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I have finally found a site where the Lanfranc name is Girls and Boys. I lived in Rosecourt Road in Croydon from the age of 11 until we moved to Kent when I was about 17. My brother Alan went to Lanfranc boys and I to the ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1961 by Joanie Howse Nee Lee

Hello, my name is John Taylor and I am researching for a book which features a man who worked as a paint sprayer in a vehicle repair garage in Thornton Heath after WW2, around 1948. Has anyone knowledge of a garage in the area at that time? Thank you John

A memory of Thornton Heath by John Michael Taylor

I remember walking through cannon hill park in 1957 8 & 9 in the spring when they had the tulip festival on, there were coloured lights and classical music playing all along the walkway of the boating pond, where there were the ...Read more

A memory of Cannon Hill Park by thorntonkevin29

I was born in Mayday Hospital Croydon in 1940 and then lived with my sister, mum and dad in Hythe Road Thornton Heath, got many happy memories, playing football in the street as there was no cars, or playing in Grange ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath by Alan Gadd

As a young woman i worked at F C Coleridge ladies fashion shop where Mr Chapman was the manager at the time also one of the ladies names Trudie Halliday who used to sing opera when the shop was empty happy times . Coleridges ...Read more

A memory of Leeds

Looking at old pictures and archives of weybridge I came across this page of the very happy childhood memories in New Haw. The very first thing that striked me was when you mentioned about working at Bentleys Farm in the ...Read more

A memory of New Haw by Vince Read

I went to Marianne Thornton 1972 - 1976 Carol Hyatt long time ago but people I remember Denise Dufort Jackie and Roslyn Lewis June Salmon Pauline Reed Sandra Lowen Pat James Carol Coughin Alderbrook Primary School before that

A memory of Clapham by eeyore260

I was born in 1953 and live at Number 2 Thornton Square just on the opposite side of Manchester Road to Ryan Street where I went mumming down to Donisthorpe Street where my Great Auntie Doris lived. I was dressed in what was called a ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by Angela Jordan Nee Sutcliffe

I was actually born in KCH in the 1960's , but my parents lived in Grange Road, Upper Norwood - and that is where I spent my childhood. Went to All Saints School, Westwood and Lady Edridge Schools. Lessons with the boys from ...Read more

A memory of Addiscombe

Lived at number 11 till 1960.. Went to Elmwood infants then juniors then Tavistock secondary modern. My mum was the lollipop lady at Elmwood for many years .... Every Saturday morning off the the Granada . Happy days

A memory of Croydon by bobburrows872