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Oh the good old days. There was Barclays Bank in the corner and I remember my dad making an appointment to see the actual Bank Manager himself who had his office to the left at the back. I remember the Bakers next to ...Read more

A memory of Welling

Born 1944 I grew up in a house on the Great West Road, between Springwell Lane and the Broadwalk. My first great adventure: a tricycle with which I nearly broke the legs of several pedestrians. Springwell infants' school on what had been ...Read more

A memory of Heston by tilburycm

I went to a school called Fedsden Hall, in Roydon in Essex, in 1950-53. It was a wonderful place run by Mrs. Katherine Clare. Mrs. Clare lived in a big, beautiful Georgian house on the property, with her husband, who I ...Read more

A memory of Roydon by canadagoose

Hi Guys , Another piece of East End literature from Vic B , I was thinking back the other day of the things that made me laugh as a youngster growing up in the East End although it must have applied to the whole of ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

my name is Charlie lewis I was born in llanharryand my grandparents lived at 40 tylacoch they wer named Richard and alice lewis .my aunts and uncles all lived in tylacoch . They were dilys price and eddie lewis .Iwas born in 1953 and we all ...Read more

A memory of Llanharry by lewisrcharlie8

I spent those years living in West Road. The primary School was know as Japan Road School and I suspect long gone. My memories are of the Rest Centre on the edge of St Chads Park, the coal merchant on the corner of Alexandra Road, ...Read more

A memory of Chadwell Heath by tony.tomlin

I spent just under two years at the wonderful Gains Secondary Modern School. It was at a point when it was growing and there was a lot of building work going on but I did see it finished before I left. We came from ...Read more

A memory of Upminster in 1963 by Robert Fall

They knocked the Boys Club down today, folks came from far and wide. To see it come down brick by brick, and reminisce with pride. They knocked the Boys Club down today, if you drive past in your car. That famous ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by James Bridgewood

Oh, my goodness, the memories come flooding back when I started to read some of the stories. Yes, mine was very much the same as most of yours was. I was taken to Victoria Station and put on the train with a nun. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by Adrianne Jansen

I would like to share with you some of my early childhood memories of my formative years in Parndon, including places and names that might evoke similar memories to myself. I hope you will bear with me, as I will probably go ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon in 1955 by John Conyard