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Does anyone remember Chambers Toys', Rumbelows, The Olympic Gym,Woolworths, Paula's gifts, Wimpy,Moores Wallpaper shop, Pratts timber yard, Setchells bakery, Porters , Gascoignes Newsagents, Apps Newsagents, Bike Inn bike shop (near The Green Man pub) such happy memories.

A memory of East Ham by petecarrington

For some time I had been thinking it would be nice to own a boat, and with this in mind I would keep my eyes open. It was only then I discovered boats for sale were very few and far between. You might think in a place like ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth by Ian Giles

My name is Arthur and i was born in North Middlesex Hospital in july 1949 and i lived at 80 Sirdar Road.My mum and dad Arhur and Doris Brown my two sisters Sylvia and Jeanette and myself lived with my grandparents David Edward ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham

Hi All. I was born in 1941 at 1 Oulton Road (now long gone) but lived in Harringay Road at No 27 with the grandparents until we got a flat at 107 Harringay Road, 1945 ish was sent to school at what is now Chestnuts primary ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by Norman Smith

A DEVIZES GIRL REMEMBERS Before talking of my own memories, it would seem appropriate to start by sharing some valuable ones of my Father who was born in 1906 and spent his whole life in the town. During the last five years of his ...Read more

A memory of Devizes by riversd10000

My grandmother, Phyllis Dearden, ran the ABC restaurant for many years. I would go and visit her with my mother when I was quite small and then, when I was a teenager, I helped her during school holidays by making ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green by nicolavernon

my names norbert, I lived at the abbey in the early 1960 s. so Ionly had a 5 minuets walk to the school. my teacher was mr. vale. if i remember right the headmaster was a mr curd. i used to ...Read more

A memory of Sutton Courtenay by First Name Last Name

Neat gardens of squares of box hedging kept very small and neat, both sides of the path from the road to shop, these squares full of striking displays of red and yellow flowers changing with the seasons, ...Read more

A memory of Tantobie

Omg, I remember so many of you. I started at Love Lane in 1965 and left in 1970. I was friends with Susan Harvey, Carol Head, Jackie Kirk, Karen Harman, Barbara Cox, Lesley Davidson, Libby Campbell, June Tyler, Liz Knapp, ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1965 by Christine Brown

I was born at 12 Lyndhurst Ave Southall on January 1941. My parents moved into this property in the late 30s. I remember a bit of the war when I was about three or four as we had a shelter in the back garden as we ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Eric Wedderburn