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Family moved into in 59 and a I came along in 62. Remember the blue, red & green blocks (blue was best lived @ 138, 1st floor). Many happy memories and friends to name a few- the obies, cowie, graves, wallers, king, paddy (can't remember ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by sargenttony

During the 1960's many venues opened in and around Welling to cater for a growing music and dance culture. Teddy-boys and Rockers had frequented the Embassy Ballroom, but when Mod became the ...Read more

A memory of Welling by Bernard Schofield

I recently shared memories of the many clubs, bars and dance halls that sprung up in and around Welling during the mid 1960's Mod era. Since then several other venues have come to mind. I remember the Sunday ...Read more

A memory of Welling

I attended this school from 1952 -1954 when Miss Collins OBE was Head Mistress. she was very strict but very fair and kind to me having just lost my mother. I seem to remember Miss Odel as the Geography ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by David Cawley

This shows Powis Street in Woolwich. The large building in the middle of the photo is the RACS Co-op building, it is also the site in the distance of the first McDonalds shop in England. I was born in Balham in the late ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich

I may or may not be the young person riding the pony in this photograph. The first lessons were conducted without a riding hat ( not an obligation in those days ) and without jodhpurs - expensive ...Read more

A memory of Dinas Powis by paula.harrett

My dad, Charles Davies, became the manager of this branch of the National Provincial Bank in 1965 and we moved to the village to live on the Twyncyn, off the Common in 1966. He remained there as manager ...Read more

A memory of Dinas Powis by Gerald Davies

Life began on 29th January 1944 in Bexleyheath. We lived in a small conjoined house at number 12 Rowan Road. Born to parents Leonard George and Dorothy Beresford just before the end of WW11. ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Paul Beresford

where I live now since 1968 there used to be farm there was cattle over the hatches . signal box just near the railway at the hatches. 4 sweet shops. Ansell newsagent -Mons-shop -spar shop- spare parts shop used to be ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green

ONE OF MY FIRST MEMORIES OF OLD MILFIELD WAS MY MAM(ALWAYS CALLED HER MA)GETTING ME READY ON A COLD DARK MORNING TO GO DOWN TO MY NANAS(MEGY BELL)WHO LOOKED AFTER ME SO MY MAM COULD START WORK AT 7-30 AT SPENCERS,WE ALWAYS CALLED IT SPENCERS ...Read more

A memory of Newburn by john_ormston