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Happy memories indeed. For an eight year old living in the village in the mid 1950s it was heaven. Long summer evenings and school holidays playing in woods, open fields and on building sites. Or cycling (yes at eight) ...Read more

A memory of Earls Barton in 1955 by Peter Dixon

I remember the W.I. paying £50 for a WAAF billet, so they could have their own premises in which to have meetings. I carried the the water supply in buckets from my then home, Bigby Manor. John.

A memory of Bigby in 1950 by John Golland

I went to West Preston Manor school in 1959, first as a boarder and then as a day girl. It was a fine old manor house where the dormitories were and on the ground floor, the classrooms. In the basement was the dining room ...Read more

A memory of Rustington in 1959 by Patricia Carruthers

My brother and I were at Cross Down, no Manor Park then. We had school dinners in a hut next to church a/r/s, from w.w.2, one sweet shop, Webb's the milk and shop - we lived at Shawheath.

A memory of Knutsford in 1951 by Gordon Shaw

i was one of the first pupils to enter woodlands .i had moved to basildon in 1955 from ilford .went to swan mead, then manor,then at woodlands till leaving at 15yrs old

A memory of Basildon in 1958 by Derek Mann

I was born in 1950, Stephens was my maiden name. With my two brothers Bob & Barry, we lived in Bradfield Drive next door to Grahame Scott who was in the Tremeloes, before they were sort of famous. Remember the swings in Maysbook Park, ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Pat Lumsdale

I was born in No 9 Manor Bungalows (The Prefabs), in 1947, Channel View wasn't built then, the area was laid to allotments & then open meadow to Gelli Crescent & Tynycwm Halt Railway platforms. In 1955 the second Phase of ...Read more

A memory of Pontymister in 1955 by Lyndon Ivin

I went to Little Ealing Junior School which was at the bottom of my road.  I remember on my first day running home to my gran, crying because they were using pencils and I had come from a school in Hounslow where we ...Read more

A memory of South Beddington in 1958 by Andrew Cooper

I lived in Dagnam Park Drive near Sedgefield Crescent and remember............Petersfield, Hilldene and Whitchurch shops, the "1st, 2nd and 3rd" woods as we referred to them, starting in Dagnam Park Drive, heading ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1957 by Ken H

I was born in Park Royal Hospital in Dec 1948. I remember Woolworths in Wembley town had an exit on a corner of the high street and there were trolley buses all round. We used to shop for toys and games in George Arthur's which seemed huge to ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1956 by Janet Cockman Nee King