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Having researched my family history I was expecting that most of my family were from Bepton and Midhurst, however whilst several family members were laid to rest in Bepton churchyard, I have found that in ...Read more

A memory of Steep by Wayne Russell

I have only just discovered this website and felt compelled to respond. I was born in Heathfield Gardens, South Croydon in 1948 and my maiden name was Murphy. We moved to Wyche Grove near the Purley Arms, South Croydon when I was about 5 ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Kate Sims

My Aunt & Uncle (Ella & Cecil Forbes) lived in a two bedroom flat in Park Court in Balham Park Road from 1948 & throughout the 1950s and I spent much time staying with them as my parents ran pubs in The City. ...Read more

A memory of Balham in 1955

This photo of Happy Valley brings back many memories! Great Shows with Alex Munro (actress Janet Munro's father). Janet was married to actor Ian Hendry. Great times, comedy, songs, dancing, talent shows. Pay for seating ...Read more

A memory of Llandudno in 1961 by Sue Oliver

Hi all, I lived in Collingbourne Ducis for a short time in 1969/70, it was a beautiful place and I have never forgotten my stay there but I can't seem to find Leghorne House, I have been back and looked for it but had no ...Read more

A memory of Collingbourne Ducis in 1969 by Patricia Bransden

I remember the donkey wood, the pit ponies that used to roam in the wood. The old picture house now has the lop house at the time at the bottom of the pit bank. Also the hills and the holes where we used to play as kids. Back to ...Read more

A memory of Spennymoor in 1961 by Lawrence Sewell

I was born in Bersteds hospital although I'm not jewish, St Anne's was full in 1964. My mum was daughter to George Wilcox, the builders of Seven Sisters Road, then married Fred Taylor. They had 7 children.He sadly passed ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by Sharon Turner Nee Saunders

I remember Dewsbury on Saturday afternoons when everyone was shopping for bargains in the market and shops. You couldn't move for people and trying to go round Woolworths was a nightmare! Everywhere was heaving with ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury by Betty Sanders

I attended Radlett Prep between 1958 and 1965. It was located in a converted three floored Edwardian house on the corner of Hillside Avenue and Aldenham Grove, and has since been converted back to a private residence. Aldenham Grove was ...Read more

A memory of Radlett by Hamish Adam

I was something of a naughty boy back in those years: there were four of us young lads who were to bus it to Barnsley from Royston where we were barely old enough to go sampling Barnsley Bitter. If we were sixteen let alone eighteen ...Read more

A memory of Barnsley in 1965 by Roland Mitchell