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I was a choirboy at St Luke's, we met for choir practice once a week. Mr Hatton was the choirmaster and took a register and we were paid for attending. Weddings were the big earner - we got two shillings or half a crown. It was all ...Read more

A memory of West Norwood in 1960 by Stephen Carroll

I was married at St. Philp's, Worcester Park and we held the reception here on 8th August 1970. We had 100 guests and the large room was apply big enough. I remember that we had caviar!

A memory of Worcester Park in 1970 by Margaret Bond

Anybody know of Dr Steward? The big house, The Shrubbery, 1850's to 1900's. Today seen old wall parts, arches, shapes....may have been left after demolition. It was his home, but a few asylum patients ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Yvonne Butler

Remember Mr Lockwood very well used to smoke a pipe and grow his own tobacco and lecture us on the evils of smoking. Big excitement when the older girls who slept in the annex were caught smoking and were moved back into the main building in ...Read more

A memory of Bacton in 1960 by Malcolm Foster

I was master of small coaster loading molasses for London. The landlord was a Canadian army veteran who had a badly injured shoulder. He was sniped at by a German 88, quite a big gun, at Bergen op Zoom. Rumour also had it ...Read more

A memory of Cantley in 1958 by David Ingham

I remember my relatively short time in Wembley with great affection. At my mother's instigation we moved from Willesden to Lonsdale Avenue, Wembley, in 1953 when I was fourteen. My father paid the princely sum of just ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1953 by William (Bill) Rowan

I was born in Mitcham in 1929 and lived as a baby in Queens Road aka "rocky" or "Rocks Terrace" my Grandfather was called Truelove and had a shop in Queens Road. Hard to belive now but a horse and cart owner would stop outside ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1930 by Derek Jones

I was born in 1966 in Swindon but I would spend every weekend in Green Street, High Wycombe with the grandparents (Austin). My father played the piano in the dance band called The Revue, which my grandad John organised. ...Read more

A memory of High Wycombe in 1970 by Christine Peaty

Pictures bring back many memories and I am sure that some are of my family since we were probably the largest family in the village. We lived on Sandy Lane during the war but often spent the night with Grandpa Stow behind the shop. ...Read more

A memory of Chapel St Leonards by hubcove

I moved to the high rise flats in 1972 and was glad to get one. The flats was new and had a lady to clean the stairs and front entrance every day. That would be hard to find today a cleaner to do that. the flats was 22 stories high. I was ...Read more

A memory of Brentford End