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I wonder if anyone can still remember me, I was born 1941 in the back bedroom of the flats at 47b Martin Way above Millers butcher shop. I still say today best years of my life, the shops along that parade where, Unwin's off licence, ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1941 by Roger Tiller

My best memories of Mitcham was when I lived in Oakleigh Way opposite the field where practically all the children in the neighbourhood congregated, especially in the summer, from morning to night. The bigger girls ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1947 by Carole Rogers Nee Stratton

My parents moved into a prefab in Foxglove Crescent when I was 2.  They were still assembling them and German prisoners of war were building the foundations.  Compared to my nan's house they had everything, including an electric ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1945 by Brian Dudley

I was born at 6 Victory Villas 8/25/47 My Mom, Iris Law, married an American serviceman and we moved to Boston in 1963. I still miss Fairford and consider it my home. Attended all the local schools. Remember those walks to school and ...Read more

A memory of Fairford in 1947 by Diane Sacramone

I was born at 18 Greive Street. I had an older brother, 'Big' Al, alas deceased. I also have 2 sisters, Senga and Elaine, and a younger brother, Grant. We stayed in the Main Street then moved to Queens Avenue till I married. My ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1940 by George Robertson

1942 was the year that my mother, Ethel Tyreman (nee Davidson) and sister Iris and brothers Harry, Fred, Frank and myself Eric, moved to Grosmont when our Whitby home was hit by German bombs. My dad, Fred, was a P.O.W ...Read more

A memory of Grosmont in 1942 by George Tyreman

I was born at 3 Dornden Cottages in June 1942. My father (Charles Harris) was Chauffer to Mr Coombe at Dornden. Unfortunately Mr Coombe died around 1947 and we had to move out of our cottage as it was a ...Read more

A memory of Langton Green in 1942 by Kathleen Lock (Nee Harris)

I went to Devonshire Hill School from 1940 - 1946 then to St. Katherines College. Always done my mum's shopping when I was little as I lived in Rowland Hill Avenue. We shopped at the nearest which was in Cambridge Road and White ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1940 by June Hamilton

I moved to Chingford Hatch in 1946 from Hackney, we moved into a new house on Friday Hill. Some of my early memories was climbing the huge elm trees that were either side of Friday Hill. I remember the Old Smithy in what is ...Read more

A memory of South Tottenham in 1946 by Henry Molyneux

I am interested in contacting the lady, Margarite Cooke, who said that she used to live at Quarry Mount childrens home. The house address when I was there, between 1947 and 1957, was Quarry Mount, Greetby ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk in 1947 by Margaret Robinson