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I have livid in ReadyToken for the last 62 years I was born in Bibury in Arlington corner and the family moved to Field Farm then we moved to The Catherine Wheel were my Grand father was the proprietor. My parents ran the Pub during ...Read more

A memory of Ready Token in 2014 by John Adams

My mother and I and two brothers were residents in the Wandsworth, London work house in 1930. When it closed that year,we were sent to the Norwood Children's Home on Elder Road, West Norwood where we remained ...Read more

A memory of Norwood Green in 1930 by Richard Nash

I was born in 1946 and lived in a house in South Road, not far from Jimmy Parkes the butcher. This was, of course, well before the advent of supermarkets. My mother and I used to walk from South Road, along Clifton ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge in 1949

I was at Hutton poplars home from 1960-1965, started in Fal house Miss Creffield,was house mother, then 1962 moved into Dart house with the same housemother Miss Creffield until 1964, I spent last year in Thames ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield in 1960 by Alan Loxton

The Mill is not in Bordon, but in the hamlet of Standford which had a number of mills and still has many historic houses, along the River Wey from before Domesday. This was the last water mill operating in Hampshire. I have lived ...Read more

A memory of Bordon

I lived in Blackley but spent most of my time walking up and down Factory Brew to visit Grandparents,uncles,aunts and cousins in harpurhey.I went alfred street girls school during the years 1950-1954. I loved the ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey by Janice Allison

I remember well the amazing west road this was a group of houses owned by watney brewery. The road was enclosed by a brick wall at one end and iron gates at the other. No cars allowed. The families mostly only rented two rooms, so ...Read more

A memory of Mortlake in 1950 by Kathleen Slark

Hi my name is Raymond Morgan I was born in the Alpher road Surbiton I ws born in a pub My grand father was the Land Lord of the Surbiton Arms Public House My Grand father was Captin Alphrid Bell He was a serviver of the Somme in 1918

A memory of Surbiton in 1943 by Raymond Morgan

I use to live at Goonamarth until the 60"s my mother lived there until houses were pulled down,we went to Carthew school which involved a good 3 mile walk,we used to walk pass Greensplat steam engine house that was still ...Read more

A memory of Polgooth in 1940 by Terry Holmes

I was born in Selsdon in 1947 at 1 Farley Road and lived in same house for almost 30 years.  I attended Selsdon Primary and Secondary School from 1952 - 1960.  Classmates included Linda Smith, Christine Lucas, Sally Hughes , ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by Christine Jacks