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I used to live in Burhill road, my mum & dad were married here & I was Christened here. Years later, about 1967 my car went into the church wall after my front near side wheel decided to undo itself! I remember feeling a ...Read more

A memory of Hersham by mikebalchin

Nancledra Days 1946 was the year that our family life in Nancledra began. What a relief it must have been to our parents, Peggy and Arthur Caddick to move into Windswept Cottage. The war years in London were over and they both ...Read more

A memory of Nancledra by di

I moved to Beltinge in 1948 with my parents and we lived at number 8 Churchill Avenue. At that time the avenue was a prefab estate and was a baby boomer child's heaven -,and there were plenty of us. I have many cherished memories of ...Read more

A memory of Beltinge by ned.jetwave

I was a Student at the South London Hospital for woman and Children in 1957 and for a few month working at woodhurst Lodge,at Pease Pottage. Just remenisen and using my Ipad came across the Photo .Stired up lots of memories .

A memory of Pease Pottage

I have fond memories of Sturry in the late '50s & early '60s when every week my Mum & I used to walk from Reed Avenue along the Sturry Road to the village, where my Granny lived in her little flat in Franklin House in the ...Read more

A memory of Sturry in 1960 by Angela Nee Nash

Just found this - cannot compute! In retrospect, the best days of my life. Reunited after a gap with nee Ann Wagstaff, Anne Legge, Maureen Russell (aunt was Sister Booth) and Gill Baker (now Legge). Old bones ban gatherings, ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1955

I can still remember as a young lad of 15 going to see my grandfather, Stan Crompton, at work in his little cobblers shop in his garden at 5 Chenies Cottages,Oakwoodhill and the smell of freshly worked leather. Also I ...Read more

A memory of Okewood Hill in 1962 by John Goold

I believe everyone who lived in Crouch End (also Muswell Hill) during the period 1941-71 were very lucky as the area offered virtually everything one would ever wish for. In fact, although I now live in Norfolk I retain very ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1941 by Malcolm Cook

I was born at 41 Woodleigh Avenue just about opposite the Gully that I walked through every day with my brother to catch the bus to Bournville school.  I remember the war years, our house getting bombed while we were in the shelter ...Read more

A memory of Bournbrook in 1940 by Cynthia Portas

And so i became a full teenage worker, ha ha , off to earn all that fabulous money, to buy all i wanted and roll around every where in style, be like the grown ups , drink beer down the pub or up the pub in my ...Read more

A memory of Menithwood in 1966 by Nicolas Fumarola