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I'm not sure which of the wooden houses I lived in with my dad, Albert Croft and mum Clara Croft. I have a pic with me on my dad's bike and another cleaning the hens out and later getting the eggs, I was ...Read more

A memory of Staining in 1954 by Ian Croft

I lived in Thornton Rd, went to school at Old Cenral, Camp Rd, used to walk passed the pond to school, in the thick smog's we would have got lost if we didn't hold hands. My friends and I had many happy years playing on the ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon in 1948 by Janet Robson

From Martin's description it sounds as if he lived in Hither Green Lane [as did I in the 50s and 60s] There were allotments behind the houses, an inevitable draw, since we were forbidden to go there, and would be shouted at and ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by Christine Alexander

We were raised in a pit house on Springfield (sometimes 'Avenue') near the far end of Ings Lane, in the fifties. It was a small street, only 6 houses. 2 or 3 keys would open both front and back doors (and the ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Peter Wraith

In 1958 when I was 3 year old, we moved from a small flat on the London Road, near the bank where my father was branch manager (TSB), to Belton Road off Church Hill. I watched our new house being built on a sloping plot of land. My ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1958 by Janet Halls (Nee Pibworth)

My memories of Grays go back to the 1940's and 1950's the war years and before the London over-spill estates Of Belhurst Park and Basildon arrived. I was born and lived at 106 Bridge Road with my parents Thomas ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1940 by Albert Wm Gosnall

Imagine my surprise when I saw the photo of the bridge. I took the exact same photo in 1967 when I was stationed at the Army camp. My photo is in colour. Enjoyed ten days on the moors cooking for Officer Cadets. Nice little town.

A memory of Sennybridge in 1967 by David Knapton

I was born at Hanney Camp but I have no memories as my parents moved when I was 6 months old. I think we lived at no 10 or 10a as the address was on my medical card. My mum use to tell me stories about her life there and she was ...Read more

A memory of Steventon in 1948

I went to work in Pontins holiday camp Little Canada in May 1975 and i met my future husband Chris who came from Wales we instantly liked each other and started to go out on dates mostly to the village and the sloop.So we met in May ...Read more

A memory of Wootton Bridge in 1975 by Margaret Jones

I was born in Pluckley in1954. My family have lived there for four generations. My great Grandmother Bessie Masters came there from Northiam and her daughter Abbigale Annie Manser (her mum married twice) married my ...Read more

A memory of Pluckley in 1954 by Gillian Barnes