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I was a pupil at St Nicolas Primary School, Portsmouth Road, from 1964-1966. We went swimming at the Castle Street baths every week. I remember thinking even at the age of 10 how run down the street was and how old ...Read more

A memory of Guildford by Andrew Webb

I lived in Balham from the year I was born until 1963 when my family moved. I went to Henry Cavendish School and remember the swimming pool being built after a lot of fund raising. Mr Bassett was the music teacher and wrote many musicals ...Read more

A memory of Balham

I was born at 55 Tankerville Road. It was a lovely road with tennis courts and beautiful Chestnut and Oak Trees, which were all removed when the new houses were built there. I was pleased to see on a recent ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by john.short40

Hello fellow northolters. I was born and raised in northolt. Southwell avenue. St Vincent was my school about 1964-5 till about 1970-1. I used to go to the northolt youth club down car road. Most times just hanging about. I got banned ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by johnallan7777

I was born in Basingstoke in 1942 at 17 Mortimer Lane, pulled down during the town redevelopment. I remember playing on the bomb site opposite St Michaels Church, now a remembrance garden. We also used to go ...Read more

A memory of Basingstoke by brianperrett

RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by nemeton2

Miss hopefully ' what I have to say will come as a surprise to you . If so I am sorry but it is all true Your father peter was a brutal cold heartless child molester I was one of is boys in the kids home he ran The ...Read more

A memory of Newnham by dogcatchermarty

I remember going to Dartford with my mum and going to a shop called Kerr's Drapery in the High Street. I was fascinated by the way they gave change to their customers. The shop assistant would put money into a capsule which ...Read more

A memory of Dartford

My dad was Eddie Cattell who ran Ye Original Pharmacy at 104 Leicester Road opposite Sandhurst Street School. We lived at the shop before moving to 41 Fairstone Hill when the houses there were built. I went to Sandhurst Street, ...Read more

A memory of Oadby by Steve Cattell

I was born in Woodland Road in 1948. The houses were brand new. I used to watch the builders from Dates going up the road to work on the houses at the top. I would stand on next door's doorstep and swear at them as they passed. My ...Read more

A memory of Watchet by Noel Taylor