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Lived in Eltham from 1940, when Dad was in Artillery, and off to France, came back injured from Dunkirk, but alive, just ! Homes were, Rancliffe Gdns, Milburn Gdns, and Meadowside. Lovely road with unrestricted views across what is now ...Read more

A memory of Mottingham in 1940 by Peter Russell

Brought up in Thomas Street from 1947. I remember the cinema at the end of the street, and the Police Station next to the Llanbradach Hotel .As someone mentioned earlier, summer was spent at the outdoor baths, always freezing cold, ...Read more

A memory of Llanbradach by Haydn Beach

As I look at this picture of the Letchworth swimming pool and notice the date is c1950… it would be only a few years later (mid 60’s) that my friends and I would cycle there with ...Read more

A memory of Letchworth Garden City in 1964 by Laurance O'neill

I lived at 68 Albert Road from about 1953 until they knocked the street down and we all moved up to the flats at the top of the road. It was a great place to be a kid, we still had the bomb site at the back of the gardens in between ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn

Oh dear Tooting, I have wonderful memories of that place. We moved there from Stepney in 1956 and used to live in Graveney Road, just off Selkirk Road. I remember the Fountain pub in Fountain Road just round the corner. ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1963 by Ann Burgess

I was born in 1947 at Birch Haill Hospital and lived in Castleton, first on Manchester Road and later Alder Road until I got married at St. Gabriel's Church. My maiden name was Jackson. I attended Castleton ...Read more

A memory of Castleton in 1957 by Irene Tuck

I remember going to Rivacre Baths and playing in the fountain near the entrance, I kicked and splashed but managed to kick the wall so hard my nail eventually went black and fell off. I was very young then but remember walking ALL ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Lesley Swannick

I was evacuated to Kibworth three times; in 1939 I came probably from my school, Newington Green in North London. i stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Dinkley. After a few months, a bomb fell in Kibworth, probably on the way to ...Read more

A memory of Kibworth Beauchamp in 1930 by Dorothy Beth

I was a part of a double cabaret act in the 60's. My then husband and I were Ricky and Jackie Day...we both sang and played guitars. We were resident at the Queens Bars in Cleveleys for summer seasons and my son ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool in 1962 by Jackie Worrall

I have lived in the parish of Warmfield-cum-Heath practically all my life,and attended the now very 'dilapidated' local school. I still live in the parish, and have very fond memories of Warmfield. Much has changed! I ...Read more

A memory of Warmfield by Glynnis Wilson