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I have fond memories of Barking back in the early sixtys.,Oh I know its a dump now, dirty and no charm at all, but back then it was a place to be proud of. The fair held at Barking park (sadly not the park it was then), the carnival, ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1965 by Kevin Edwards

Here I found myself working in the Turriff Building in 1961. Imagine lunch times with time to explore Brentford. The Butts was first of course, very near to the Turriff Building. You crossed the little footbridge over the ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1961 by Nick Beard

My paternal grandfather (Waters) was the baker at the Bell House. I remember the bakery well as I used to travel down from Swanley in Kent on the coach with Dad (Mum stayed at home with my younger siblings) to visit my ...Read more

A memory of Wickhambreaux in 1961 by Jackie Pile

The sixties arrived slowly. Stacies mans shop had Beatle and Mersey Jackets in the window. In West Ealing, Kays Court hairdressers advertised, jump on the E type bus and come down for a cut and dry in our new unisex department. ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1961 by Nick Beard

I remember waiting for the Bidduph bus with my dad every Saturday morning, sitting upstairs at the front, grasping the rail as a 3 year old. The noise of the engine, feel of the bumps, click of the ...Read more

A memory of Tunstall in 1968 by Rob Bailey

My father's family lived in Rose Cottage, Chalk Street from before the war till about 1970. My father was Fred Little, he unfortunately passed away in 1969 at the age of 46. My father had John, Joe, Percy, Jim, Peg and Nellie ...Read more

A memory of Runwell in 1962 by Trevor Little

I can remember most of the shops here. The off-licence, Stowells; where Robert Harlow and his family lived and served. Then Draytons, the sweet shop - Mr Drayton had rather red cheeks! Then there was Lings, the post office and ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch in 1960 by Paula Kent

To anyone living in and around Hanwell, Cuckoo School was the edifice which overlooked many of our homes. The school where Charlie Chaplain was sent as a boy had a gothic and slightly spooky appearance. ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1963 by Janice Hopwood

Our family the Drurys loved fishing and the local club used to supply us with endless sport but mainly fun! Every Sunday during June through to the end of September there was always a match on somewhere. The first of the ...Read more

A memory of Heckington in 1967 by Richard Drury

My twin brother and I were born in 1969 and where brought back to a little terrace house on Springfield road (skid row)just over from Moorhouse building yard, growing up in what was a small village,everyone know everyone ...Read more

A memory of Bigrigg in 1969 by Paul Wilson