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This brings back so many memories. I went to Stanley Park School, do you remember the country dance parties we use to have, and going to the loos with the daddy long legs on the wallsm and playing British Bulldog, and the school dinners? ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1966 by Linda Jansen

My father was born in South Petherton. I think his father's name was Charlie Potts, they lived in Compton Road as far as I can remember. I used to love visiting Somerset as my uncle and aunties had farms where I could help (or ...Read more

A memory of South Petherton by Michael Saunders

I was born at Edgware General in 1974 and lived on Church Lane in Kingsbury (not far from the Express Dairy) until 1994. My friends and I used to go to the pool as much as we could before it ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1984 by Sam N

We came to live in Downley Road in 1987 at The Barn which was in a bit of a state in those days. Wife, daughter, me and three cats. The very first memory I have is of our first weekend here when we thought we would  quickly nip out to the ...Read more

A memory of Naphill in 1987 by Peter Mccormack

So long ago. We (the family, Mum, Alun, Rob & me) must have left Colliers Wood just a few years after the war had ended. We moved into a Nissan hut, one of which seemed to me in a small suburb of huts, but no streets, just rough ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Philip Davies

To me the first eleven years of my life, growing up in Quarry Bank, was the most enjoyable. I was born Kenneth Graham Sewell, on the 26th January 1947, at 59 Saltwells Road, now renamed White City, and the whole country was in the ...Read more

A memory of Quarry Bank in 1947 by Ken Sewell

I was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. My mum was born and grew up in Newcastle and so many of my aunties and uncles and cousins were all Geordies. My Uncle George and Aunty Beatty (Charlton) lived in Crawcrook in Morgy Hill and I ...Read more

A memory of Clara Vale in 1949 by Allan Fawcett

Dear Ron, I left for Canada that year, the old villege was still there, I came back in 1972 and it was all gone, even the Keys had changed, not the same gang. To tell you the truth I don't remember you, you know all about me? I will try to remember any way, Best regards, Cliff

A memory of Dagenham in 1968 by Cliff Odell

I see it stated that Ewloe Castle was built by Llewellyn in 1257. But there was evidently some fortification there earlier. In 1256 Prince Edward (Edward I) and his followers were besieged there by Llewellyn and rescued by ...Read more

A memory of Hawarden by Katherine Ashe

My husband Bill and I married in Brantingham Church on a cold day in January 1959, the snow lay thickly on the ground. We moved into Holderness Cottage, adjoining Holderness House, the home of Mrs Dunn, an elderly lady of ...Read more

A memory of South Cave in 1959 by Jean Carr