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Basildon has an interesting history, for it was ‘reinvented’ not once, but twice. At the start of the 19th century Basildon was a small rural parish, bounded on the west by Laindon, Dunton, Langdon Hills and Lee ...Read more

A memory of Basildon in 1958 by Julia Skinner

I lived all my early days in Jackson Crescent, Monkwood with my parents Margaret and Fred Scaife and my brother Roger. Sadly my mother passed away on 12/12/12. I recall attending Haugh Road Secondary ...Read more

A memory of Swinton by Denis Scaife

My Family I am trying to sort out my recollections of the family history. Most of what I know is from word of mouth mainly from relations who are now dead. Also, this record may not be right, but as far as I can recall it is correct ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

I was born in 21 Newtons Lane, Cossall, in 1936, and my paternal grandparents lived in Ilkeston Junction. I now live 1000's of miles away in the City of Sunshine, eight miles west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and have done ...Read more

A memory of Cossall in 1940 by Robin Louis Scattergood

Nice to hear about George Garforth, Jackie Lawton and Rid Thompson when you lot worked in Wembley West Langley pit. David Leckenby and Paddy Riley used to drive off the head end with our ponies Irk and Barron. Wilson Harrison was one ...Read more

A memory of Langley Park in 1956 by David Leckenby

When I was born, in 1948, my parents lived in Mount Park Road. My father, who was chairman of the Ealing Rotary Club (at least twice that I remember), was a solicitor and his firm 'Machin-Smith & Brown' had two offices. One was on ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by Helen Machin Smith

I used to work in the Laboratory at Creaton Sanatorium. It was my first job after leaving Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby. I started in the Lab at Northampton General Hospital and was transferred to Creaton. I used to cycle to and ...Read more

A memory of Creaton in 1953 by Nial Reynolds

I lived in Woodland Close throughout my childhood and started at Kingsbury Green Primary School in 1959. The classrooms were brightly painted, and the smells of plasticine, paints, crayons, pink (carbolic) soap and school dinners ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1959 by Jackie Hayles

I first went to Cuckoo infants in 1952,this was in Laurie Road,and then onto the girls junior in 1953 until 1958 which was on Kennedy Road.And my last school was St Anns Secondary school for girls until 1961.I had many ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1951 by Sonia (Ayshford)Fowler

My great uncle may be in this photo. I remember he told me that he and some of his pals walked from West Ham in the early hours of the morning and managed to get a spot on the Lambeth side of the bridge. They were just boys and came ...Read more

A memory of London in 1890 by Philip Cousins