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My mum was then known as Angela Wright and was one of 8 children. Her mum was called Olive and they lived at 32 Thames Street in Weybridge. My mum went to St James Secondary Modern in 1958. Does anyone remember them? She ...Read more

A memory of Weybridge by amanda.berringer

We lived in South Shields and used to come to Allendale every year for our summer holidays. Can you imagine it now? A lot people from South Shields used to do the same. We always stayed at the Ashleigh Hotel and once stayed ...Read more

A memory of Allendale Town by jill.graham

Seasalter - A place name from the past for 2 reasons. No.1 - in the 1960s my paternal grandmother and grandfather had retired from Tooting, Sarf London to Bapchild, Sittingbourne and had acquired a beach hut close by the ...Read more

A memory of Seasalter by mothpoet

My grandparent's on mother's side lived in top flat of Otterburn, Stroncarraig Brae, Rhubaan and my first visit was in August 1938 on a three weeks holiday from my home in Penarth, South Wales. My grandfather had a small open motor boat ...Read more

A memory of Tighnabruaich by Alastair Urquhart

I may be wrong but the entrance on the right looks like the entrance into the Doctor’s Surgery. My Doctor was Doctor Summers, an elderly gentleman (well to me). I can remember him once telling my Mum that Australia needed young people like ...Read more

A memory of Burnham

I was born in 1947 and as a baby lived for a short time with my parents at Leyswood Lodge south of the village. My family on my mother's side had lived in Groombridge for many, many years and I was the first ...Read more

A memory of Groombridge by Keith Grose

I attended St Andrew's School in Polworth Road, Streatham, from 1951 to c. 1957. I can't say I enjoyed my time there. My mom told me that on my first day at the school I bawled my eyes out ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by Michael Phoenix

I lived in ferndale rd ,next to the swimming pool from 1942 to 1959 ,went to Clarendon rd , woodthorpe rd and stanwell rd school. It was great living across the road from the park and the stream, trees to climb, fish ,tadpoles ...Read more

A memory of Ashford by Pat George

I spent the first 25 years of my life from 1943 to 1968 growing up in Kings Avenue New Malden. I went to Burlington Road School and at one stage was taught by Mr. Cook. His discipline was renown for the use of the board rubber and pulling the ...Read more

A memory of New Malden by John Rowley

dear helen, searching for info on the bromyard avenue school i came across your piece about goodhall street. everyone who lived in stephenson street, goodhall street, and old oak lane cottages, as they were called, had a connection with ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Anna Roberts