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I lived at Mildred Close during the late 1950s to mid 1960s. Hesketh Park and Temple Hill were my playgrounds. I attended St.Albans Primary and York Road Junior Schools. Anyone with similar memories?

A memory of Dartford in 1960 by Susan Howard

I too remember Ends Place from the early 1970s. The old Dear (how rude) as you put it was Mrs Gregson who did not suffer fools gladly but only ever showed me kindness and charm. I would visit her each Friday lunchtime for a ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School by Carl Gaurd

I lived at the RAF camp at Coddington during my teens. I went to Sconce Hills school & later worked at Alec W. Adams in Lombard Street. In those days, as office workers we were required to work on Saturday mornings and ...Read more

A memory of Newark-on-Trent in 1970 by Margaret Geoge

My husbands family were in Langdon Hills as early as 1797 when John Bacon married Sarah Graylin at the old church Langdon Hills.  The family had many occupations, thatcher, bailiff, agricultural labourer etc.  They eventually ...Read more

A memory of Langdon Hills in 1860 by alma

I remember buying fish and chips in Gallaway Road, Greengates 1955+. Unknown to me at that time this fish shop used to a greengrocer's shop owned by my grandfather Lister Carter around 1935/40. My father was born at ...Read more

A memory of Greengates by Keith Carter

My family moved to Hurtmore from Kent in 1959. From the first day I loved the place. We lived at no. 6 Quarry Road.  Mr and Mrs Hancock lived a few houses away. I started school at Rodborough which was up ...Read more

A memory of Hurtmore in 1959 by Anne Docherty

I used to live at No 52 on the left of the picture, in a flat on the 4th floor. I was only 7, I remember the first night while lying in bed I heard a screech of brakes and a dog yelping. The next morning my mum told me that a dog had ...Read more

A memory of Shrewsbury in 1954 by Maxine Pickett

I went  to school in Pilley. My teacher was a Miss Figgins, she was fantastic, she taught my father too, Fred Woodburn. We lived at the bungalow, Sandy Down, After  my Gran Died  Annie Woodburn  shes ...Read more

A memory of Pilley in 1959 by valerie78

In 1953 I was a boy scout with St Patrick's 17th Widnes troop when we had our annual camp in The Lake District. I remember getting off the steam train at Windermere station where there was an old single decker bus waiting for ...Read more

A memory of Cockermouth in 1953 by Brian Balfe

Does anyone know of a house called Conliston in Oxshott.  Built in the 1930s, it  was "one mile from Oxshott Station and Leatherhead Golf Course.  Standing on the brow of a hill, facing full south".  This house was built by my aunt and her ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott in 1930