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I remember as a child being taken by my Uncle Aubrey from Greathouse farm in Southwater to the Cattle Market in the Bishopric, which I believe was paved with wood cobbles, to protect the cattle’s hooves. Can anyone confirm if I’m right ...Read more

A memory of Horsham by robincharman

Does anyone remember the fire station on Bounds Green RD ?? well that is where I lived from 1939 to 1948..#8 Firemens Flats. My father was a fireman and drove a huge Leyland Merriweather shining brass engine... There ...Read more

A memory of Wood Green by rlinhart

I was born in Newnham Road N 22 in 1940. I want to wood green junior school at the bottom of our road and then on to Tottenham Sec Mod (near the great Cambridge road). When I left school I was a locomotive fireman at ...Read more

A memory of Wood Green by e.saunders07

I was born in Harle Street, daughter of Alan an' Ruth White. The Browney was a lovely friendly place to live, all the neighbours in the streets got on so well. Everyone knew each other and would ...Read more

A memory of Browney Gill in 1962 by Janice White

My mother was born in Leeds and most years we would spend some time there. I came to love Leeds; such a vibrant place compared to Lincoln where we lived. This picture evokes a lot of feeling. From the V J celebrations in 1945 ...Read more

A memory of Leeds in 1945 by Terence Scarborough

Hi Penny, I was born and grew up in Perivale, and loved the bread and cakes from your fathers bakery, my aunt Vi Brown worked there probably 1970 ish, I remember you too, but just the name! Not sure how old you are, I will be 61 ...Read more

A memory of Perivale by becca.tutor

My father was born in Kessingland in 1915 and as little children my sister, brother and me would go regularly to visit my grandparents there. They ran a grocery shop in Chapel/Church Road, the first house from ...Read more

A memory of Kessingland in 1953 by Sue Robertson Danells

I have wonderful memories of Fowey, as a teenager I used to go and stay with a lovely lady in a cottage leading down to the centre. She had a son and daughter but I think they had left home, one to go nursing and the other in the ...Read more

A memory of Fowey in 1955 by Dawn Cocking

What an unexpected pleasure it was stumbling quite by accident upon this website this evening! I was born in Croydon in 1948 and lived in West Croydon till 1955. I have very vivid memories of the high street, even of being ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1954 by Yvonne Kolessides

In the Second World War my brother and I were evacuated to my grandmother's in Withycombe village, she lived in a cottage opposite the Country Inn. We went to the village school down near the Hollybush Inn. I have fond memories ...Read more

A memory of Exmouth in 1940