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I always remember the Cricket Green as the lazy hazy days of summer.  My father played cricket here, I don't remember the name of his team, but we had to sit and watch him.  I liked it when the crocuses poked ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1959 by Carole Baldwin

Wow.. seeing this awesome photograph transports me back in time because in this year I would have been taking this very ferry over from the Southsea side after taking the trolley bus and regular bus from the North End in ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1955 by Dylan Rivis

Myself, my mum and dad, and my sister lived in Rowton House for the first 14 years of my life. Rowton House was owned by my Grandfather, Arthur Griffiths who also owned and ran the Shakespeare Inn on the corner ...Read more

A memory of Cheltenham in 1955 by Carol Collins

I also remember there was a slaughter house on (think it was) Blackwater Street, or it could have been Toad Lane. There was a pub across from it called Dusty Miller that was next door to Marsh's cafe. I too remember the shop on ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale in 1959 by Lennie Capuano

I was born in Marlborough and my grandmother ran a small grocery store at Clench Common. She was married to John Marsh until he died many years before I was born. I believe he was a war hero in the First World War. Any ...Read more

A memory of Clench Common in 1956 by Martin Luke

While in pursuit of wildfowl on Frampton Marsh In the winter of 1954-1955, a friend and I were out in a terrible snow storm, and it came real dark all at once, in fact it was jet black, just like in a dark cupboard. This was on the ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1954 by Bob Marriott

Our family moved out of Tottenham to the green fields of Waltham Cross in 1951. In those days that was where the trolley buses turned around to go back into London and where the countryside began. There was greenhouses ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Cross in 1951 by Charles Youens

My first holiday as I recall was at a caravan site called Willow Tree Farm. I think the site was at Peasmarsh on what I believe was the Burmarsh Road. The Prince of Wales pub was nearby but of no interest until I was much older! We used ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1954 by Laurie Packer

I was born on Alexander Road in 1944 and moved to 79 Aston Terrace in 1945 and these were one of the best times in my life. We were known as the middle row and I can remember most people in the row; Tylers, Barnses, Davises, Scotts, ...Read more

A memory of Aston in 1950 by Anthony Scott

I remember being sent to Tilney Hall as an 11 year old, this was arranged by my doctor and my local school. I was told it was an `Open Air' school for children with medical problems. I remember boarding a coach to be taken ...Read more

A memory of Rotherwick in 1953 by Mary Jones