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My family moved to Kingsley Avenue from Acton when I was four, and when I started at North Road Infants School, my mother hid me behind the blackboard and easel because I cried! But I progressed from there to the ...Read more

A memory of Southall by david.r.curtis

In 1955 I went to little Ealing junior school and I remember being taught by mr Lim. In 1958 I went to Acton County Grammar School where I was bullied mercilessly but in those days all the help you got was "ignore them they'll soon stop" ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by Gill Cooper

Dose anyone remember the dolls hospital on Acton hill

A memory of Acton by David Swallow

I have only just found this site for sharing your memories of days long gone by, I used to live at No 30 Coningsby Rd South Ealing W5, we lived in 3 rooms upstairs in this house until my dad was given a ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by wrgbuck69

Brought up from age 7 Lived at 9 ferrymead gardens directly opposite holy cross church. Used to watch all the Saturday weddings and the cherry blossom along the middle verges. Schooled at Bethams, coston girls Then ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by sj-sarahjane

What a joy to read all the memories. I lived in the terrace houses down the side of the Welfare, leaving when I was 12 to live in the new Coal Board estate. All my childhood was spent playing down Green Lane on the pit stacks, ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone in 1950 by Susie Williams

I do not have a memory of Acton, Cheshire, I have recently been researching my family tree and found numerous family members come from Acton, Cheshire, their surname was Jameson and they were there starting from 1841.

A memory of Nantwich in 1860

My father was a train driver and I was born in Railway Cottages Goodhall Street Willesden Junction 1945 which came under Acton and lived there until I got married in 1966. I went to Acton Wells school from infants until I was 11 ...Read more

A memory of Acton

My dad grew up in Loscoe, his parents and their parents too; my dad is 69 now. When I was a young un', there was only Mr Mason's shop, the old school and the Loscoe Villas still left in Loscoe - I am 41! Dad rented ...Read more

A memory of Normanton in 1972

We moved down to Acton from Stafford in the midlands in 1949 when I was 4 years old. We were given a flat in The Vale, my first school was East Acton infants up East Acton lane, a cracking little school. I was very happy there ...Read more

A memory of Acton in 1960 by Roger Brown