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I used to live in Grace Avenue, Bexleyheath and one of my earliest memories is of first viewing the house when I was 2 years old. We moved in about 6 months later. I can remember seeing Fairfield Road marked out ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1953 by Josephine Taylor

I remember breaking and entering on a Friday night in February. Mr Doyle the local policeman rounds us up on Saturday a.m. in his house that doubled as a police station. Father went crazy and ripped up Wales-Australia ...Read more

A memory of Pontyclun in 1958 by Peter Harris

My grandmother, Margaret Flint, was landlady of the Greyhound from sometime during WW2 until 1954. I lived there from 1944 until she retired. Being a publican meant grandmother was entitled to more than the normal rations in the ...Read more

A memory of Burgh by Sands in 1950 by Bryan Flint

I was interested to read Elizabeth Taylor's memories of Newchurch. My brother Gregor, sister Alison, and I were born in Greendale Ave, Newchurch and all attended the primary school. I too, remember Mrs Roberts, ...Read more

A memory of Newchurch in 1953 by Lesley Parker

I lived and went to school in Shotton Colliery, and hated the place. Luckily I realised that living there was not for me, so at the age of 16 I joined the RAF and was posted to Wiltshire, clean air, beautiful rolling downs, a ...Read more

A memory of Shotton Colliery in 1950 by Edward Falcus

This photograph brings back many memories of the Coleford of my childhood. The area round the Town Clock has changed a few times over the years mainly to accomodate the increase in traffic. The building on the far side of ...Read more

A memory of Coleford in 1955

When we moved from Wales I lived at the fairly extensive Sayes Court Farm caravan park off Liberty Hall Lane, before we settled in Addlestone Park Ave (defined by the statues of knights at the top). At 15, I went to ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone in 1954 by Myra Greer Nee Griffiths

Living in Hillingdon we used to catch the 207 trolley bus into Uxbridge for shopping and entertainment and particularly on Saturdays for Burton's dancing. We would hang around the underground station always fearful of the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1959 by Garth Randall

I would to hear anyone who was born in this hospital the same time as me in July 6th 1956, and any nurses and doctors etc that got me delivered. Please write to me by post. Mrs Gail J Gray 17, Gunthorpe Road ...Read more

A memory of Taplow in 1956 by Gail Mrs Gray

As you proceed north along the A34 towards the Cheshire border you will approach Talke traffic lights and on the left and right side of the road there are two areas of grassed land. This grassed area was once the village of ...Read more

A memory of Talke in 1959