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We moved from Romford Road to Cherwell Grove in 1962 and moved to Australia in 1969. My memories are of wonderful times playing football in Belhus Park, fishing at Buckles Lane and drinking at The Royal Oak. Jim Travers ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1962 by Michael Hanrahan

I own an AJS motorcycle that was sold when new by Turner Brothers of Palmers Green, Barnet Hill, in March 1954. I hope someone has memories of this outlet, an address maybe, old photographs or brochures would be brilliant. The bike's registration number was 734 AMM any help would be appreciated.

A memory of Palmers Green in 1954 by Lee Stretton

My first school was Botany; now a house. Children from the local villages went to Botany School until they reached the age of ten, then to Chedworth School. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Calcot in 1940 by Dorothy Lawrence

Does anyone remember Bob`s Cafe ? This was a place just behind the old fire station, in the same street as the Youth Club. I used to come home on leave from the Navy and head straight for Bob`s Cafe. All the teenagers used to go there on ...Read more

A memory of Redditch by Keith Downes

We used to live at 96, Church Road where I lived as a youngster between 1956 and circa 1962 when our family moved to a new house in New Haw. I was 11 years old when we moved there from Rodborough Hill near Milford. The canal was always a ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet by Derek Russel

Born in 1945 in Dinsdale Ave, Kings Estate, over the field from the pit. My aunts and cousins lived round the doors, it was a very safe and happy environment. The youngest of four, the world was our oyster. We roamed the fields and ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1950 by June Wilkinson Macarthur

I first went to Zeals at the age of about 4 months, my grandparents lived in the row of cottages on Tulse hill. My grandparents where Mr and Mrs Hicks, with them lived my aunt who still lives there to-day, Phillys ...Read more

A memory of Zeals in 1952 by Ronald Taylor

My family, aunt, uncles, mum, dad, grandparents and cousins spent many good times at the Bat and Ball. Nana & Grampy lived at Arfonia on the Green and all cousins would congregate there and spend the weekends. Lovely ...Read more

A memory of Churchdown by Jane Risbey

I used to spend my summer holidays at my grandmother's house in Middle Street and remember spending many hours in the Olympia amusement arcade at the top of the road that led into the old town. There was a juke box which ...Read more

A memory of Hastings by David Gerrard

Basildon has an interesting history, for it was ‘reinvented’ not once, but twice. At the start of the 19th century Basildon was a small rural parish, bounded on the west by Laindon, Dunton, Langdon Hills and Lee ...Read more

A memory of Basildon in 1958 by Julia Skinner