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I Lived at 14 Barnsley Road Platts Common from 1950 until 1957 when we moved to 46 Kingswood Crescent. I went to Market Street school where Mr Ellis was headteacher. I remember miss Mac Parkalin, Mrs Hill, Miss Norcliffe, ...Read more

A memory of Platts Common by David Webster

I still have the blanket for my pram that my grandmother had bought in Rogers. That was about 1955. I remember going into Woolworths on Saturday with my pocket money. I also worked in there on Saturdays when I was 15. I also worked ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1967

I moved to Boreham Wood when I was six weeks old in 1952 and lived there until 1977, spending my whole childhood there and my teens and early 20s. My parents moved from there in 1984 along with other ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood by Eric Oliver

Following my previous memories, it might be worth mentioning one or two of the Colerne shops and tradesmen. On the south side of the marketplace, opposite the 'cross tree', was a shop, a greengrocer's I ...Read more

A memory of Colerne in 1940 by John Bunting

After the Co op supermarket in Leeming Road was a chemist also owned by the Co op, if you then turned right you came into Aycliffe Road where there were more shops, first was a bakers called Emerys, then a greengrocers ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood by Eric Oliver

In 1861 my great grandad Josiah Smith and his wife Elizabeth was butcher/publican at the Butchers Arms. I would like to hear if anyone has anymore information about this. Taken from the census 1861. Amelia Wesgrove was a visitor aged 13 years and Charles Seaton was the groom. Thanks

A memory of Oving by Patricia Jones

My first serious girl friend lived in White Horse Road. She worked in her father's small grocery shop in Green Street. I recall I had to buy quite a few jars of jam before I could pluck up courage to ask her out on a date, as it ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1958 by Brian Williams

I remember the Co-op milk and bread deliveries and also the laundry being sent off, mainly the sheets and towels as we had no washing machine or central heating so washing and drying was a problem especially in ...Read more

A memory of Shirley in 1966

I well remember going to Salfords School at the age of 5. Miss Licence was my first teacher, after the roll call every morning we would start most days by singing 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'. Miss Atherton was the ...Read more

A memory of Salfords in 1940 by Gordon Dayman

I was born and raised in Cudworth and lived in Church Street. There was a large field behind our house and most of the children in the area used to play games there, especially cricket or football. We used to have matches ...Read more

A memory of Cudworth in 1940 by Wendy Dennis(Nee Brown)