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I fondly recall my days as a late 1950's pupil at the Grammar School on its hill. A bus service was used to ferry pupils like me from the more distant parts of the county. We had a mixed attendance and the headmaster was ...Read more

A memory of Chippenham in 1959 by Mark Newberry

I was born in Straight Road Harold Hill in 1943 and in 1947 we moved into the Prefabs across the road to Holly Road which was just off Briar Road, these Prefabs which I believe were errected by German Prisoners of war were ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1950 by Alan Reeves

Hi What a blast from the long long ago past. I grew up with my guardians Mr & Mrs Hagger of South Farm I was there from about 1943 to 1969 My friend was Pip Chattel (who I have recently been in contact) Also trying to ...Read more

A memory of Alconbury in 1957 by Phil Lacey

The gift shop was a toy shop in the Boston Road. Dinky toys hornby trains etc. Two ladies ran it. There were also soveniers sold. The last thing I bought there was a LONE STAR LOCOS tank engine 0-6-0. The scale was 000 about ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1959 by Nick Beard

I remember a weeks holiday with mr clements walking through the woods to the local shop to buy our sweets and bottles of cydrax it was a marvellous time and one istill remember fondly

A memory of Chelwood Gate in 1958

Does anyone have any information or memories of Edith Brough Homes which was on Grange Road (I think). Would love to hear from anyone who knew of anyone being there during the early 50s and what kind of home it was.

A memory of Whickham in 1950 by Patricia Lawlor

Used to get the weekend bread from Dunns the Bakers every Saturday morning.Thought nothing of joining the queue.Also Halls which was nearer to the clockon the broadway Crouch End. What lovely times they were.

A memory of Hornsey in 1953 by Carol Tucker

My Aunt, Lily Hewitt, owned a 19th century greengrocer's shop down on the left side of this view. She and her Husband Frank (who died in the 1940's) had run the shop from well before WWII, and went most days to Manchester ...Read more

A memory of Macclesfield in 1957 by Peter Roberts

I was a young child with my Mother and sibling stranded at Romford Station on the night Harrison - Gibson burned down, after a visit to GrandMa because the power had also been turned off to the overhead power lines on the ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1959

I am living in Tasmania. My Father W.Moscrop was the first Headmaster of this school, which I believe was in Martindale Road. I understand it was a pilot scheme and education methods have now moved on. From ...Read more

A memory of Heston in 1954