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My earliest memories were of the surrounding streets, Barmore and Ingrave, York Road and especially the "Monkey Stairs", a set of steps off both York and Lombard Roads leading to flats on the first floor. ...Read more

A memory of Clapham in 1950

Loughton was the village I grew up in. A loveley village surrounded by countryside and farm land. I grew up in Railway Cottages, somtimes known as Fog Cottages. Me and my friend Marlene used to sit on the fence train ...Read more

A memory of Loughton in 1955 by Jose Mabbutt

At the side of the Post Office is a single track lane that leads to the cliffs, half a mile along the lane past the farm was a large thatched cottage named "Rixlade". In 1957 our father Major William (Bill) ...Read more

A memory of Abbotsham in 1957 by Raymond Hay

This was my school untill 1959/1960, the one teacher I always remember is Mrs Ellis, we also had lessons in what used to be a police station, our tuck shop was in one of the cells. I remember once a year, I think it was Lent, we ...Read more

A memory of Henbury in 1955 by David Farmiloe

I was born in Marbury in 1952. My father worked for ICI. I have wonderfull memories of Marbury especially the old hall. My maiden name was Campbell and I had 3 sisters, Pauline, Christine and Caroline, also a brother, ...Read more

A memory of Northwich in 1958 by Patricia Shaughnessy

My Mum, Elizabeth Crawford married Dad and went to live in London.....I was brought to Kirkconnel at a month old and baptised in the Parish Church......every year we came up with Dad's motor bike and sidecar to ...Read more

A memory of Kirkconnel in 1950 by Sarah Butt

Having undergone an operation for a twisted cartilage in my knee, I was so impressed by the staff and nurses, Mr.Cox and others, I returned to work as nursing auxiliary in my student vacations. My Dutch wife worked there also, later on ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1956 by Geoffrey Allen

I used to play with Rosalind Morris whose family lived here. My mother did housework and also worked in the greenhouses. I remember a toy room with many very exciting toys, including a scale model of the Coronation.

A memory of Reydon in 1955 by Margaret Prime

I have fond memories of Hogsthorpe in 1959. I worked on a farm just outside the village, I think the area was called Slackholme End. The farm belonged to Silas Willey and next door was a bigger farm belonging to Taylors. In busy ...Read more

A memory of Hogsthorpe in 1959 by Chris Webb

I was born in Lincoln in 1952. When I was 3 years old I went to my first school which was in the village of Skellingthorpe. Then in 1958 my mother and father moved to live on the St Giles, where I then went to my second school. Then ...Read more

A memory of Lincoln in 1952 by Lizzie Sharp