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To anyone reading this; I was born Valerie Harding and lived in Wedges Mills and I remember so many things about my childhood in Cannock. The Maypole dancing at John Woods school, attending Church each Thursday ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1953 by Valerie Van Ramesdonk

Uxbridge was blessed with 3 cinemas; The Odeon, the Regal and the Savoy (the oldest of the three it stood on the corner of Vine St and the High St). The Odeon, I think, had the biggest productions as it had a wider ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Philip Cousins

The shop opposite the White Hart public house, owned by Simonds, was called Lays Stores. My mother and father bought it in 1952 and ran it till it closed in 1962. Before that, they owned the fish and chip shop which has now been ...Read more

A memory of Thatcham by Trevor Collins

I lived in Haydon Hall from 1947 until 1967. I was ten months old when we moved there and left home when I was 18 yrs old. My mother was the caretaker of the old house, and the new building after the house was pulled ...Read more

A memory of Eastcote by Lucinda Barrett

My late father, Rev H Roderick Carter, was the Vicar at St Catherines from the early 1950's to about 1968. Living at the Vicarage meant that we had people coming and going all day, everyday. Mum was very ...Read more

A memory of Norwich in 1955 by Richenda Carter

My friends and I would spend hours at Mayford Park in the 80's. We would sit in the field smoking our silk cut and sipping cider. Also went to Brownies and Guides at Mayford village hall and had my 21st birthday party here too. Happy, happy days.

A memory of Mayford by Rebecca Francis

This view from Plough Lane bridge was a daily sight for me and my 2 brothers and sister as we walked or later cycled home to Beddington from Highview school. [Another of Friths postcard shots]. The primary school was beyond the ...Read more

A memory of Beddington by Chris Scott

We moved to Hertford Road in 1971, I was 3 years old. I remember playing in our overgrown garden which backed on to the Burges road playing fields soon after we moved in. There used to be a horrendous smell from the ...Read more

A memory of Barking by abridgeboy

The Hall was the closest Library to my family-home in Marlborough Rd. I used to spend hours there every week, researching school homework; and collecting Library Books for myself, - and ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

Mawney Road School 55 Pettits Lane 55 to 59 Married 64 at Good Shepherd Church Mildmay Road and Oaks Avenue Worked at Grenvilles Men's Clothing on the Eastern Avenue Maiden Name Cummings Loved my teenage years. Enjoyed school, ...Read more

A memory of Romford by Brenda Gower