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As a young child during ww2 , my mother and me , living during the day in a caravan on the farm adjacent to the Bridgewater monument ,walked down the Back Hollow in the evenings , to sleep above the bakers in the village . One ...Read more

A memory of Aldbury by bhowellwright

Does anyone remember Uncle Jack who lived with his wife and mother-in-law in an ancient cottage without electricity or water? Always a willing smile and forever going up and down the road. Should anyone from those wonderful years at ...Read more

A memory of Upper Boat by griffatgoerlitz

I went to Southlands school harrow on the hill from 1958-1968 when it closed down. It was a victorian building and catered for day girls and borders. Many of the borders had parents living ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill by 24jenny

Seeing this photo reminded me that a few of us aged 15 to 16 used to go to this pub to play snooker and drink beer - usually brown ale! I guess the publican probably realised we were under age but we were tucked away in a side ...Read more

A memory of Wokingham by John Buck

As it's Guy Fawkes time again it reminds me of when I lived in Milton Road in the late 30s to early 50s. As a youngster the whole street came together each year to build a huge bonfire by the Welsh Harp reservoir with everyone ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon by Ann Midson

This is for Margaret Elliot, I am from Kent but my adopted Grandad, Fred (Frederick Joseph) Johnson was the landlord of the Plough Inn during and after the Second World War and my mother and I were evacuated there and ...Read more

A memory of Kibblesworth by elstonevans

I remember walking through cannon hill park in 1957 8 & 9 in the spring when they had the tulip festival on, there were coloured lights and classical music playing all along the walkway of the boating pond, where there were the ...Read more

A memory of Cannon Hill Park by thorntonkevin29

My Grandad George Talbot lived in Blymhill Common for many years. Bringing up 5 children. 4 girls all of whom have since died and 1 boy., Raymond Talbot my dad. We loved going to grandads. , running around the cobbles round the ...Read more

A memory of Blymhill Common by sonyarse15

My mum still lives in Denmead she is 100 years old,I recently stayed with her for few weeks due to my brother going into hospital .. The memories of my childhood came flooding back . Playing around the lanes and all of the ...Read more

A memory of Denmead by goodgirldarling

I lived close to Greenford Grammar (GCGS) and went to school there between 1963 - 1968. Many of my new schoolfriends lived in Northolt or North Greenford so I found myself spending much of my early teens there. In particular, I have fond ...Read more

A memory of Northolt