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Like many others here I can recall the quite abusive treatment at Dedisham. Two particular infamous traditions which haunt me, are the situations where a child would wet the bed. This would result in immediate immersion of the kid in a ...Read more

A memory of Dedisham by geoffcarter7

My memories are of the quillets children's home and all the people I met there 1976 to 1980 also I went to mill lane comprehensive at those times the mods and rockers and punk rockers were all the rage kids drove round on ...Read more

A memory of Ellesmere Port by mariacrouch777star

I was born on Tree Estate 1954. Went to Dartford West School from 1966 to 1971. Some of the teachers were Mr. Palmer [English] Always getting told off and detention for not wearing a tie. but he was a brilliant teacher. Mr ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by t.o.bob.rose

Born in the North Mid like most people my age (1931), I lived my first 25 years at Tottenham Hale, at the end of Brograve Rd., facing the Station Green. The green had a nice fence around it before the war when hundreds ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by Peter Mackin

My grandfather WC Hunter, farmed Copland and I lived there with him, my Grandmother and my mother Jean Crosby. When my grandfather my mother took over farming Copland and 2 other farms. In those days it was highly unusual for a woman to be the ...Read more

A memory of Ancrum by cameron

I remember when I was a wee girl we lived at No. 5 Hawarden Terrace. I used to push my wee trike up the hill and then ride down to the bottom with my feet off the pedals, much to the horror of my mother. As an adult I realize now that ...Read more

A memory of Perth by karenscookson

I remember the shops in Barking very well when I was a child. One of my favourite shops was Bullies the Jewellers, you couldn't miss it because it had a great big clock flush with the pavement at the entrance. I used to dribble at the ...Read more

A memory of Barking by judith.whitehouse3

I too used to go to the youth club in waller st. Also the swimming baths opposite.I spent many hours in the victory cafe.Does anyone remember Ann Callaghan who worked there?We walked miles around the towns coffee bars. Kenny Allen now of Norwich

A memory of Luton by brian.allen70

I, m sure this is the convent me and my brother stayed in in the 60, s if so it had a walled garden full of cabbages and in the middle was a swing and I thought if I swung high enough I could escape I was about 8yrs old ...Read more

A memory of Copthorne by gf006j1926

I was at Copthorne convent from 69-74.... This was a very special place and I remember it like yesterday... The girls and boys there were equally like brothers and sisters.. I still remember how gutted i was when i left....I ...Read more

A memory of Copthorne by correiae