Nostalgic memories of Hounslow's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 51 - 60 of 130 in total
My name was Gill Evans at that time and lived at 42 Lampton Rd. I had 4 brothers and sister, Jean.
See that Rita Pilbrow has written her memories......her sister, Claudette, was friend of mine and I remember her family well. Lots of memories of good times with Claudette. Also remember Doreen Matthews and family and Terry Davis in Bulstrode Ave. Jones family also living in same road.
What happened to the ...see more
My Grandparents lived at 123 Lampton Road, Bob and Bridget Wales. They owned the Band Centre in Bell Road Hounslow.
I lived in 53 bell road till I was 5 them moved to Pears road. Went to Alexandra Infants and then Hounslow Town. I remember all the things people have written. The ice cream parlour was great.
I moved to Hampton when I was 8 leaving my good friends Pat Ally and Lynn Goddard.
My email is frances.igoe@btinternet.com my name was Frances Wales.
We use to live at number 19 Bridge Road. My earliest memory is watching a parrot flying across Greenham's field behind the prefab. We never has a bathroom only a out side loo. Our bath night was on a sunday. A old tin bath infront of the cooker, this had the oven turned on and the door open for warmth, and the wooden clothes horse behind the bath with towels on to stop any draught. I was the youngest of 4 girls. We had ...see more
Brothers Alf, Arthur Harry Charlie Phil and Peter from Frampton Road from the 1920's- 1930's.
A boxing family most of whom joined the navy.
Familiar to anyone
Does anyone remember the dance hall over Burtons the tailors spent many an evening there in the early 50s I was working at Firestones on the Great West Road then. Went to Bulstrode school how I hated school couldnt wait to leave. Met My late husband in Lampton park. Does any one remember the bug house cinema as it was called, but it was cheap so often went there. Sorry to say Hounslow has changed so much I havent been there ...see more
Doreen Jewess, Pat Bezant, Pat Sharman, Rita Bolton and myself would often walk from Midsummer Avenue past the little park at the top, past the horse trough at the Wellington where the trolley buses turned round and carried on past the Holly Grove, past the Baptist church over Grove Road which most of us attended the school past the Butchers Institute when we would arrive at the Regal cinema. If we didn't like ...see more
Does anyone remember The Lawns a row of old houses ,now gone .on the Bath Road Hounslow. near the bell and the car park, High street end. The bus stops there now ,in the car park.
If it was a confectionary shop as if it's the same shop; we used to get off the bus from school & buy sweets from the shop.
I was born in the house right opposite this shop, there was a butchers next door to our house. I remember the shop when it was owned by Mr Stevens in 1946. My father helped make ice cream in the back of the shop, he would then place it in an ice cabinet in his side-car and go out selling it. In the early 60's the shop was taken over by Mr Ferguson, he and his wife were there for about ten years, a really nice couple, I ...see more
Hello people of Hounslow. I was born in Hounslow in 1973, I went to Hounslow Heath nursery infants and junior school. Wonder if anyone remembers the lovely lollipop lady Mrs Gladys Eagle?
Sadly, she passed away a couple of years ago. I live in Weymouth now I'm married and my surname was Flower before I married. Hello to anyone who may know me.