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I began my school days during the 1950's at Brampton Road Primary School, Bexleyheath. My over-riding memory is a time of innocence, wonder and happiness, where we were given freedom to learn and be creative in a ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

My father, William Tom Stallard, was manager here 1946 to 1958.He was previously manager at the Btooklands Hotel, Sale, Manchester 1937 (?) to 1941.~ The youngest in the company. He married in 1938. He enlisted in ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by signsmurals

Hello. My father was Harold John (bob) Mann. He worked as an Air Traffic Controller in the Control Tower, in what was then Heston Airport ('Aerodrome'?). We lived at Heston, in Durham Avenue. We ...Read more

A memory of Heathrow Airport London in 1951 by Rosemarie Mann

I lived at Twyning Farm at Shuthonger from my birth in October 1926 until 1944, as my father (James L. Brooksbank) owned and lived at this farm (1922-1953), although 1936 - 1944 I was away at boarding-school for much ...Read more

A memory of Shuthonger in 1940 by Ben W L Brooksbank

The church was the view from my bedroom window. I lived in the Old Smithy for a few years, renting the property from a very posh estate agents from Shrewsbury. It was cheap. But had no heating, & electrics that ...Read more

A memory of Wrockwardine by bru.enzer

My Mum met my Dad in Slough Trading Estate! He was a German prisoner of war and she befriended him! He went back to East Germany just before I was born in 1948. She didn't want to go with him. I met him once in East Berlin when I was 30!

A memory of Slough by angiegreenfield

I remember me and my brothers were all dropped off at the Cinema in South Harrow on a Saturday morning. It used to be early, so we could go in the sweet shop to get all our sweets. You could get four sweets for a penny. We ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by sharon.stephens28

I met my first g/f walking up Castle hill in the 50`s on my way from Tech college Slough. Her name was Pam and she lived in Pownry road.

A memory of Maidenhead by fernandoferreira76

My mother (Clare Dawson) lived in the thatched cottage shown in the photo in about 1912. Her mother (Ms Dawson) was a teacher at the school. My mother was born in Foxwist Lane, her father spent most of his spare time at the Plough Inn.

A memory of Whitegate by David Watts

I moved from Blyth to Seaton Sluice into a newly built house in Cresswell Avenue in 1957. Life as a child in the village was exciting; most days we would either play on the beach and harbour or the new ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Sluice by Stuart Mc Leod