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I am going back in history ,now, but reading the various comments brings back many fond memories. I was born in the top house on Milton Road and the view from our front window was identical to the first published, with the exception of the ...Read more

A memory of Hoyland by halleric691

In doing family history research I discovered my Grandfather, George Crowhurst, was born and grew up in this beautiful home from 1895 til 1920. His father, Isaac, leased the house and the land to farm. They lived on the farm ...Read more

A memory of Wrotham by Holly Parker

I attended Hamilton House school on Florence Road from about 1950 until 1956 when I was sent away to boarding school at Sutton Valence School, Kent. My memories of HH are, like most others, very mixed. The only teacher who was any ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by davidmtor

The ice-cream parlour was Diplomas in Pier Road. I too went ballroom dancing above Burton’s. Went to Crescent Road School, walking past the Co-Op stables every day, seeing the horses who had done the milk rounds. The Odeon was a must for ...Read more

A memory of Erith by john-jules.mitchell

My grandmother was in service at Cholderton House for several years from about 1929 to 1931, but left when she was 20 to get married. Her name was Ida Gladys Lever and she was from the village of Chilmark . According to my ...Read more

A memory of Cholderton by sesme

That could be me scrambling down the sea wall onto the beach.......I spent my young years, into my early twenties, in our beach hut, on the beach and in the sea. I was born in Seabourne Nursing Home, just in from the cliff, a ...Read more

A memory of Southbourne by Kevin Hunt

I went there in my 4th and 5th year my name is jeanette it has bittersweet memories the big dormitory the no pillow beds the nurses the cod liver oil the donkey called Neddy visiting every second Sunday the blue bell woods , ...Read more

A memory of Dedisham by jahnetodgers

This multi-view card shows: Top left: The 'new shops' at Woodsend, now demolished to make way for a new(er), smaller shopping development Top right: The old swimming baths, now demolished - new baths down Bowfell Road off to the ...Read more

A memory of Flixton by Roger Hare

In 1943/4 My mother, brother and myself were bombed out of our home in Summerly Street. In that house we had a Morrison shelter and the night the bomb hit, a few houses away from our house, it affected our shelter ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by jcunife

Am new to this,but does anyone remeber the the farm in norris avenue.The Paltermans.i am looking for Bob (robert) Palterman,would love any news of him.They moved from norris avenue to a house on London road? opposite St Crispins shcool.Would love to hear from you.I now live in Devon.cm.

A memory of Wokingham by cem60