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The Fish Meadow is just North and East of the river bridge, and in my youth, (as now) was prone to flooding. I remember a year when the still water, stretching across the meadow (as opposed to the main river flow) froze over. ...Read more

A memory of Upton upon Severn

Lived in Badminton Road as a child and teenager. There was a garage just out of view on the right. Used to walk up here to the tube and buses at Clapham South, there was a bus down Nightingale Lane, the 189, which was ...Read more

A memory of Balham by mmd1957

I served my apprenticeship at Bennett&Sayers from 1964 to 1972, the scrap yard opposite was always called Frank Radfords, further up Nuns street [over the bridge] this was the original Samways for the highways,[now ...Read more

A memory of Derby by geoff.barker

I was born at Aylesbury Hospital in 1948 and lived briefly at Pitstone, then Tring in Park Road and later Western Road. My Parents, Grandparents and many other relatives lived in the town. I attended Gravelly infant school in Park Road ...Read more

A memory of Tring by richardjandchris

I was born in West Street in 1953 - my father was the manager at Lovibond's wine merchants. This photo is the closest to it. I remember the Black Horse, which was down the road from where we lived, and The Swan, which was half way up West ...Read more

A memory of Horsham

One of the things i remember about the old Cross Street was there was an entrance off it to the back of the Express Dairy. In the days of horse drawn Milk Carts they had their stables here and my Great Uncle Ernie worked there as the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge

My Dad was born in Gyncorrwg in 1941 and worked in the mines. My memories of Glyncorrwg would be staying with my grampy Tony who lived up the top.I still visit the village as I have cousins there I love the place, so quiet and peaceful with ...Read more

A memory of Glyncorrwg by smith.kim7

Greetings all you Harold Hillians, today is Sunday 17 January 2016. 70 years ago, I will have been one of the 5,362 - from 13,687 recorded births in the first week of March 1946 - who became guinea pigs for the National ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by richard.cattermoul

I was born in newham hospital in 1981, and have fond vivid memories of helping my mum whilst pregnant with my Sister go canvassing for the borough council. I used to walk with ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by greenandkeen

I was born in Chapel Street, in 1947. My uncle, Len Gray, had a newsagents in the town, near the bus stop by the Old Post Office, as was. My Grandad used to sell papers on the Five Ways and as a girl I would stand ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill