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My mother in law stayed in this house with her mother,father and 3 brothers when it was a Croft..she stayed here from 1935-mid 40’s..she had to walk over 6 miles to school over the hills carrying her block of peat ...Read more

A memory of Backhill of Bush (Bothy)

I was born in Perivale in 1945 and moved to the prefabs Lexham Close, just off of Islip Manor Road not long after. We lived there for roughly 11 years and my sister and I want to Islip Manor Junior School.We loved the prefabs but ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by psweetman

I was at Fairfield, late 70s, miss Brooke,was head & she would bounce up drive with tress her Labrador every morning while we were at breakfast,miss coyne became deputy head,& her dogs poppy & berry & that VW She ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by emerald1960.td

I lived here in the late 60's early 70's when it was closed. My dad Peter Bishop ran the pub up the road. Paid a nostalgic trip back here in Sept '19 and what a shame that the old place had gone. Still, brought back a lot of memories of ...Read more

A memory of Tadworth by mandy.thomas192

I was an evacuee to Cefn |Hengoed, My mother said that |I was 6weeks old when we got there and I was born beginning of November 1940. I understand that after being placed with different families we finished living with Mr & Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Cefn Hengoed by patcheeseman

Such a lovely Village back in them ol' days !! I was born in Careys Wood in 61. Lavish memories of playing in Moodys Farm field (stories of Elephants being buried there ??) Wonderful Mr. Sheppard in his shop dishing out 6p ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield

When we were young we used to picnic in the grounds of Hamsterly Hall it was private but our family always had permission as my Grandmother Ann Burns was on the staff when Lord Gort lived there. Lord Gort and Lady ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley Hall by ianpatrick.burns49

I attended Bishop Wordsworth's School between 1964 and 1967 arriving when I was 14. I had previously gone to a very prestigious grammar school in north London which in fact was awful. Discipline was non-existent, ...Read more

A memory of Salisbury by al.birkett

This picture stirs memories, I stayed in two of the flats above the shops in the 70/80's, & also lived in a house in Merton Road, which is just around the corner from the library - now a betting shop. First, ...Read more

A memory of Malvern Link by bru.enzer

I attended The Bridge Infants and Junior School from 1947 and vividly remember that in the Infants playground on the banking at the rear, a crashed warplane, which I always assumed was a Spitfire. I realise it ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone by clockhouse37