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I grew up in Bath Terrace in the early 1960s and the photo of Wilkinsons brought back memories of its pre-supermarket days of high dark wood counters, butter in barrels and the smell of roasting coffee. Pumphreys with the pastel ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth in 1962 by Sue Edgar

As a boy I used to cycle or walk through Badby Woods (then lovely-now wrecked) into Fawsley Park and fish all day in two of the Lakes. The Hall was deralict in those days and supposedly haunted by the "White Lady". ...Read more

A memory of Fawsley in 1940

My family, James and Isa Lewis, brother James and myself lived in a semi-detached villa on Monifieth Road, Broughty Ferry opposite the school, for a period before and after the Second World War commenced. ...Read more

A memory of Broughty Ferry in 1940 by Alison Stratton

I used to live in Grace Avenue, Bexleyheath and one of my earliest memories is of first viewing the house when I was 2 years old. We moved in about 6 months later. I can remember seeing Fairfield Road marked out ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1953 by Josephine Taylor

I remember walking along the line from Hilden to Lambeg. It was a great time and a lot of fun. As usual we don't appreciate the smaller things in life until we reach a certain age. I loved living in Hilden the school was great and the ...Read more

A memory of Hildenborough in 1959

Every year we would stay at my uncle's caravan in Bognor Regis. The highlight of my holiday was the visit to Hotham Park and the magical Rainbow's End. Even now 36 years later I can remember every detail, Mickey Mouse ...Read more

A memory of Bognor Regis in 1974 by Rachel Beck

I was born in Croydon 1950 and as a child use to play where the Fairfield halls now stand their use to be a car park and a fireing range and opposite side of the road where the nestles building stands was a fire station

A memory of Croydon by johncurtis51

Moved here in 1942 were my father worked for B.A.C underground at Hawthorn as a foreman working on gear inspection. With the recent 70th anniversary on Tv its only now that I realise what my parents had gone through with the ...Read more

A memory of Corsham by farrant186

Does anyone remember the veg and flower stalls on the Crown pub car park and winkle and shrimps on a Sunday , my grandmother Mrs Smith had them from the 30s and my uncle Freddy Smith carried on the business until the 60s ....please , thank you

A memory of Morden by shirley.lile

Eastville Park swimming pool was built in 1905, and the lake in 1909, with the present boathouse dating from 1925. Since then, local road building has resulted in the loss of the original boundaries of the park and its walls, gates and ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend