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Being born in the front room of 7 First Avenue (which runs between Finchley Lane and Victoria Road) in September 1945 and living at that address until 1970 approximately, but my mother (Mary) and Father (Len) lived there ...Read more

A memory of Hendon by Anthony Edgar

I used to live in The Meadway, and went to St Johns infants School-a few memories of playing on 'the boxes' at play/lunchtime. These were actually old beer crates, and long before health and safety spoiled ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Richard Morgan

I was one of 8 kids 5girls 3 boys we had a caring mum and dad.Also a happy upbringing baydon was small but enjoyed our life fun was playing football hiding seek with the rest of the boys climbing trees .But was sad for me at ten my ...Read more

A memory of Baydon by lornawiltshire

My parents lived at 23 Barripper Road (David and Mair Hallett) and my sister Mandy and I went to Miss Blights (Elmhurst Preparatory School) in Bassett Road. I remember walking past the farm at the top of the road (now ...Read more

A memory of Camborne in 1955 by Caroline Walsh

Since my birth coincided exactly with the outbreak of World War II in the September of 1939, my mum must have felt that childbirth was synonymous with calamity;  I was Mum's 'war effort'. Home was a semi-detached two-storey ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1945 by Heather Rohrer

I lived in Seacombe all my life, drank in five bars, Stanley Arms, Mona Castle, hung around with Jackie Beaty, Tommy Jones, Geoff Kilby, Bobby Benett, Johnny Rutter Sango, we had great times, went to the boys club. My friends were Tina ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1975 by June Hoey

In 1960 I was 5 years old and lived in Tyseley Lane with my older brother, mom and dad and also gran and great-gran. My grandad had died the previous year and I often wonder if his shed still stands at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Tyseley in 1960

My memory is my first day of school. I hated it - all I wanted to do was go home, I did not want stay there. My family lived in Port Isaac all my life and generations before us. Myself and my sister were very happy ...Read more

A memory of Port Isaac in 1959 by Miss Patricia

I grew up on the Weston Park Estate and my close friends were Ann Parker and Linda Jay, as we all lived a few doors away. We used to go to Riverside disco approximate 1970 and the Young Farmers disco on Friday ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by Angela Née Rafferty

We moved to Southgate from Muswell Hill when I was 3.  I remember going into Lees Stores (I think that was the name of the shop) in Chase Side where we needed ration books to buy sweets.  I went to St ...Read more

A memory of Southgate in 1950 by Susan Hayward