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I used to ride my cycle from Blacksmiths Lane in South Hornchurch to fish in Berwick Ponds in late 50's and early 60's. I have good memories of sitting on the bank on many a Sunday listening to "Round the Horn", "Billy Cotton's ...Read more

A memory of Rainham by alandvi.187

I went there in 1969 and I loved it it not a school now it a sham that was a lovely place I like to no what happened to every one miss evens miss Bogg miss Dollier Irene cotton Linda arney like to hear from any one

A memory of Farnham by judystone12

I, Ray Murphy, came across your site, re Shaw Mills, Yorkshire, U.K., as I was looking into events of my past life, for the benefit of my son’s Australian family, at the time of my 84th birthday, 19/9/35. I am the Patriarch of the ...Read more

A memory of Shaw Mills by raymurphy1935

Ah - This was owned by Mr & Mrs Saunders. Mrs Saunders was always in the shop - she wore a floral cotton pinafore with her hair up in a bun and spectacles. I can still remember the sound of the massive bacon slicer with it's ...Read more

A memory of Bursledon by cannizaro93

On the very right of this photo is my grandad's shop. He had his name FV DRABBLE on the front, you can just see part of the name in the photo. My grandad was Langold's only cobbler. The bottom half of the windows were painted ...Read more

A memory of Langold in 1955 by Tony Mitchell

Hello everyone, my mind drifted back to an innocent time when life was so much simpler. Memories of school, friends, working in Hollicks the newsagent shop, the 165 red bus, the giants football on Hornchurch ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by Patricia Walker

How on earth did I remember this morning (3rd May 2020]that I was there for a celebratory tea. V.E 1945? I checked whether there had ever been an establishment named Boomerang and to my surprise found this photograph. My mother, now 102 has ...Read more

A memory of Beddgelert by dorothy.mcintosh

The Lion & Swan Hotel Congleton Story has it that The Lion & Swan in Congleton was made from ancient timbers, even today there are some solid twelve inch by twelve inch supports on display but who knows where ...Read more

A memory of Congleton by Alec Coles

My parents operated a shop and a stall in Surrey Street from just after WW2 until my dad's untimely death in 1960. My mother kept the stall until 1962. They sold yard-goods and drapery fabric but during Summer when ladies were out of the ...Read more

A memory of Croydon

I used to be at hassoberry school in 1969 lovely school swimming pool we used to go in the van to get how sweets at weekends there was Irene cotton Lucy mole Linda evens Janet breger teacher miss evens miss Bogg miss Dunlop miss ...Read more

A memory of Farnham