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Hi I remember my days at St Vincent was fairly happy ones. Lived round in Wilsmere drive in flats from where I left to Get married in 1967. Well a lot of us were known by nick names. I had two - one was Olive and other bean ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Ann Kingsley Edwards

Just seen this thread - but can’t find the Facebook site mentioned. Have been looking at the description of Parndon Hall on the Heritage Open Days website for Harlow - sounds like it is now rather run down and in need of tlc. ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by Angela Thomas (Linney)

IN THE 1940s TILL THE 1960s, NUNHEAD WAS FULL OF STREETS OF HOUSES THAT HAD MANAGED TO SURVIVE THE WAR YEARS, EVERYONE KNEW EVERYONE, MOTHERS WOULD CHAT AT THE FRONT GATES OF THEIR HOUSES, THE CHILDREN PLAYED IN THE STREETS WITH NO FEAR OF ...Read more

A memory of Nunhead by Peter Mills

I went to Kingsmead Secondary School 1996-2001. It was exhilarating exploring the locked up ruins of the old outdoor pool next to our school. I loved imagining the fun and memories of past customers and wished we'd been able ...Read more

A memory of Enfield by Rebecca Murray

I too was a pupil at St. George's, probably from 1944 to certainly no later than 1950 when I was shipped off to a boarding school in Sussex where I remained until leaving at age 17 in 1956. I was ...Read more

A memory of Mill Hill by Richard Gray

Stubbers outdoor youth camp is a far different entity than it was "when I was a gal". My good freind Monica Knapp and I borrowed Andrew Bloor's small, 2 man, canvas tent, caught the 370 bus ...Read more

A memory of Stubbers (Outdoor Pursuits Centre) by Marion Pettet

I've great memories of jumping through those bushes in the central reservation, before the zebra crossing, and subsequent Pelican crossing, was installed connecting the Post Office to the Co-Op on the corner facing the ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham

I was born in 1951 in Copsleigh Avenue (No 42). I must have started at the 'old' Salfords School in 1956. (My sister Jennifer was born in 1947 and was there too.) The photograph shows its location being just about deserted, apart from ...Read more

A memory of Salfords by Clive Goddard

As a child of the Fifties I spent many a school holiday and weekend exploring and playing in our local woods with two chums. We knew them separately as Bostall, Abbey and Lesnes woods, before they were known collectively as Lesnes ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

HI all We used to live right at the bottom of Queens rd from 1976-1990. there was a car dealer at the bottom of kings rd next to Larry morgan bike shop but can't for the life of me remember the name of it. went to county high school till ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by James Barrett