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My dad was still in the Army in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was stationed at the Drill Hall in Atkins Road. He was also a Motorcycle Display rider. Has anyone any memories of this or any photos? Dad's name was George ...Read more

A memory of Balham in 1950 by Brenda Stewart

I lived in Hillbrow Cottages on the Eastbourne Road from 1950 to 1970s. My father, George Mison, worked in the sand quarry in Bletchingley and mum, Elsie, was a housewife. There are only 12 cottages at Hillbrow and so ...Read more

A memory of Godstone in 1950 by Ruth Bradbury Nee Mison

I would place the date of the photo, earlier than 1965 as I moved into No 11 in 1958 with my parents as the first owners. I got married in 1962 and moved across to my wife's house in Chrisdory Road in 1962 and I'm sure ...Read more

A memory of Mile Oak in 1958 by Robin Hurst

Throughout my childhood, my parents would take my brother and I on holiday to stay at The Old Parsonage in East Dean, and we visited so often that it became a second home to us. It was owned at that time, by an elderly and ...Read more

A memory of East Dean in 1950 by Michael Gould

I lived in Medomsley from 1953 to 1960, by which time I was nine. I have many fond memories of the village but in particular I recall the magnificent Coop store which stood at the junction in the centre of the village. It was on a ...Read more

A memory of Medomsley in 1959 by Colin Bland

I was born in 19 Windsor Terrace in 1949. I remember growing up in Haswell and going to the school at the top of the road opposite Church Street where I went to both the infants and the juniors. We used to go up the ...Read more

A memory of Haswell in 1959 by Michael Johnson

Ah, used the George when I was 15yrs of age - one of my first under age drinks, then pop over the road to the Golden Lion. Good old days.

A memory of Bromsgrove in 1958 by Colin Warman

I was born at the hospital in Shorncliffe but lived first in the 'stone block' then in the tin town bungalows at Reachfields. All of the army families who lived there were happy as the bungalows were comfortable. Reachfieds was on ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1959 by Kathryn Anson

I was at Regent Road and in love with Mr Oldfield's daughter, Alison, when I was about 8. I have great memories of school holidays at Westward Ho, Skipton and Dalston Cumbria when 3 or 4 of us went to Greta Green and Hadrians wall in Pop Siddall's Ford Zephyr.

A memory of Salford in 1955 by Mike Hall

Yes I remember the army depot on the A217. As a young boy I had friends that lived in Stayton Road, almost opposite the army depot. We often used to watch the soldiers practising marching - there was always a bugle being played ...Read more

A memory of Sutton in 1955 by Roger Walding