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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

My Harrison ancestors all came from Cambridgeshire, mostly from the Downham, where they were agricultural laborers and my father, Victor Alfred George Harrison was born in 1914 in Peterborough. His father, George William ...Read more

A memory of West Hendon by edgwaredr

I lived in Battersea from about 1939 to 1949 when we moved to Hornsey in North London. We lived with my grandparents who owned the Southern Dining Rooms, a transport café opposite the marshalling yards, ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1947 by Patricia Hines

I lived with my grandmother, Mrs. Talbot, during the war, at The Lodge, part of Miss Pauline's estate. I remember my clothes being passed on to Mrs. Langham for her children. My grandmother and aunt both worked for Miss Pauline. I ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe Abbotts in 1940 by Jean Ledger

I lived in Church Rd, for the 1st 7years of my life. (1943 - 1950. My Father, Bernard John Musgrove was the Chief Operator at the Regal, & Mum, Joan Richardson (married 1942,) was an usherette. Dad & Mum were sleeping in a ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by annjack69

I was born in Bookham in 1931 and moved to Fetcham when I was 2. I lived there until 1985 and saw the little village and its tight little community metamorphose into commuter land. I went to Fetcham Infants school (opposite the pub!) until I ...Read more

A memory of Fetcham by Rev, Brian David Stenner

In the 1960's my grandmother owned what I always new as Lennard house it was a huge place that my parents told me used to be the dower house to the Belhus House and and my uncles attempted to dig out a tunnel that ran between the two ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by joyofworship

I was supposed to have been born at the Green.. ended up being at Tynemouth... So I missed out on a commemorative silver spoon given to kids born in wallsend on the day the Queen Mother visited Wallsend.. 1.10.1954.. My family lived at ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by e.cotcher99

We moved to Watford in 1943. My war time memories are of night after night in the shelters, the "doodle bugs" and the boys playing Germans and soldiers on the bomb site next door. My special memories are of Cassiobury Park where we used to ...Read more

A memory of Watford by jmndavies

I lived in and around the Romford area from 1957 until 1979 - I have never been back. I went to school first at St Edwards (the confessor) near the market square, we were taught by nuns and some were tyrants! Sister Aloysius, tall and willowy, ...Read more

A memory of Romford