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Special treat of afternoon tea at Pritchards, next door to Evans and Davies. Served by waitresses in smart black dresses with white aprons and little frilly hats. Lovely tiered plates of sandwiches and ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green by Anne Poole

Like Andrew, I was also living in New Haw around the same time. We came to 144 Woodham Lane, about 1964 and I attended New Haw County Primary school from my 4th to 10 th year. My Dad was from Ireland, Mortimer, he had a business ...Read more

A memory of New Haw

I lived in 123 Rochester ave.,from about 1934 until I joined the RAF in 1948 having moved from Hayes where I was born in '31. I went to Feltham Hill School to around 1942.The cemetery opposite received a bomb in 1941 I ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by reginald.coker

The shown photo is how I remembered it circa 1955 when I was 10 years old. Very popular venue for Sunday brassbands and the occasional visiting magician/children's entertainers. When the bandstand was not in use during weekdays, ...Read more

A memory of Kettering by raw50

My late father's uncle worked at Poole Hall circa 1929. He came from Ballinasloe, Co Galway and was a tradesman of some kind. His name was Patrick Burke.

A memory of Poole Hall by pupleplant

My first posting concentrated on my birth and school life in Barking, next a little about different memories of my early life. I lived in the prefabs in Ilford Lane on the corner with Victoria road, a few more yards up ...Read more

A memory of Barking by geoff.purdy

Our family moved to the Berg Estate, 4 Silverdale Drive, in 1954. I was born in 1946 and born in Bournemouth and came to Sunbury via Langley. My father worked for BOAC at that time. My first school was Nursery Road ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury by bellmaple

In Ramsbottom there are lots of festivals, to remind us of the olden days and times gone by. Ramsbottom is famous worldwide for Black Pudding throwing ,and my swimming lessons are in the local swimming pool. From my ...Read more

A memory of Ramsbottom by Raymond Hay

I taught myself to swim in this pool. I just went day after day by myself and kept at it. Then I would have a cold shower before jumping in so that the water felt warm! You wouldn't catch me doing anything like that now.+

A memory of Burgess Hill by Jane Hains

Life began on 29th January 1944 in Bexleyheath. We lived in a small conjoined house at number 12 Rowan Road. Born to parents Leonard George and Dorothy Beresford just before the end of WW11. ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Paul Beresford