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Memories from that long ago tend to stick in the back of the mind until an association brings them out. Being a small child, the village green at Bearsted seemed gigantic and the village pond was just a pond. We used to paddle in the pond ...Read more

A memory of Bearsted by Beverley Simmons

Castle Square of the 1950s and 60s had a vibrancy that is absent nowadays. This was because all of the local bus services terminated there and a constant stream of people dismounted to go about their business throughout ...Read more

A memory of Caernarfon in 1959 by John Owen

My Nan and Grandad lived on the corner of Factory Road, and Cranbury Road, opposite Stan Brehaut the photographer, who went on to work with Jack Hargreaves in his programme 'Out of Town'. The Centre of Eastleigh holds such fond ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1956 by Jacqueline Jackson

I CAN REMEMBER MANY PEOPLE AND PLACES FROM MY CHILDHOOD LIVING IN 16 PINE ST ,BILL LOAN,LES PEARSON,WILLIE AND TINKER GORDEN,CHRIS LOWERY TO NAME BUT A FEW,AND THE PLACES WE USED TO GO TO ,DOWN "THE LINE" TO THE "GREEN HILL" UP ...Read more

A memory of Perkinsville in 1968 by Kevin Greener

My parents, Fred and Marjorie Reeks bought the shop and Post Office from Mrs Britton in 1947 and they owned the business till about 1985. In the mid sixties Fred got about 100,000 daffodil bulbs from a market garden in Darlington ...Read more

A memory of Eppleby by Alison Glass

Leytonstone was a great place to live back in the 50s and 60s. People used to come from far and wide for the wonderful shops. Bearmans was a lovely dapartment store, which also boasted a ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone in 1960 by Carol Warn

The war was nearly over but I remember the Shelters along Maybank Ave. We'd dare each other into them on our way to Elms Lane school. Along the avenue and across the Harrow Road using the crossing by the Express Dairy shop, along Elms ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1944 by Peter Troy

I used to live in Churchfield, my old house is the only one left standing amongst a maze of flats. It was a council house in those days and we shared it with another family, the Caines. I went to Churchfields Primary and ...Read more

A memory of South Woodford in 1950 by Margaret Way

Having discovered this site only recently many memories came flooding back, as reminded by the photo of Hale Lane where I helped out in the Kosher Deli as a kid. I lived in Lynford Gardens then in Glendale Avenue over a period of about ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1964 by David Berg

These memories relate to about 1963-1966/7. My dad was a car salesman for more years than I care to remember, and worked at the car sales place in Bedfont. We knew a lot of people in the area (none, alas, on this site so far), but ...Read more

A memory of Bedfont in 1963 by Steve Hamilton