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Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it doesn't even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has changed – I ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by mcgraa

I went to Crayford County Modern Secondary school in Iron Mill Lane 1945 1950. Now demolished I see! Each week in summer our class walked from Iron Mill Lane to Martens Grove via Old Road, walking ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst by baetgr

MEMORIES OF ST.CATHERINE’S I was a boarder from Jan.1947 to July 1951. My memories too are happy ones. The principal, Ralph Cooper taught us Geography, Science and Latin and he stank of stale tobacco and his fingers and ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury by tomarie

i remember when the fair used to come to summerfield park oh how we used to love the noise and the lights and all the people it was really great. my freind jen and myself used to love the waltzers and i recall we were given ...Read more

A memory of Winson Green by roy_carol65

I lived in Balham during the Blitz and Mum and my brother Ralph lived in Westlands Tce, which was bombed around 1944, maybe earlier. My dad was serving in the Navy. My brother was in a boarding school in the country as he was ...Read more

A memory of Balham by billeve1

My Grandfather, a former Police Sergeant, lived in Downderry and we lived there for periods in my childhood. I believe I recall Carolyn Blake, who writes one of the memories on this site. I certainly recall a Carolyn whose father, ...Read more

A memory of Downderry by mediahelp

Hi my name is Debbie I used to live in Wilmere Drive with my Grandparents Lesley and Lucy Vellenoweth in the 1960's. My best friend Margaret Peabody lived next door to me in No 65 she was a couple years older then me and my friend ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by terrydeb

I went to DCHS from 1955-1960 and was in the choir for all years. I was also in Midsummer Night's Dream in 1956 as a fairy Peaseblossom. I remember Mr Weeks, Grainger, Riley, both Cooks, Pugh, Dakin, Tanner, Williams, Cork, ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by vchablani

I remember the old house called "Restville" 101 Greensward Lane. Thee old ladies lived there from the 1930's to about 1960 when it was knocked down to build three new houses. It was next door to the first Doctors and I ...Read more

A memory of Hockley by Alan Rivers

I was born in 1950 and we lived with my mothers parents at 53 Burns Ave. Their name was Clark, ours Lyon. I think neighbours were Knights. I went to North Road infants, then Dormers Wells juniors as by then we had moved into ...Read more

A memory of Southall by valstroud