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Down St Mary School was built in 1878 on the site of the Bell Inn by the Rev. W T A Radford. In the 1930s I was a pupil in the infants' class which was divided from the upper class by a green curtain on a pole. There were ...Read more

A memory of Down St Mary in 1930 by John Shapland

I remember Woolwich town centre in the 1960's when I was a kid. In this picture I believe you can just see Garrets department store on the left which was a big rival to Cuffs department store a bit further back (out of shot). ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1962 by Mark Stacey

We lived in Craigdarroch Cottage, near Eliock Bridge, Sanquar, in the early 1960s while my dad, Wullie Wilson, worked on the farm there. At that time the farm was owned by the Kerr family. A black London-style taxi ...Read more

A memory of Eliock in 1963 by June Hodge

I was a boarder at Stubbington House School from 1954 to 1956. My father was a Naval officer, as were so many other fathers. I believe the school was sponsored by the Royal Navy, and I recall that a number ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington in 1954 by Peter Madden

Some of my memories as a small boy shopping in Redhill with my Mum . I remember Latties the sweetshop with big jars of sweets on shelves up to the ceiling! just along the road was the Arcade and the fishmongers ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Bruce Cordy

I lived in Hilltop Avenue and remember some of the previous contributors and recall most of the names mentioned. Some of the things I remember include- A visit by the late Queen Mother when  schoolchildren lined the route throughout the ...Read more

A memory of Sheriff Hill by John Oldham

I lived in Hamilton Road from 1940 until approx 1958. (my name then was Mortlock) I went to Ealing Road School and then Brentford Secondary Modern. I remember the air raid shelter at the top of Hamilton Road and hearing the sirens and ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1940 by Brenda Bostock

We had such a tremendous snow fall I believe it was difficult to open the back door due to snow drifts. However my girls Sam and Lucy put on the boots and coats and gloves and we trudged ...Read more

A memory of Amberley by Marianne Tanner

I was stationed at Chilwell barracks just outside Nottingham in 1953. I was posted there from Deepcut after serving a year in an Ordnance Field Park. Incredibly my father was stationed in the same barracks which were nick named ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham in 1953 by Les May

I remember many happy time in the area. Did you live in the house on the corner of Abercorn Crescent? Your name sounds familiar and I used to play in that garden sometimes. I lived at 111 RGA (the house just before the ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1966 by Tony Born