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When I was a lad, my mum would take me shopping in Folkestone's town centre. Probably to Sainsbury's in Sandgate Road, Timothy Whites, etc. Being that we lived Wood Avenue area, we would walk down Dover Road & ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone in 1953 by Trevor Page

We lived at Stone Cottage, and then Stonehurst on the road between Five Ashes and Jarvis Brook for 7 years whilst I was a child. Wonderful freedom absorbing the Wealden countryside. We used the grocers shop, run by Mr Gagen, ...Read more

A memory of Five Ashes in 1959 by Barbara Bryant

Sundays were memorable, after a proper Sunday roast we would walk from our house at Chingford Hatch, up to the Royal Forest Hotel, then through the woods to the Owl pub, we would sit in the gardens with a drink and a bag of crisps, they had ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1956 by Christine Jeffrey

We used to go into a sweet shop in the High Street and buy Wagon Wheels. I am sure they were bigger then than they are now! One of the children whose parents owned the sweet shop had a snake! We were fascinated. Snakes as pets were ...Read more

A memory of Billingshurst in 1953 by Susan Francis

I remember being taken to the Capitol by my sister to watch the Disney film Bambi. We sat through it three times, I was taken ill the next day and my sister got the blame. The Capitol had a ventilation fan under a hole in the roof, ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Ken Coates

I remember Mitcham very well. I lived in the Town Hall where my Dad was the caretaker. My surname then was Parkings. I used to go to Leo's and George's cafe with my friend Josie where I met my husband-to-be David Rogers. We spent ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1956 by Patricia Burford

I have just been back to Wakefield for a short break. I knew what to expect before I set off. But still don't know whose idea it was to do away with the old Bull Ring which I thought made it look more like a city. Why take away ...Read more

A memory of Wakefield in 1959 by Kevin Wilshire

Where the advertising boards are, there was a barber shop run by a lovely man called Alf Bernadi. I would take my little brother to have his hair cut & sit and read him the Beano comics while we were waiting. I'm almost sure the ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1959 by Julia Clarke

My family moved from Haslingden to Newchurch Road in 1950 opposite the Farhome Tavern. As an eight year old I attended Western Junior School until 1953 leaving to attend Blackthorn Secondary Modern until June 1957 when our ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1950 by Tom Pilling

My life in Edwinstowe started in 1953. My father was starting a new job of caretaker at King Edwin School, l was three years old. My new friend was Jean Matkin whose father also worked at the school, we had many happy ...Read more

A memory of Edwinstowe in 1953 by Linda Brown