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I lived in Camberwell from 1944 until when I married in 1964. There remains a small terrace of seven houses in Grove Lane called ‘Grove Lane Terrace’; they were built in the ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Richard Norman

Does anyone remember miss Nelsons sweet shop ,later to be owned by Does anyone the small sweet shop bnear the Police Station .Shop later changed hands and oooh! THOSE WONDERFUL VIMPTO ice lollies used to call in on way too school Cecil was Headmaster mr.Tyler

A memory of St Asaph by 1938d.roberts

I worked at Pinner Radio and Electrical Maintenance in Station Approach Pinner from 1956 to 1967. The shop was located at the bottom of Station Approach, next to a little tobacconist kiosk on one side and the old Victory pub on the other... I ...Read more

A memory of Pinner by Martin Ruffell

My dad Ron Newell owned this garage from 1947 till 1954 ,when he sold it to Shell Petrol. He brought it from my uncle, Bert Croad,who was an old truck(lorry) driver who used to drive from ...Read more

A memory of Hardwick by Martin Newell

Hi all, I was born in the tin huts at velmore camp, (yes I know not strictly Eastleigh). Try these! Can you remember them? The Green Hut on the Rec.The Railway Institute, Unity Club, Freezing your !!!! off at Bishopstoke ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by mapman56

One of the old houses - 'Gainsborough' was used as a doctors surgery in early 60's . the name lives on today with the Gainsborough doctors practice in Whitegrove Copse! Down a short lane off Church Road ( over the left shoulder of the ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell

I was born in Queen Mary's Hospital in 1936. My parents lived in Glenavon Road. My sister was 3 years older than me and attended primary school in Water Lane in 1938/9/40. I can remember going shopping in Boardman's with my ...Read more

A memory of West Ham

I used to live in the Barking/Dagenham area from 1945-1973.I was born at Barking hospital,sometimes known as Upney in 1945.I lived on the corner of Rugby Road and Bromhall Road,my mum and dad moved there from Bromley by Bow ...Read more

A memory of Barking by ronnieibi

I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1955 and lived in the flats in Dabs Hill Lane, Northolt until I was 3. We then moved to Ferrymead Avenue in Greenford. It was a strange little bungalow on the corner of Eastmead ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Peter Wilkinson

I moved into Land Street in 1949, age 2 and lived there until I was about 13. We lived at number 2 which is on the corner of Land Street and the street down to the Pump Well. It was good fun sledging down the street ...Read more

A memory of Farsley in 1949 by David Lawson