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I moved to Mitcham Road, Tooting, near Amen Corner and next to St Boniface Church, from Putney at the age of five. The year was 1947. The maisonette we lived in was above a perfume factory, it’s now an Indian restaurant called ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1950 by Kit Wells

I started school at The Croft in High Green next to WG Smiths. This was near to the Danilo - Queen of Cinemas of the time and fascinating to visit. Later from Walhouse School we spent lunchtimes playing cowboys and Lone Ranger ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1951

Born in Salford 1949, as was my sister in 1947. We lived with our mum and dad, Mary and Ted Dunnett at 379 Liverpool Street, Salford the butchers shop on the corner opposite Dorothy Rosco and Walshes shop. There were four shops, ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1956

I was born in Spencers Wood in 1944 , at South Lodge , Stanbury Park , opposite Mr Shermans butchers shop, I went to school at Lambs Lane and later at Ryeish Green , I remember going to the Co Op shop for sweets with a ration book, I ...Read more

A memory of Spencers Wood in 1950 by Jennifer Alabaster

My family lived in Emes Road quite near to the Heath and I went to Brook Street school. Like all the other people who have shared their memories I also remember that time with great fondness. All the ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1957 by Vivien Walsh

Flavia's starlet Quex rd. Beckford School Broomsleigh Street then Harben School Kilburn. School dentist Kingsgate road (frightening) Grange Park. Saturday morning pictures ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1959 by Wendy Seth Ward

I was born at 274 Coulsdon Road in 1946, my father had a business in Caterham-on-the-Hill and my paternal grandparents lived at 31 Canons Hill - all my childhood was spent in the area so I have a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon in 1955 by Colin Puttick

This is the year I married Muriel Smeaton, also from " the colliery". We lived behind the butchers shop in Bede Street before moving to Peterlee. I joined RAF and moved away from the area but still remember the happy times we ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1951 by Tom Liddle

play field at the top of Westway. The fun and games we had as kids up to 1946, helping those friendly German prisoners build fairfield housing estate. We moved to 43 Westway in about 1948, My farther Horace, Waterhouse. Mother Lucy, ...Read more

A memory of Farsley in 1958 by Ronald Waterhouse

Grew up in Land Street, slept with my first girlfriend Wendy Gill until the pram got too small, that would be 1940, where are you now Wendy?. I still remember the Messershmitt and pilot who landed in the play field at the top of ...Read more

A memory of Farsley in 1958 by Ronald Waterhouse