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I remember nicking pears from the trees at the Retreat then going under newburn bridge to hide and eat them, there were a few of us, our Clem, our David (David Liddle), Hughie Williams, Doreen Milne, Billy Milne. The ledge we used ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Marlene Johnson

Hi, I came across this site by accident but I am delighted to recap on happy days spent living in North Harrow. We lived in Elmcroft Crescent off Headstone Lane and attended the comprehensive school at the ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1957 by John Day

Hot dog stall, Lewisham, Wooly's Saturday afternoon, Saturday morning pictures, Cheismans, Elvis, rock and roll, Chislehurst caves, jazz Saturday nights, chasing girls to get candle back, being chased by Deptford boys in Bedford van, ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham in 1958 by Martin Hawkins

I was born in Kkidsgrove in a place called Back Heathcote Street, we lived there until I was four years old. I remember going to the shop at the top of Heathcote Sstreet with my older sisters to buy sweets. We then moved to ...Read more

A memory of Kidsgrove in 1950 by Pauline Townley

My mother was born in Annfield Plain 1924, her name was Mary Johnson and she lived at 64 Clarendon Place. During the Second World War she was sent to Coventry to help the war effort, working in a factory. She married Arthur ...Read more

A memory of Hanging Stone in 1956 by James Armson

I was checking the street views on Google Earth and for fun eventually found myself checking out HACKBRIDGE for which I have very mixed feelings. Like another of your writers I used to wait by the factory gates of ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1956 by Lawrence Wood

Nearly all my holidays were spent in Kingston Winslow, in the 1950s. I was brought up in London, but would have loved to have lived in K. Winslow. permanently. My family were the Becketts, and ...Read more

A memory of Kingstone Winslow in 1950 by Linda Soudan

Hello Linda. My name is Linda too and I am the grandaughter of George Hamilton, who owned Harbourne Farm. Of course I remember Harbourne Hall well, as I do you. We played together often, and I have a photo to prove it. We are both ...Read more

A memory of High Halden in 1958

I lived at Binbrook for a year or so around 1955. My father was in the RAF and we lived "on camp" at what was then 46 OMQ, RAF Binbrook. I passed my Eleven Plus at Binrook School (deputy head was a Mr Hogarth and I think the ...Read more

A memory of Binbrook in 1955 by Marten Rogers

I have many happy memories of Barking Park in the 1950s; the lake with the paddle boats; the swimming pool where my school summer holidays were spent relaxing in the sunshine; the carnival with the huge fairground once a year in the ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1953 by Rita Ovenden Nee Edwards