Fareham, The River c.1960
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Photo of Fareham, The River c.1960

A Selection of Memories from Fareham

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Fareham

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My name is Rosalind....I was sixteen when I started work at the Ultra Tv factory in Gosport Rd, Fareham. Well many years have past by, my memory is a bit vague of remembering peoples names who I worked with at Ultra, but I did have a best friend called Margaret Brown, we both worked on the television ensemble line, and as the parts came down the conveying belt we would take them off ...see more
Hi My mum lived at no 19 Derlyn Road. Her family lived there since the house was built. George, dad Ada, mother, three boy Derek, Des and Brian also three girls, Vera,Edna ( my mum ) and Rita. They owned the house until my grandma Ada died at the age of 99. She lived next door to her sister Queenie.
There was I sitting on the Esso petrol pumps of Dad's garage (Croker and Farrell) next to Trinity Church, waving my little union jack and watching the Queen go by. So many happy memories of growing up there, such as tea over the Embassy cinema, watch the Saturday matinées, catching the bus opposite to Portsmouth to see the family, chips in Portland St. after Cubs, (3d a portion!) going to Lysses school and being caned ...see more
I moved to Fareham from Scotland in 1959 when I was 4 and returned in 1966, In that period I have very vivid memories, Living in Wallington, going to Fareham County Primary school. I remember West Street with the bus station across from Woolworths and Victor Value supermarket!!!!. We moved to a new house in a new estate off Peak Lane and I went to Wallisdean school. I remember rmostly playing football for the ...see more