Slough, Farnham Road c.1955

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I moved to Britwell Estate with my parents from Battersea in about 1958. I attended Lynch Hill Primary School from 1959 to 1965 (approx). Our teachers were Mrs May, Mrs Peirce, Mr Cutler, Mr Rolfe, Mr Treglowan. The Head was Mr Edmunds. He led assemblies in the Hall, which had curtains at the back and led to the Dining Room. This was split into Infants and Juniors. When in the Infant School, I was once asked ...see more

I was born in Slough in 1961, living there until 1972, after my father, Jim Butler, died in 1970. We then moved to Scarborough in North Yorkshire. My memories of Slough are of living on Norway Drive, Wexham Court estate. We used to apple scrump on Church Lane! We used to go to Langley Park, Black Park and Windsor regularly. One memory my older sister has ( her and my other sister went to Woodside school as it was ...see more

My name is Peter Harrison and I lived in Farnham Common and then Farnham Royal in the 60's and 70's. My father had an Insurance Brokers in Mackenzie Street and then in the Farnham Road opposite the Crown Pub. When I moved to France I lost track of a lot of friends, which is a shame. Amongst them were James Harris, Katie Wilson, Brian and Frances Wadman and Roger Matrubhutan. If they should ever read this post on this site, I would love to hear from them. dcpharrison@gmail.com

When I was 9/10 years old my sister would take me to Saturday morning matinee at the Ambassador Farnham Road. I loved the 'westerns' and 'cops and robbers'. The wagon train would be surrounded by the Indians but we would all cheer when the US Calvary charged to the rescue; no political correctness back then!