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I was born in Lewisham Hospital and went to St Stephens school, left in 1959 after l did the 11 plus and we moved to Marden Kent, l think my Father knew he was sick and he died in June 1963. Our lives were very ordinary as were all others ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by chasruler2

I have so many happy memories of my childhood in Camberley. I lived in Stockwood Cottage, Crawley Hill. My parents worked for the Thomas family in Stockwood House. Sadly it's no longer there but now there are many houses ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by sarahchampion4

My parents and I moved to Petts Wood from London in 1932 to a new semi detatched at 53 St Johns Road. The builder was named Wostall. My aunt, a school teacher, also moved next door. St Johns Road then was unadopted, and at the junction ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood

Surprised to find nobody remembers Knockholt!, such a pretty and peaceful little village, especially for a five year old boy coming from a small terraced house in Streatham to live in a Stately home care of The Church of ...Read more

A memory of Knockholt by Peter Charlton

My earliest memories are during the war of hiding down the Andersen garden shelters in King Edwards Saturday Road and St Erkenwald Road with my parents and brothers listening to the shrapnel pinging around us as the ...Read more

A memory of Barking by cliffordsmith961

Wembley was a wonderful place to live and go to school. Even now into my 60's I can remember all the shops (not all their names) all the roads, all the back alleys. Growing up near the Wembley Triangle I lived here from 1957 until ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by tony.hannington

My name is Alan Naber and in 1949 I was five years old and started my school life at Red Lion Road school. This is an account of how I saw life at that time with a few additions from other students I am still in touch ...Read more

A memory of Tolworth by oldcyclist

I was born in Hanwell in 1950 in my grandmother's house. I have only a few memories of the house itself, firstly the steep stairs, the back yard where mum used to put the clothes through the mangle on a Monday morning! and me aged ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by vampire1

I went to the old school just down the road from the new one; A teacher that I remember was called John Satterly. And a friend of mine lived opposite the headmasters school house he was called Tommy Rice. His father was an officer ...Read more

A memory of Newmarket by boycottcb

My Grandfather was Henry Robson .The owner of the original business.I am the oldest of his six grandchildren.His partner was Gordon Porteous.I lived as a child at my grandparents house in Regent Road Gosforth.My ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth by sabaidee7