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Memories are funny, they come and go and during this time of lockdown I've thought quite a lot about my childhood. We lived in Amberley Road, very close to the Raglan School entrance in Raglan Road. The ...Read more

A memory of Bush Hill Park by Sharon Kenealy

I went to this primary not long after it opened. My DOB is 04/10/1953, infants then on to the juniors. I remember Mr Malpass and Miss Brake, Mrs Rubery, Mr King, Mr Garland, Mr Britten and horrible Mr ...Read more

A memory of Downend by hilaryalbe

As you look at this picture, the hedgerow and trees on the right hid an old spring water bottling plant. It was all very basic. We discovered it one day on a trip to One Tree Hill. As a 'gang' of boys from Goldsmiths Avenue, we used ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by thestockies

It would have been roundabout the mid ‘70’s when I first went to Glen Etive & Glencoe. A group of us went up in a 1966 BMC/Commer mini bus. As the owner said, it was coloured cream, maroon, & rust. I learnt a lot about ...Read more

A memory of Taynuilt by bru.enzer

I lived in The Ridgeway, schooled at Longfield in Sunflower House , motto 'Cheerfulness' which has endured with me as my favourite flower, I grow monsters and matches the attitude Itry to have still! Miss Perks was the ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow by Zoe Norris

In 1960, Mick Turner and 8 other tradesmen purchased land behind the Sunninghill Post Office, called HighClere, where they drained the lake and built 9 bungalows. It took 3 years working every spare hour outside of their daytime ...Read more

A memory of Sunninghill by Chris Turner

I went to Saint Mary ‘Covent school Late 1950, was never told who my father was , or knew any of his family was. l believe I might have a half sister.l lived at 189 Clapham Park Road,next door to a old car parts seller, known ...Read more

A memory of Clapham by Jacki Newlands

Came across this site whilst looking up about Soman Sports. I was doing some sorting out and came across an old paper bag with their name on it. I was a paper boy for Smiths for many years as were my siblings and delivered papers ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Robert Billing

Hi my gran&,grandad lived on garfield street they were ann&,george Adamson related to the Graham's,& Phoenix families we spent many hours playing on the Croft opposite the docks .Joan dawson was my mums(,Eileen ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Anne Dale

We moved to Eastry when I was 2...now 60 years ago ....We lived in the house on the Premiere Garage High Street which was over the road from the newsagents called Bickers. As kids we played in the wood of Boystown behind the garage. Premiere ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Julie