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I lived at 34 Ullerswater Road from 20th January 1963 till March 1980 when we moved to Chesterfield when I was 18. My earliest recollection was of when we went to Broomfield Park to go to the mother and baby clinic that was in ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1980 by Jon Lloyd

Hi all. We first moved to Chelsea in 1945 and took up residence at 58, Elm Park Gardens. I first attended Park Walk School then went on to the Cooks Ground School in Old Church Street (later changed to Kingsley ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea in 1946 by Robert Munn

I was born in Islington in 1968. When I was 12 we moved to New Southgate and I fell in love with the whole area instantly. New friends introduced me to Southgate and I was shown the Minchenden Oak for the first time. I ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1880 by Gaynor Marsh

I REMEMBER THE NAME O'DELL AND WHEN I SAW THE ADDRESS IT RANG BELLS. I LIVED IN FARM CLOSE AND MY NAME WAS MARGARET CLARK . OUR NEIGHBOURS WERE THE WOODARDS, THE READES, HART, MARKS, JAMES, BUTCHER. Others on the estate were the ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by margclarkthompson

Are you sure that's right? I lived in St Leonards (next door to Hastings) for several years, from about 1945 to 1955 and the front was always called the Promenade. But perhaps it was different back in 1925?? We lived in Blomfield ...Read more

A memory of Hastings by Gillian Hakli

My mother was a land girl, she worked daily on Farmer Broomfield's farm Some of my earliest memories are of playing with other kids around an old black caravan, more a hut on wheels, provided as a shelter from the weather. Piles of ...Read more

A memory of Mile Oak in 1947 by Bonny Cother

In 1952 I was 8 years old and I lived at Bush Hill Park, Enfield. During my childhood my favourite park in the area was Broomfield, the particular attraction being the museum in Broomfield House. I vividly ...Read more

A memory of Southgate in 1952 by Peter Neal

I am writing on behalf of Frederick Beck, aged 87, whose mother was Mary Kernick (nee ??) whose family lived in 262 Johnson Street, Wingate. It was a family of seven children. Names recalled are(oldest to youngest) Ben, Isabella, ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1920 by Brenda Gower

My family of 3 brothers and 3 sisters were brought up in Dr Banardoes Homes in Old Road. I often went to the beach along with 9 other boys and Matron, Miss Blomfield from our cottage, Suffolk. We ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea by kenparradine

I was born in Union Street in 1948. I had an older sister called Barbara. I lived next to the ex-servicemens club and there used to be such loud music played there in the evenings. I remember the paper shop on the corner, Sheldons and ...Read more

A memory of Tipton in 1952 by Brenda Mansell