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In 1953 class 1 O Miss Andrew class with Gillian Sweet and Maureen Vass and myself Ann Twidale the only three from Farnborough North infant/junior school to pass the scholarship met Ann & Susan Stubbs twins ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1953 by Ann Park

Come out of there and you were at the Magistrates Court in the square I remember a big tree in the back behind black iron fencing and thinking that's where they did the hangings right in front of Barking indoor swimming pool and ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

If I remember correctly, a white climbing rose grew up one side of the arch and a red on the other. The path continued straight through the archway, and led up the garden to the two wooden sheds at the top of the ...Read more

A memory of Shamley Green in 1954 by Patricia Clarke

We moved to East Ham from Bow when I was about 3 years old. I lived in Clements Road  there was Mum and Dad, Nan and Grandad and my brother. I went to Lathom School, where I met my first love. I also remember Mr Cordwell and ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1956 by Derek Burg

I lived at number 2 Church Street, Royston, in a rented house owned by the Co-op. I went to Midland Road Primary and Junior School. As a small child I was taught to play the violin by Tom Wright. My father ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1953 by Robert Ellis

I believe I went to the Ormerod Home, at the age of about eight or nine, as a result of the Local Authority (Blackpool) having a number of reserved places at this establishment. Homes such as this were built along the sand ...Read more

A memory of Lytham in 1952 by Roy Haskett

In 1958 I was a pupil at Blackpool Grammar School on Raikes Parade. At lunchtime it wasn't unknown for some of us to leave the school premises and walk down to FW Woolworths store near to the Tower. Here, a virtual cornucopia of ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool in 1958 by Martin Stewart

Manchester the war.... then to Blackpool. And into Red Rose Cottage in 1950, Grandmare how she held us all together, what a lady Nellie Booth was her name... We started off with eight of us living in the cottage, and we ...Read more

A memory of Staining in 1950

met colin and peter with my friend 1956/7 in the tower ballroom blackpool, then met colin again and went to earby for a night with his friends. happy times I have never forgotten. just hope colin is well and hope he is happy. if anyone knows colin please tell him I still remember. thankyou,

A memory of Earby in 1956 by Rita Coates

I was born in Croydon in 1943, moved to Addington, then Birchington (Kent) before returning to New Addington in 1953 where I attended Wolsey Junior School & Fairchildes Secondary School. Shirley Secondary, Lanfranc ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1950 by Jonathan Le Vine