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It was nice to read of some familiar names that lived in Seaton at the same time as me, Jon Sandy for one. I often think of Jane Sandy and where she is now. I came to live in Seaton when I was 2 years old in ...Read more

A memory of Seaton in 1958 by Lynda Collins

I was born in - 1940 All Saints Road, opposite the church. We moved to Pitt Cresent in 1941 with my gran, in 1942 we moved into South Wimbledon to Balfour Road and use to sleep on the underground station due to the war. In 1944 we ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by John Siggery

I have very fond memories of the Wannock Gardens Tea Rooms in the 1950s (and maybe into the 1960s). My dad was a Brighton coach driver who took trips of old ladies out for afternoon excursions and tea there. My sister and ...Read more

A memory of Wannock in 1959 by Mary Funnell

My mother, born in Carlisle 1920, has a memory of one of her brothers going to Newby Bridge Hospital. I have asked around but nobody seems to know if there was a hospital at Newby Bridge. It is such a strong memory that ...Read more

A memory of Lakeside by Valerie Kay

Born at Station Rd, close to Bridge School, a small sweet shop called Ecclestones was at the foot of the bridge. We would walk over the bridge, mum to shop in the Popular Stores (Coop I think), I recall her ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone

I Moved to Wembley in 1948 at age of 2 and lived there for 22 years. We lived in Ealing Road opposite Lyon Park Ave. My friends and I used to go up Lyon Park Ave to the Iron Bridge which crossed over the railway lines and do ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1960 by Alan Riddell

I was born in Norwood Green in 1939. I also went to Clifton Road school. We were bombed regularly as the anti aircraft guns were in Osterly Park behind our house which was also opposite St Marys Church. Two Italian prisoners of war ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1940 by Rosemary Kind

I lived at 27 marlow road in the 1950s remember the dairy havelock road and the greyhound track. Went to Clifton road school and then onto featherstone road have many happy memories running across the iron bridge when the trains were coming ...Read more

A memory of Southall by paulfixme

With reference to the Polish Motor Torpedo Boat houseboat in the photo ('Hippocampus/S-8/HMTB 427'), I have done some more research using the local Electoral Registers (held in Winchester and Gosport) ...Read more

A memory of Bursledon by Tim Deacon

I remember the dairy in Havelock road i was a milkboy helping a milkman on a round in a bedford van doing as far as heathrow airport driving across the tarmac to the aircraft hangers, try that now, i remember waiting early ...Read more

A memory of Southall by daleewestcountryjag