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My own memories date from 1956 when I went on a family holiday to stay with my mother's carer where she was evacuated in WW2. My mum was there from 1939 to 1943 at least, and she stayed with a Mrs Tancock, a widow, who ...Read more

A memory of Treherbert in 1940 by Susan Coleman

I was born in Feltham in Vernon Road in 1935. My first memory is of going to Feltham Hill School. Apparently on my 2nd day I went home at break time to say to my mother that was it I've been to school. My best friend in Vernon Road ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by Sylvia Barnett

I moved to Kinver St at about the age of 2, was adopted by Stan Weston, a glass blower, at the age of five. Spent many happy days playing on Fox Hill even remember the cut being dredged and we used to get the coal that was dumped ...Read more

A memory of Kingswinford by Ray Weston

Omg, I remember so many of you. I started at Love Lane in 1965 and left in 1970. I was friends with Susan Harvey, Carol Head, Jackie Kirk, Karen Harman, Barbara Cox, Lesley Davidson, Libby Campbell, June Tyler, Liz Knapp, ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1965 by Christine Brown

I have always been proud to be called an old Actonian and lived there through the forties, fifties and early sixties, returning regularly to visit my mother until she sadly passed some years ago. I went to John Perryn Infant & ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Maureen Keating

I lived at 2 Chain Road in the 50's sandwiched between the Loves and the Harveys with my parents and brothers, Jeff and Richard. The Lindsays lived two doors away with Johnny and Gillian. Our neighbour's were great characters especially ...Read more

A memory of Creetown

We where often told not to go there,as it was too big and we would get lost.Of course on a lovely day what a nice place to go exploring.Running up the hill and rolling back down. At the bottom of the hill you could ...Read more

A memory of Bradley

I can remember going to the station to help people on and of the trains with there cases I used to talk to the station staff ( dick cartmell and bill seed and old george who insidently lived in george street. ...Read more

A memory of Nelson in 1965

I too went to Crowland road school . My sister went there and every day I cried when I had to go home after taking her there. I believe I could kick up quite a fuss because the teacher eventually let me stay . I was three and a ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1940 by Hettie Quinn

We'll south ockendon truly a magical place to grow up moved from west ham to ockendon 1969 lived clay burn gardens Went to mardyke school and later culver house memories well many playing in the woods /primrose hill ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1970 by Kevin Lock