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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

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

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

I moved to Nth Chingford in 1955 from Walthamstow ,I lived in Endlebury Rd and first went to the Cof E primary school up the road and then went to Wellington Ave a brilliant school with good teachers .I joined the scouts just ...Read more

A memory of North Chingford in 1959 by Chris Lowe

Tottenham?? Oh boy, I was born in Risley Avenue, lived there till 8 years old then moved to De Quincy Road, Tottenham, this house was genuinely haunted and we had a lot of bad health and experiences when we ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1950 by Fred Wright

The water meadows have many happy memories. We bought the wired stopper Corona Lemonade in the village shop run at that time by Mrs Hunt. This was carefully carried to the stream and placed in it where the little 'island' is ...Read more

A memory of Chilbolton in 1950

We lived at Bury Meadows Farm, Roading Brook Road, Harwood near Bolton Lancs, by the time I'd written that down everybody else had been waiting ages at Bradshaw School. My sister Janet and I had many happy years at Bradshaw ...Read more

A memory of Great Harwood in 1959 by Dorothy Parker

Hi folks, just found this site. I lived with my Mum and Dad and brother at 70 Westwood Lane in Welling. Went to Hook Lane school at Welling Corner. I flubbed the eleven plus and went to Westwood Secondary School on ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1952 by David Paulson

I lived in Wigmore - the prefabs - and after passing the 11+ went to the Tech. I believe this was once Rochester Tech but had now started up in Gardener Street. We were the first year to attend in Gillingham and it was also the ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1954 by Robin Sheridan

I would go swimming In this lower lake at Earlswood Common from about the age of 8 with a few friends. No adults were present or needed, we had all been taught how to take care of ourselves and help our friends. Even so, ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1952 by Bill Tingley