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My dad worked for BR, as it was then, and we moved from Rochester, Kent, to Swanley in about 1963. He worked in the Control Room which was on Station Approach and we lived in one of the railway cottages, that had yet to ...Read more

A memory of Swanley in 1963 by Linda Chenapa

My husband and I had many a happy day fishing in Merry Lane. Well, he fished and I read a book! We stayed in a caravan in the field at the last farm down the end of Merry Lane. One holiday we arrived early and parked our caravan ...Read more

A memory of Bason Bridge in 1963 by Sue Bowles

I moved to Great Witley in 1954 with my family, we lived at the Engine House, which used to pump the water for Witley Court. I attended Witley school from 1954 to 1960, the headmaster was Mr Wyton, a memorable time for me, living ...Read more

A memory of Great Witley in 1963 by Geoffrey Francis

In about 1961 my father became the manager of Blackbushe Airport. As a result my mother, brother (16) and I (9) moved from our comfortable town house in Cheltenham to a large mobile home attached to, what was then, the ...Read more

A memory of Blackbushe Airport in 1961 by Nikki Mc Allister Freeman

I might well be one of the kids in this picture! - In the early sixties we used to go there every day, dawn to dusk in the summer - Two sessions a day as I recall at thruppence a pop! - I am sure my mother thought it ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill in 1963 by Michael Robson

My memory is not so much of the Wheatsheaf although I did visit a few times during my youth, a nice place to take a new girlfriend for a drive. But nearby is the mere, a huge lake in the middle of an agricultural area.When I was a kid there ...Read more

A memory of Raby in 1962

From 1962 until 1968 I used to walk back from school with my best friend, Jonathan Austin and once or twice a week usually a Friday , we would have enough pocket money on us to give ourselves a little sweet treat at the sweet shop ...Read more

A memory of West Hagley in 1965 by Michael King

I was born in Featherstone in 1956 and lived there until 1962 when we moved to Hampshire. My dad was also born there. We lived at 46 Market Street and my grandparents lived at 64 Featherstone Lane, on the corner of Gordon Street. I ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone in 1962 by Carole Steele

South-end villas, that was my world in them days as a child, it was like the whole world revolved around it. I was  born and brought up there, if I had to write a story about the things we had to do as kids,or should I say found to ...Read more

A memory of Crook in 1960 by Jeff Cass

Surfing the net I came across this photo of the Queen Vic and the memories came flooding back. I lived in Morden and every Sunday evening I along with friends went to the Jazz club there. Mostly the music was provided by Mike ...Read more

A memory of North Cheam in 1960 by Gordon Afflick