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I, too, remember Birkheads with great affection though in rather earlier times. I was born in what is now called "Ashby House" which is being converted from an office building into a restaurant and flats but which then was the ...Read more

A memory of Walton-on-Thames in 1930 by Malcolm Macleod Carey

I was born 1945, lived with my mum and dad in one room at back of my granparent's house, 67 Monington Cres, which had a huge back garden. It backed on to the Parkway and I had many great times there. We would go to ...Read more

A memory of Cranford in 1955 by Keithy Turner

I had family who lived in Droxford, that was my Uncle Peter, Aunty Dot and my cousins Susan, Christine and John Miles.  Sorry John if you are reading this, it's your five mins of fame.  I loved going over there and was always made welcome. ...Read more

A memory of Droxford by Vanessa Hillman(Nee Miles)

Come out of there and you were at the Magistrates Court in the square I remember a big tree in the back behind black iron fencing and thinking that's where they did the hangings right in front of Barking indoor swimming pool and ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

It didn't change until the sixties when the station was rebuilt and opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1961. I watched the whole building project from start to finish from the comfort of my bedroom window. When it ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

Growing up in the 50s and 60s in London's East End (well the Essex side of it). I was born on April 14th 1952 at Upney Hospital. I attended Northbury infants and junior schools and then went to Eastbury Secondary Modern. I ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

On the right of the photograph the second shop belonged to Arthur Sansom, the Newsagents and Confectioners. It has a sign board above the shop front: PICTURE POST. In the Easter holidays of 1959 at the age of 14½, I took my first ...Read more

A memory of Locksbottom

I have read with interest the comment from ex inmates of the Castle School, Stanhope. I was there from 1943 until 1950. As with some of the others I was first placed in similar establishments ; Rochdale – where the ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1943 by Thomas Watson

Lived at 387 Elm Park Avenue. Benhurst Primary, then Suttons. I too studied under Miss/Mrs Syrett, Mr Walsh (great guy) / Mr Crew/ and the formidable Mr Pike for the last two years! Was he a stern bully or just trying to toughen us ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by Keith Kelly

I arrived in Southall aged 7 (September 1967) from Kenya, and moved into a rented property on Lady Margaret Road, just opposite a chip shop that used to be there. I remember a portion cost around 6 old ...Read more

A memory of Southall