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The Silver Lounge makes me remember summer holidays when my mum was working in Collins Cleaners near the traffic lights at Gravel Hill, and I was looked after by my elder brothers and sister. My sister and I would meet Mum outside ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1956 by Annette Benefield

My parents knew a local artist of this name who lived at a place called Windmill in Hullbridge. I was only 4 but got the impression that he lived in the tree in the garden of his mother's house and she kept goats. He always wore ...Read more

A memory of Hullbridge in 1954

My parents bought this boat from a Mr and Mrs Bailey who had purchased it at Government auction and converted it into a houseboat. The Baileys later moved to Bursledon. When Dad and Mum got the boat the ...Read more

A memory of Swanwick by Susan Michael

We, the family, had expected to be going to a wedding, as my Mamma had been a widow since she was 39 years. She was now 60 years old, she had two daughter Ethel and Emma, 15 years and 13 years, when their father died. ...Read more

A memory of Langwith Lodge in 1944 by Margaret Douglas (Nee Beresfo

I was at the college from 1972-76 (Environmental Sciences) but have lost touch with many of my friends there - the recent posting from Kathryn jogged a few memories, as I used to wander down to ...Read more

A memory of Poulton-Le-Fylde in 1972 by C. John Hill

Unfortunately, I couldn't view the printing on the Mitcham page as it was obscured by little green figures, but I do know someone has asked if anyone remembers Thorpe's Music Bar. I do. I used to work there Wednesday evenings and Saturdays ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Margaret Webber

I have read with fond memories the recollections of others on their holidays at Bucks Mills and thought I would share mine. My family and I came down from Nottinghamshire for many ...Read more

A memory of Buck's Mills in 1955 by Alasdair Gordon

Hello, I was born in 1942 at 88 Sunbury Road, Feltham. There were four children born at the house, 1938 Gwyneth, 1942 Carol, 1945 Hilary, 1949 Kelvin. My mother, Gwyneth, and dad, Stan, moved into the house the day they were ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by Carol Anne Wilkins

There may be someone who remembers from Strone School, we had some good times in the Second World War, we did not how bad things were in Europe. It was the time we had the RN and the subs in the Holy Loch and the ...Read more

A memory of Strone in 1940 by Hugh Wilkie

Fond memories of Whitley Bay: Taking the 17 bus from South Wellfield to the bus station, Whitley Bay, with John Taylor. Dressed in our best (and only) Mod gear we would go to the Spanish City to seek out lasses and ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay in 1964 by David Honour