Stephen Bechervaise

Hi my name is Bryan Hall, but when I was born it was Bryan Daniels. Because of my mothers persnal difficulties I was taken in by the Surrey County Council aged three months being put into council care. In 1945 I was ...Read more

A memory of South Darenth by Bryan Hall

All those fond memories of Greenway School after Oak Farm in Hillingdon followed by nursing at Hillingdon Hospital. Do you remember the shop in Cross St "Bewitched" selling fancy glass and gifts? And the smashing cooked meat rolls ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1967 by Melody Lyall

One of many events to take place in this amazing pool was the 1975 International heat of Jeux Sans Frontieres. Stuart Hall and Eddie Wareing compered on a late summers evening when competitors from all over Europe ...Read more

A memory of Southport in 1975 by David A

I was born in Northend Close and lived there till 1969. Was good friends with John Hobbs, I went to village school when I was 5 years old. My dad used to run the scouts with Bob Henly who lived in Church Street. I was ...Read more

A memory of Quainton in 1961 by Paul Chopping

I lived in Whitchurch Road, number 85. I was Pat Smith then, mum was Connie, and dad Ron, was there from about 1960 until 1976. I went to Dycourts School and had Mr Smith as one of my teachers - he was brilliant! I remember he read ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1963 by Pat Stewart

I lived at Swinford with my family from 1953 to approx 1966 or '67. My father put in the pool after we had a very extensive fire on Guy Fawkes night. I loved the house, the gardens and the resident ghost who I believed to be ...Read more

A memory of Great Chart in 1953 by Gillian Woodley

I have fond memories of Luton, I came with my mates from Markyate village on the 364 London transport bus to Park Sq. we would then board a red corporation bus for the swimming pool off the New Bedford road at ...Read more

A memory of Luton in 1952 by Neil Fleming