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I still live in Barnehurst having moved back in 1947. The picture of Barnehurst Road, although the scenery hasn't changed much the shops have. The corner shop on the right was United Dairies and there was a butchers ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst in 1950 by Keith Jackson

I used to live at Grove Farm Cottages, Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill. My father was Noel Sargent and worked as a farm employee for Grove Farm which was either managed or owned by a Mr. Hocken. My father's name was ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill in 1959 by Terry Sargent

My family, Perry, moved to Bedfont from Hayes in 1953. Mum and dad had been saving up for a place of our own for years and on that momentous day we moved in to Orchard Avenue, Bedfont into a brand new house where I had my own bedroom for ...Read more

A memory of Bedfont in 1953 by Doreen Walton

I spent most of my earliest summer holidays in the Fifties and Sixties at Rhosneigr and have idyllic memories of whole days spent with family or with friends of my age in the sand-dunes; campfires, charred sausages, ...Read more

A memory of Rhosneigr in 1957 by Adrian Hughes

My name was Donna Bishop when I lived with my parents, Sgt Frank Bishop and Jeanette. We were stationed  at Sulthorpe air force base, but we rented a house from Mr. and Mrs. Sainty. Our house was supposed to ...Read more

A memory of West Runton in 1955 by Donna Barringer

Between 1959 - 1977 I lived on King Street. My mother fondly described our house as the one behind the iron railings. We sold plants and tomatoes from the good sized garden which backed onto Painters farm. One side was the ...Read more

A memory of Alfreton in 1959 by lynn

This view is looking north from the west side of Stonehills towards the Cherry Tree Public House. Just out of view on the left was the old Police Station (the site of which has still not been developed) whilst across the road ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1958 by Alan Vacani

I attended school at Parndon Hall, then referred to as Kinsmoor School, in 1956 when I was 13.  I have a photo that I took of it at that time.  We were only there for a few terms before the students were moved to Fedsden ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon in 1956 by Christine Warnecke

There are 3 Hills on the memorial, but they're only dad's cousins, his father and 2 uncles came back from the trenches. Grandad (another Bill Hill, like dad) was always in the Legion and Gt Uncle Harry (who lived in Chalvey with his ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1950 by Dave Hill

I can remember Coronation Day in Shillingstone, the weather was not settled and there were showers, I can remember watching the crowning of the Queen on a TV which was in Mrs Fudge's house at ...Read more

A memory of Shillingstone in 1953 by Brian Newman