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My name is Derek Price, and I was born in Central Middlesex Hospital and lived in Court Way, North Acton, until moving to Birkbeck Avenue when I was married in 1965. I attended West Acton Primary, Acton Wells Junior, John Perryn and finally ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Derek Price

I REMEMBER BIRCH IN 1960'S. THE VILLAGE SHOP WAS RUN BY A JEWISH MAN CALLED MR WOLFE. WHEN YOU CROSSED THE ROAD ON TO WHITTLE LANE THERE WAS A ROW OF HOUSES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE WHITE HART PUB . AS YOU WALKED UP THE LANE ...Read more

A memory of Birch by franciscaine7

It was 1966 myself and 2 colleagues were bouncing across the downs in a Landrover when I first saw Imber. What a beautiful little village nestled in the bottom of the valley. It's red brick manor house next to the church and ...Read more

A memory of Imber by Chris Scott

My family arrived in Wargrave just after the war. We moved into a flat above the Post Office/ Telephone Exchange. Dad was a caretaker operator. Things I remember about the village were of course the nearby river, the houses so ...Read more

A memory of Wargrave by M Ichael Aldridge

A faint memory of visiting houselands rd no 1 . Mother was born there ,my grandfather she told me was a boot repairer and took in army boots in ww2 .House had the shop at the bottom would love a photo looked for ages now , Any advice appreciated . Regards Alison

A memory of Tonbridge by Alison Elsworth

Does anyone remember Shiphay Preparatory School (also referred to as The Lilacs). I was a pupil there from 1958 to 1960. Have been trying to locate the school room, which was in an outbuilding in the grounds of a house called ...Read more

A memory of Shiphay by Suzanne Clark

As a child I lived at 63 St. Peter’s Avenue which was the only house on that block next shop being blessed dry cleaning the opticians and then the church all of which were demolished and boots chemist and the car park occupy this space now ...Read more

A memory of Cleethorpes by Marlene Scales

I was born in Seldon House , my grans flat in 1947. (My father was born in Sheepcote Lane and my mum in Southolme Street.) From there we moved to Burke House in Maysoule Road then onto Stroudley House on the Patmore Estate. I went ...Read more

A memory of Battersea

I lived on the Shelley estate at 12 Crispsey Avenue and went to the primary school in Ongar town near the town hall. Later I went to the new primary school on the Shelley estate on Milton Crescent. On the Moreton Road was a ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Ongar by Peter Mcguire

We moved in to Apple Orchard Lane in 1963. There were only 4 houses in the road and after quite a short time it was decreed that we should become part of The Apple Orchard and so we were numbered on and became 15. I ...Read more

A memory of Hemingford Grey by Pamela Finn