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Those balmy hot summer days on school holidays in the early to mid. 50's. Walking down the lane at the side of Haygate Cemetery, across the Holyhead Road, up Earcall Lane (picking ripe blackberries) to the Forest ...Read more

A memory of Wellington by menakajemma606

How many happy hours I spent in this park as a child, teenager and young woman. The gardens by the tennis courts were so well kept and I remember sitting on the benches there with my mother when we walked back from town. I remember hiring ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by jokelly015

It was 4th June 1961 and John F Kennedy was due to pass by Brentford on the Great West Road. The M4 had not yet been built. I went with my friend Graham around 7pm and joined the many people sitting on Macleans wall ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Nick Beard

I moved to Park Lane in 1948.I was about 2 years old.Lived there with my Family till about 1956.It was all fields at the back of our house.At the top of the road was the Junior School I went to.It had about 4 class rooms.I can still remember ...Read more

A memory of Thatcham by annbothamley

I remember seeing CITY OF TRURO come through one evening. It had been taken out of Swindon museum and restored. I also remember seeing the BROWN BOVERI GAS TURBINE on several occassions. It had been ordered by THE ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by Nick Beard

I was born on the 13 February 1957 at No2 Station cottage Escrick. No.2 was the middle cottage of 3. My father (Kenneth Hudson) was a fireman/driver on L.N.E.R. steam locos. For along time we had no electricity in the house, Lighting ...Read more

A memory of Escrick by g0tog

Hi Heather & Briony & Kate I was also a boarder at St Oswalds Girls School,Rowena Steveson was the head mistress(Rhino).I remember the dreaded morning run having to eat a spoonful of molasses every day(supposedly ...Read more

A memory of Allerwash by jacqui.callahan

Is there anyone who can share similar memories of Barking particularly of the Eastbury and Town areas. At 81 time passes so quickly that memories are the only thing w have left. Clifford Smith

A memory of Barking

My relations lived in number 24 Shortcroft Road my father grew up in that house as with his father sisters and a brother Eric my grandfather used the Jolly Wagoners a lot and when I came along and old enough I spent a lot ...Read more

A memory of Ewell by Mrs Margaret Adams

my granddad raced grayhounds there. my dad & his brothers lived lived there 2 thay live on the haverlock rd in old cottages that backed on to the canal MY GRANDADS NAME WAS . SAM DONNELLY

A memory of Southall