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Hi, I was born and brought up in Dipton, I lived in Annfield Street with my dad, Tom Bell, and my nanna, Maria Bell. I went to St Patricks RC School and have good memories of my time there with a few of the teachers being nuns. My ...Read more

A memory of Dipton in 1956 by Alice Bell

I was born in Church Cottage in April 1943. My parents were Mabel and Reg Gale. My grandparents Emma and Thomas lived in the same house. My grandfather went to live with my Uncle George and Auntie Doll in Tout after my ...Read more

A memory of Compton Valence in 1943 by Patricia Draper

I was christened in this church in 1952. We lived in Crystal Palace Park Road, and I was a Cub Scout there as well, 4th Sydenham. I remember one year we entered a 'Soap Box' go-cart in the soap box derby that was held in Brighton ...Read more

A memory of Sydenham in 1958 by Wayne Ruffle

I had a wonderful childhood in Lower Willingdon - we lived, my brother and I, in a bungalow in St Annes Road and went to the village school in Upper Willingdon where Mr Morrell was the headmaster. I remember in the playground ...Read more

A memory of Willingdon in 1950 by Maureen Wheeler

I was born in 1954 in Queens Crescent, Horndean, to Vera and Jim Thomas (both deceased), I had an older brother Roland (deceased). During the war my dad was in the Horndean Homeguard before being called up and my mum ...Read more

A memory of Horndean by Roy Thomas

From 1955 to 1961 I spent the best years of my school days with wonderful friends - it was brilliant there. My teachers were Mrs Payne, Mrs Davies and Mr Griffiths. Mrs Lewis and Mrs Bright and head teacher Mr Lloyd. There was a sports ...Read more

A memory of Harborne in 1955 by Gillian Pugh

These swans are protected and have a full-time staff all year to protect, care for and nurture these beautiful creatures. But they are quite a handful especially when it's time for them to winter inside.

A memory of Windsor by Carolyn Babin

I was sent to St Teresas in the 60's as my aunt (Joan Turner nee Kleboe) had been amongst the very first students before the war. A beautiful building surrounded by large lawns & gardens, approached from either Effingham ...Read more

A memory of Effingham in 1960 by Sarah Rashbrooke

I moved to Nth Chingford in 1955 from Walthamstow ,I lived in Endlebury Rd and first went to the Cof E primary school up the road and then went to Wellington Ave a brilliant school with good teachers .I joined the scouts ...Read more

A memory of North Chingford in 1959 by Chris Lowe

The snow had started falling after lunch I think and just didn't seem to want to stop. As it carried on the buses were called up early to get us all home. Having got on to the bus we seemed to make a short distance ...Read more

A memory of Illingworth in 1962 by David Hodson