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I was born Anne Shirley Crofts back of 622 Bristol Road (opposite where Aldi is now) in July 1944, brother Ronnie was born 1940, sister Vivienne was born 1942, and Alan was born 1947, between Riverton Road ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak in 1954 by Anne Crofts

I lived at 54 High Street, Kinghorn, Fife, Scoland, and went to school in Kinghorn and Burntisland. I remember the fish trains at night going to Burtisland and beyond and clanking up the hill as they came out of Kinghorn station. I also remember that it was double summer time.

A memory of Kinghorn in 1953 by Geoffrey Shenton

I worked as a paper boy at Newby's in Taunton Lane. I got up at 5 am and went to the shed behind the shop to sort and mark-up the papers. I then did 2 rounds before school for 6/- a week per round and 5/- for the marking up; a ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon in 1959 by Richard Everest

Gad's Hill Place was my school when I was 7-9 years old, from about 1950-1953. About 4 or 5 girls of similar ages lived on Thames Sailing Barges at Hoo and went to school together, sometimes by car, but usualy by bus. I don't remember ...Read more

A memory of Rochester in 1951

We moved to Compton Bassett in 1957 when I was 11 and lived there until my father died in 1986. My parents were George Edward (Ted) Jones and Lucy. First we lived in Dugdales Farm house with Mr and Mrs Monck, and then ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1957 by Jennifer Mera

This is my first school, Dunston Hill Infant & Junior School, I started school the year the photo was taken, I fell off a small wall first day, I remember it vividly. Favourite teacher in the junior school was a Ms ...Read more

A memory of Dunston in 1955 by Victor Johnson

Hello, I lived on Hadleigh Road & I went to Boxford school from age 7 until 11 plus, Mr Sore was Headmaster who lived in the village in Riverside house. The village hall opposite the school was where I would go to have my lunch ...Read more

A memory of Boxford in 1956 by Audrey Pamplin

I was born in Burgess Hill in 1955 and lived at 18 Peartree Close. There was a rough track behind the house with rear access to garages, and we spent loads of time playing up and down this track and in the woods beyond. I used ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill in 1955 by Paul Smith

I moved back to Hill House, with my brothers, Adrian, Anthony & Twins Russell & Howard. Micky , John & Julian arrived a few years later. I lived there untill 1963, when I got married, and moved to a flat at Kelsale court. I ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1951 by Ann Crook

I went to live in Cowdray House, aged 4, in 1951. My father worked in the accounts office in Easebourne village, and I attended Easebourne Primary School (Headmaster was Mr Bevan) along with Barbara Fisher, who also lived ...Read more

A memory of Easebourne in 1956 by Roger Mills