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This swimming pool was a major part of my life. As a child of the sixties, the main event was queueing for your "Contract" for 5 shillings for the season and trying to get number 1!!!! Loved the slide, fountain, paddling ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1960 by Marianne Baddeley

Hi Again, thank you for your memories regarding Penrhiwcieber Swimming Pool its great to read other people's memories, I would like to add when I was in Penrhiwceiber Juniors School the Head Master there was not very ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber in 1965 by David Mead

I lived opposite Albury Manor School, in Taynton Drive, from c1964 to 1981. I never attended the school as I passed my 11-plus and went to Reigate County School for Girls. However, my mum used to go to evening classes there and I ...Read more

A memory of Merstham

Went to Ashford Grammar School from 1949 until 1951 but don't remember anyone! I remember the open air swimming pool but I thought it was called the Lido.

A memory of Ashford in 1949 by James Cracknell

Me and my friend Marilyn, went to Primary school together in London. Her dad was the manager of our local swimming baths. I was devastated when he was offered promotion, it was at a pool in Wallasey, called Guinea Gap Baths. This ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1960 by Sue Meek

I remember Norton Bridge from 1969 when there were two shops. One that was part of the post office, the Railway Inn pub and the railway staion. Sadly all that exists out of all these now, is just the pub. We made our own fun in ...Read more

A memory of Norton Bridge by David Thomas

Memories include, the erosion, sniggery woods, coronation park and the erratic glacier boulder, the boating lake. Fort Crosby, the bike shop at Brighton-le-sands. The swimming pool down on the shore, the big houses down merrilocks ...Read more

A memory of Blundellsands in 1960 by John Doyle

Haha - yes me too! Bloody cold! Went there once on bus from Hersham, seemed to take ages and when we got there it was typical British Summer - cold, grey and windy! Shivered and was eventually hoiked out by my mum... ...Read more

A memory of Ashford in 1967 by Mark Gardiner

I was 4 when my mother remarried, and my step-father's father was RWE Squirrell. He lived in Russell House, just around the corner from the Manningtree Maltings, working for Brooks at the time I think. It ...Read more

A memory of Mistley in 1976 by Lisa Lyons

I was lucky enough to ride some some lovely ponies and horses stabled on The Avenue. My mum and l would ride out over Epsom Downs, Walton Heath, Headley Heath and Mickleham Downs. It was a wonderful way to experience ...Read more

A memory of Walton on the Hill in 1969 by Patricia White