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I moved to Weaverham in 1951 like many others from Liverpool when my dad got a job at ICI. My memories include playing in the felds at Gerrards Farm at the back of our house in Farm Road along with my sister Lesley and our ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham in 1957 by Ian Johns

Hello, all I know is my birth certificate shows I lived in Q Block, Rochester Dwellings, 1952. Most grateful to read all your posts of all you guys who once lived there. I was only there from date of my birth 1952 until I was bout 5 years old. Cheers! Alan ( now living in California, USA!!)

A memory of Walker in 1952 by Alan Waldie

My dad bought a brand new house on Craigwell Avenue in 1956. Builder was William Old. I was 4. The house was blue and yellow, 4 houses up on the left from Newberries Avenue. The construction went on for at least two years after moving in. ...Read more

A memory of Radlett in 1956 by Robin Thompson

The two principal grocery shops in Westbury village, as it was still usually called, in the late 1950s and early 1960s were the Co-operative grocery by the corner of Church Road -- the Co-operative butcher on ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym in 1957 by Timothy Purnell

After Townsend's chemist shop was Hudderstone's which was a family business and Mrs Hudderstone pleasantly sold sweets, lemonades, ice cream and newspapers in the front of the shop and Mr Hudderstone undertook ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym in 1957 by Timothy Purnell

I spent most of my younger life in Bexleyheath, we lived in Oaklands Road. I went to Upton Road Primary School, I remember that the Head Teacher was Miss Hughes. From there I went on to Bexleyheath Secondary Modern ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1951 by Arthur Paice

I started searching just this evening (1/9/13) for a former school chum, Ashley Cook and was amazed to find this site and all the comments which I remember so well. I attended the junior school and remember both Mr Hogarth ...Read more

A memory of Binbrook in 1955 by Christopher Jones

I was born in 1950 in New House Lane, then moved to Copsleigh Ave around 1954, I think it was 1955. When I attended Salfords School then went to the new school in Copsleigh Ave, we lived at No.58 until 1968 when we emigrated to ...Read more

A memory of Salfords in 1955 by Julie Weguelin

October 1955: Two weeks at selection 68 Regt, then 10 weeks at 31 Regt Rhyl Driving School, posted to 17 Trg Regt RA till October 1957.

A memory of Park Hall in 1955 by George Ennew

Hello people of old Goose Green, I was born at the Half-way House on Ormskirk Road, Pemberton. In 1954 we moved and came into a brand new council house in Walpole Ave at the far end of St.Paul's Ave and church. ...Read more

A memory of Goose Green in 1955 by Alan Winstanley