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I moved to Mitcham Road, Tooting, near Amen Corner and next to St Boniface Church, from Putney at the age of five. The year was 1947. The maisonette we lived in was above a perfume factory, it’s now an Indian restaurant called ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1950 by Kit Wells

My memory of this great and very popular market was during the late 1970's as a young kid and was every kids paradise. My mum worked at what must have been the world's largest sweet shop/stall - Jim's Candy Cabin. Every Saturday my ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury in 1979

I attended this school from 1962 to 1965 and overall it was not a bad experience the head there at the time was Reg Payne and the deputy heads name was Jones. I don't of course recall all the teachers but here are a few; T C ...Read more

A memory of New Parks in 1963 by Christopher Carr

My great grandfather and great grandmother came from the area. He was William Kidd and her name was Elizabeth. He was a butcher in about 1876. They had about 5 children I think. Elizabeth was widowed fairly young when William had a ...Read more

A memory of Austwick in 1870 by Patricia O'neill

My nan Mrs Laura Dowse had a lodging house 4 Beauchamp Street Riverside, for many many years I was born there in 1967. Many a celebrity from the New Theatre lodged at my nans and the Speedway drivers used to stay there too, my ...Read more

A memory of Grangetown in 1970 by Jayne Hurley

Hi, I know this is a bit of a long shot, but I'm looking for information on a Butcher's shop located on Shurburn Steet, Watlington. It was operating from as early as 1911 but I think Frank Butcher only ...Read more

A memory of Watlington

From the late 1800's my Great Grandfather Thomas Brown ran a butchers shop in Heanor. He also farmed Holly Mount up until around 1920. My mother remembers seeing in an old memory box an Invitation to the ...Read more

A memory of Smalley by rgsebrown

My twin brother Peter & me were born on High Street, Sandyford (No.226) in 1943. Our house was on the right whilst looking at this picture - about 8th up from the Pub. and directly across from the shops with the blinds showing. ...Read more

A memory of Goldenhill by harrison.mike

The first shop with the lattice windows was a café. Before this but separated by an alley way was Mr Green, the Butchers. There was sawdust all over the floor and just under the cashier's porthole at the back of the shop was a ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath by Heather Lee

Remember Stammers the grocers. ? Also what was the name of the engine reborers on the corner of Kynaston Rd? Harvey & Cleverley butchers. (my mum bought rabbits there!)

A memory of Enfield by hre1942