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I was born in Redhill and attended St Matthew's School and then Bishop Simpson Girls' School. I left Redhill in 1977 when I married and moved to Melbourne, Australia (my maiden name was O'Donovan). I have been back to Redhill ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1970 by Sharon Romp

Born and grew up in Wembley and recall Wally Kilmisters model shop at the triangle and Simpson American cars too. Also there was an underground market opposite Ealing Road. I think Rumbles school uniform shop stilll exists. ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1950 by Leslie Roth

I was born at 20 Hutton Street, my dad had died 6 weeks before I was born. My grandparents, Isobel & Bob Delap, lived at 1 Downs Lane. I went to Eppleton School, I remember them days well. My friends; Norma Simpson, Florence ...Read more

A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole in 1940 by Ann Elliott

I remember living in a nisson hut for a while, then moving to Parkhouse Close. Just saw memories of Ann Simpson; we lived a couple of doors away. Don't know if you remember?

A memory of Shipton Bellinger in 1953 by Lorraine Penn

Absolutely right Vicki, as soon as they built that high rise there was a wind tunnel effect. Before that there was a lane that cut the corner down to Simpsons Road and Westmoreland Road - it had some interesting little shops on it including an aquarium and a junk shop.

A memory of Bromley by Jon Holland

I attended Rosary Priory from September 1960 until July 1967 and was known as Shirley Hayward. I now use my full Christian name and have done for many years which is Shirley-Anne. I loved every minute (except for the Maths ...Read more

A memory of Bushey Heath in 1960 by Shirley Anne Lord

I remember my relatively short time in Wembley with great affection. At my mother's instigation we moved from Willesden to Lonsdale Avenue, Wembley, in 1953 when I was fourteen. My father paid the princely sum of just ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1953 by William (Bill) Rowan

i attended Rosary Priory from 1959 until 1964. The nuns I fondly remember are Sisters Alphonsus , De Pazzi and Barbara. Mrs Simpson took us for PE when we wore grey culotte shorts for netball and navy knickers for gym. My friends during my time at the school were Susan Rothwell and Amanda Clark

A memory of Bushey Heath in 1959 by Diana Fish Nee Herschel

i was born on a site at Lindley in 1949, one of a family of four girls. Although we weren't very well off, we were loved and memories are of happy days playing on the air-raid shelters, fishing with sticks and string in the duckpond, ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Drayton by jennyhtaylor49

Hi Helen, I went to school with you at Bishop Simpson. I also remember Mary Geoghan and Margaret Fitzgerald, and also your sister Julia... I remember you did not like cooking meat during Housecraft (as they called it then... ). Do you ...Read more

A memory of Redhill by Susan Francis