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I use to live along Epsom Lane North Known as the switchback to locals because of the dips up and down in the road, my father bought South Tadworth along there , where I grew up from 1940 to 1957 when I got married. I ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by junesaunders

The Perry family owned 2/3 businesses on Mill Street, but the corner building on the left, at the corner with the over- hang was run (owned?) by my step grandfather Samuel Perry in the 1930's/ 40's, maybe even either side of these dates. My ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by schtarl

I was born in Paignton in 1935 in 1 Stafford Rd our house backed on to Queens Park. When I was 6 years old we moved into a flat in 26a Torbay Rd under The Devon General Bus Station. Dellers Cafe was on the opposite corner & I went to ...Read more

A memory of Paignton by shirleye

I was born in HARLETON STREET off Battersea Bridge Road around the corner to Battersea Police Station. My grandparents llived there as young newly weds and grandma gave birth to 11 children in the same house. My father ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by sylviawitham5

hi i was born in ash grove seaforth in 1934. moved to empire road (24 i think) then on to ismay road where i lived until 1959. my da was the mager of the collie during and after the war. i remember the match works being ...Read more

A memory of Litherland by normanelliott4637

I lived in the shop on the corner of westgate and percy street old basford.till we moved to australia in 1965.I went to guildford leaving at 15 in 1961.We kids had great times together the Bigham boys Sue Robinson who lived at 111 percy ...Read more

A memory of Old Basford by clovelly1946

We moved to Swindon in 1957 from London (Wimbledon, actually) when my dad, a skilled engineer, got a job at Vickers Armstrongs at South Marston, with a brand new council house thrown in. In those post-war austerity days there was no ...Read more

A memory of Swindon by besafisher

We moved into a brand new home at 3,Barnfield Wood Close,in 1955. Next door at No 4,theAgombars lived. They built No 1,2,3,and 4,No 5 was built by Mr White in 1959. The houses in Barnfield Wood Road were full of ...Read more

A memory of Bromley by Martin Newell

Hello, I was shipped off to skegness when I was 8 years old when my father died it was to give mum a rest, I remember the matron who had a room off the dormatry we were not supposed to talk after lights out. The nit nurse used diluted vinegar ...Read more

A memory of Skegness by osbcarol5042

The road is called Elmshott Lane and ran from the Bath Road at Everetts Corner, past the Junior School on the left in the picture, down to the junction of Mercian Way and the green. Mercian Way in those days was very pretty with Gregory's ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham by Annie Harvey