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In 1958 when I was 3 year old, we moved from a small flat on the London Road, near the bank where my father was branch manager (TSB), to Belton Road off Church Hill. I watched our new house being built on a sloping plot of land. My ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1958 by Janet Halls (Nee Pibworth)

Our family had returned to England at the very end of 1948 from a short overseas BOAC posting in Montreal. My father, a BOAC pilot, was due to begin training to fly Boeing Stratocruisers at Filton in 1949, and along with ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1951 by John Liles

I was brought up in Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions where disabled soldiers were sent to live; there was a clinic there for their wounds to be dressed. We were the Maxwell family. There was a group of children we all ...Read more

A memory of Fulham in 1953 by Irene Carroll

Born in 1957, I was brought up in Hatfeild Mead near the George public house. Went to school, firstly at Willows nursery, then Morden Primary, then on to grammer at Mitcham. Can remember many happy weekends spent in Morden park, ...Read more

A memory of Morden in 1957 by Shirley Rowland

I lived in Lilly Street with my family from 1955-1961. Family name was Briggs. We lived in no 59. Mam's name was Laura. There were seven children in our family, but only six lived there. We went to St Edmunds school and ...Read more

A memory of Miles Hill in 1956 by Lynn Whyte Heath

I was head boy of St. Michael's and all Angels Church Choir between 1956 and 1960. We were a very good choir and did sing in Guildford Cathedral at a gathering of several parish choirs in the cathedral during this period. I enjoyed my ...Read more

A memory of Weybridge in 1957 by Graham Hagley

My goodness, such a long time ago. I lived in Aberdour from birth till I was 6 years old...way back in the early 50s. I remember, mostly through photographs, the present Queen's coronation; there was a fancy dress competition and I was ...Read more

A memory of New Aberdour in 1953 by Ishbel Byrne

Throughout the first half of the 1950's I would spend every school holiday at Linton, with my maternal grandparents. Initially my mum would accompany me from our home in Trumpington to Drummer Street bus station, where ...Read more

A memory of Linton in 1952 by Brian Goodliffe

I moved to Weaverham in 1951 like many others from Liverpool when my dad got a job at ICI. My memories include playing in the felds at Gerrards Farm at the back of our house in Farm Road along with my sister Lesley and our ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham in 1957 by Ian Johns

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