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I've just come across this site. My memory years are really from 1938 up to 1958, when I married and left Crownhill Road, but I have returned several times recently, as it draws me back to 'home', although we ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1940 by Douglas Parrott

I lived at Kirkham Abbey in a little bungalow called Sunny Side. It is no longer there now as it was pulled down. It was situated where the carpark now is for The Stone Trough. My mother and father in law lived in The ...Read more

A memory of Kirkham in 1957 by Pearl Cook

Circa 1956 I lived in Carr Hill and my dad would take me to Windy Nook Park. A lady in one of the houses around the area gave me sweets. Later on he found out that the woman had poisoned a few of her husbands to get the ...Read more

A memory of Windy Nook in 1956

This was the year I took my 11+ exam. There was such deep snow that winter that it was very difficult to walk to school. Luckily I lived in Milton Road where St John's was then situated. On arriving at school we were all so cold ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon in 1947 by Ann Midson

I lived in Midhurst Hill, off Townley Road, a couple of years after this photo was taken, quite scarey to see how old fashioned it looks now. I used to buy my catapault elastic in Jennings. I went to Upton Road Primary ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Richard Blowers

I was born at home in Coleford Bridge Road in 1935 and grew up there, went to school in Frimley and lived in Mytchett until emigrating to Australia in 1964. In those early days life seemed very simple, only a handful of cars, making ...Read more

A memory of Mytchett in 1940 by David Greenland

I worked for the post office as a "Christmas Casual" in 1962 and the crafty regular postmen dumped all the unpopular rounds on the young students doing a couple of weeks casual work.  I was given an ...Read more

A memory of Northwood Hills in 1962 by John Howard Norfolk

The photographer is standing on the road just outside Pinner sorting office. I worked for this post office as a "Christmas Casual" in 1962 and the crafty regular postmen dumped all the unpopular rounds on the young students ...Read more

A memory of Pinner in 1962 by John Howard Norfolk

Life for a child in the village of Worle in the 1950s was exciting, parochial and safe. Our parents did not lose sleep over thoughts of us being molested. Children were more likely to be in danger from their own recklessness than ...Read more

A memory of Worle in 1956 by Raye Green

My husband, Bill Carr & I moved to Bungalow Farm with two of our sons, Michael & James, in August 1984 from Market place South Cave. Denis, our eldest son had bought a cottage in Broomfleet with a ...Read more

A memory of North Newbald in 1984 by Jean Carr