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I was but a young lad of 13 when I were to stay in a small village called Oare with my brother-in-law and sister within a cottage of which was named the China Cottages. The cottages originally had ceilings as low as five feet ...Read more

A memory of Milton Lilbourne in 1963 by Roland Mitchell

I attended this all girls school when my mother died in 1964. I remember when I first saw it, it made me feel very important as it was a very large and a had a grand entrance. The girls spoke very posh as it seemed to me ...Read more

A memory of Sawbridgeworth in 1964 by Delcita Jackson

Me and Robin Webb's girl friend walking back to South Croydon Secondary after a disagreement about a girl. Can't remember her name, we was on the largo field behind the school. Circa 1964.

A memory of Purley in 1964 by George Dynysiuk

I was born in Fulham at the Parsons Green Maternity Hospital in 1948. Our family lived in Shorrolds Road, which we shared with my mother's uncle and his wife. My friends and I used to go to BHS in North End Road to have a hot ...Read more

A memory of Fulham in 1964 by David Byatt

I was born in Darlington in 1952, and lived with parents Jim & Margaret Logan, and my two elder brothers; Peter and Paul. We lived at 46 Fife Road and all attended St. Augustines RC Primary School, ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1961 by Joe Logan

I have happy memories of this area. In my youth I was the drummer in a pop group called the Monarchs and we played many gigs in the area, one of which was Windygates on a Sunday evening organised by a promoter called Tommy Cunningham ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1962 by Bob Wilson

We moved to Cruick Avenue in December 1959 but the scene depicted is very familiar, although I would remember a few more cars in the road by the early '60s. We lived at no. 65 which would be back over the ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1960 by Ian Pescott

I was born in Ferrers Rd (behind Ice Rink in Streatham). Moved to Kempshott Rd at beginning of the sixties, it was the road past the Pied Bull pub and South London Motors (a huge car sales place) was on the corner. Spent many a ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1966

I was born in 1954. My parents were Bill and Renee Ashton, sisters Margaret, Isabel and Irene. My father was in charge of parks and cemeteries in Westhoughton until reorganisation circa 1973 when he became superintendent of parks, ...Read more

A memory of Westhoughton in 1960 by Susan Mitten

My name was Susan Bird (now Sue Howard). I went to Grange from Infants, through Primary and left Grange SM senior school aged 16 in 1962. My friends were Marion Holloway, Barbara Cowburn, ...Read more

A memory of South Tottenham in 1962 by Sue Howard